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October 23rd 2026

Beth Lew-Williams wins 2026 Cundill History Prize for 'John Doe Chinaman'

Beth Lew-Williams has been announced as the 2026 winner of the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize for John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law

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September 30th 2026

The 2026 Cundill History Prize Finalists

Nationalist myth-making, methods of social control, and strategies of resistance: Finalists announced for the 2026 Cundill History Prize.

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September 2nd 2026

The 2026 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

Neglected voices, power structures and nation-making: The Cundill History Prize 2026 Shortlist uncovers histories that have been forgotten and silenced.

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July 30th 2026

The 2026 Cundill History Prize Longlist

The jurors have chosen 15 exceptional titles to be longlisted for the 2026 Cundill History Prize.

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October 31st 2025

Lyndal Roper wins 2025 Cundill History Prize for Summer of Fire and Blood

Lyndal Roper has been announced as the 2025 winner of the US$75,000 Cundill History Prize for Summer of Fire and Blood: The German Peasants' War

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September 30th 2025

Freedom, Independence and Choice: Finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize Announced

The leading international prize for history writing has named its 2025 finalists.

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September 2nd 2025

The 2025 Cundill History Prize Shortlist

The jurors have chosen 8 exceptional titles to be shortlisted for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

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July 28th 2025

The 2025 Cundill History Prize Longlist

The jurors have chosen 15 exceptional titles to be longlisted for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

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March 27th 2025

2025 Cundill History Prize Jury announced as record number of submissions received

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February 6th 2025

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Latin America and the Caribbean, Ada Ferrer, to chair 2025 Cundill History Prize

Ada Ferrer, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian of Latin America and the Caribbean, previously a finalist for the Cundill History Prize, will chair the 2025 jury.

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