Find out . All awards must culminate in a completed book-length manuscript. Past recipients include Philip Gould, Louisiana's Capitols , Gwendolyn Midlo Hall, Africans in Colonial Louisiana , Sandra Russell Clark, Elysium , Frank de Caro, Louisiana Sojourns , Charles East, The Civil War Diary of Sarah Morgan , and John Caldwell, Historical Atlas of Louisiana. Submissions must be of interest to general public audiences. Monographs intended for specialists in a field will not be eligible.
Research fellowships are ineligible.
Quality and originality of the scholarship, Accessibility of writing to the general public of the state of Louisiana, Likelihood or proximity of publication, Plans for distribution. The LEH Board of Directors makes the final selection. The staff will review and critique drafts submitted 4 to 6 weeks before the deadline. Awards will be announced six weeks after the deadline. New Orleans, LA 70113 1.800.909.7990, x.