Claim: Awarded annually at Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend, Washington, a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States, since 2003, the Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction (or David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction) is awarded for historical fiction.
Evidence: They have been awarded annually since 2001 by the Langum Charitable Trust. The prize is for $1,000 and is awarded annually at Wheeler Theater, Port Townsend, Washington, in conjunction with Centrum Foundation's annual Writers Conference. The Langum Prize for American Historical Fiction (or David J. Langum, Sr. Prize in American Historical Fiction) is awarded for historical fiction and given since 2003. Port Townsend /ˈtaʊnzənd/ is a city on the Quimper Peninsula in Jefferson County, Washington, United States.