The Jack Miller Center invites nominations for The Revolutionary Legacies First Book Prize, which honors the most distinguished first book by a new author that significantly enhances our understanding of the American Revolution, the Founding Era, and their enduring legacies. Eligible works may address any aspect of this broadly defined period, spanning from approximately 1754 to 1826. This annual prize will be awarded to the best first monograph published in calendar year 2024 or 2025.

The recipient will receive $3,000, and the award will be presented on October 11, 2026, at the Jack Miller Center and The American Revolution Institute’s conference, “The American Revolution and Its Legacies: Independence and a Candid World.”

If you would like to nominate a book for the Revolutionary Legacies First Book Prize, please complete the form linked below by April 17, 2026. Once we receive your nomination, we will follow up with shipping instructions. All books must be shipped by April 30, 2026. Please note that the Jack Miller Center is not responsible for delayed, lost, or incomplete shipments. 

For further assistance, please contact Elliott Drago (EDrago@gojmc.org).

Important Requirements, Dates, and Details

Nomination Requirements 

• First book by a new author 

• Publication window between January 1, 2024, and December 31, 2025 

• Author’s C.V. 

• A nominating letter outlining why the book merits consideration for this prize 

• Four (4) physical copies of the book must be mailed to the prize committee. If only e-books, PDFs, or digital review copies are available, please contact the review committee in advance 

Submission Dates 

• Nomination forms must be completed by April 17, 2026
• All books must be shipped by April 30, 2026

Award Dates 

• Notification date: August 15, 2026
• Award Ceremony: October 11, 2026; Anderson House, Washington, D.C.

Award Details

• The winner will receive a $3,000 cash prize and a commemorative award
• Two finalists will each receive a certificate of distinction
• Travel and accommodations for finalists to the award ceremony will be provided by the Jack Miller Center

The deadline for submitting nominations is April 17, 2026.

The Jack Miller Center is a Philadelphia-based educational nonprofit committed to solving the national crisis of uninformed citizenship by teaching America’s founding principles and history. In 2023, the Jack Miller Center launched our American History Initiative to reinvigorate the field of American History in American education.