Joan Paterson Kerr Award Grant

Joan Paterson Kerr Award Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Western History Association
Amount: US $500
Last Updated: February 27, 2026

Summary

The Joan Paterson Kerr Award, presented by the Western History Association, honors the best illustrated book on the history of the American West. With a prize of $500, this award encourages authors and presses to contribute to the understanding of the diverse narratives within western history. Submissions must be published in the previous calendar year, and the award promotes collaboration among scholars and educators to enhance public education on this significant subject.

Overview

Western History Association The Western History Association strives to be a congenial home for the study and teaching of all aspects of North American Wests, frontiers, homelands, and borderlands. Our mission is to cultivate the broadest appreciation of this diverse history. To accomplish this mission we: Enable collaborations among peoples, institutions, and organizations devoted to the study of western history. Conduct an annual conference at which western history teachers, scholars, and professionals share their research and exchange ideas that facilitate further study of the North American West. Publish an award-winning journal that employs rigorous peer reviews to identify, improve, and distribute original western history scholarship.Promote public education on western history through active involvement with teachers, museums, non profit organizations, libraries, and other venues. Joan Paterson Kerr Award

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. All submissions must have a copyright date in the previous calendar year. Presses should submit nominations and a copy of the book to each member of the award committee. While the formal process requires presses/journals to submit the work of their authors, the WHA strongly recommends that authors check with the award committee chair a week before the deadline to see if they received a copy of their work.