The Juanita Brooks Prize will be awarded to the best monograph submitted to the Press in the subject area of Mormon Studies related to history, biography, or culture. To compete for this award, manuscripts must emphasize research in primary and secondary sources and quality writing in the tradition of Juanita Brooks. The winning manuscript will demonstrate a commitment to scholarly narrative writing that also appeals to more general readers. The winner of the Juanita Brooks Prize will receive a $10,000 award and a publication contract with The University of Utah Press.

Submission deadlines are in even numbered years.

The first winning manuscript will be announced in May 2013.

Prize Submission Guidelines

  • Manuscripts must be in English and in double-spaced Courier 12-point font and include all figures. Photocopies of figures are acceptable for initial consideration.
  • Manuscript length is limited to a maximum of 1,000 pages.
  • Manuscripts must be postmarked by October 1, 2014. Early submissions are encouraged. If you desire proof of delivery, send the manuscript using a delivery confirmation service.
  • Manuscripts that do not win the Juanita Brooks Prize will also be considered for book publication.
  • Manuscripts will not be returned and will be recycled after the competition.
  • Simultaneous submissions are not permitted.
  • Portions of submitted manuscripts may have appeared previously in journals or anthologies, but previously published monographs will not be considered.
  • The competition is open to all authors except current students, faculty, and staff of The University of Utah. Current and former employees of The University of Utah Press are not eligible for the prize.
  • All submissions should include a cover letter indicating that this is a submission for the Juanita Brooks Prize, the complete manuscript, including all illustrations and supplementary materials, and a copy of your most recent C.V.
  • The winning manuscript will be announced by The University of Utah Press in May 2015.

A panel of three judges will select the winning manuscript. This panel includes Robert Goldberg, The University of Utah; Laurie Maffly-Kipp, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Richard E. Turley Jr., Church History Department, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The decision of the judges is final. The Brooks Prize will be awarded biennially; however, the Press reserves the right to make no award in any given year.

Please send all submissions to:

The University of Utah Press
c/o The Juanita Brooks Prize
J. Willard Marriott Library
295 South 1500 East, Suite 5400
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112-0860