The J. Anthony Lukas Project has announced the winners of its annual prizes, recognising outstanding works of non-fiction. The awards, administered by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University, honour the legacy of the late author and investigative journalist J. Anthony Lukas.
Jeff Hobbs' 'Seeking Shelter: A Working Mother, Her Children, and a Story of Homelessness in America' has won the Lukas Book Prize, a $10,000 award. The prize is given for exemplifying 'literary grace, commitment to serious research and social concern.'
The Mark Lynton Prize for history, also worth $10,000, was awarded to William Dalrymple for 'The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World.' The prize recognises works that combine 'literary grace, commitment to serious research and social concern.'
Two Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards, each valued at $25,000, were presented. Danah Boyd received the award for 'Data Are Made, Not Found: A Story of Politics, Power, and the Civil Servants Who Saved the U.S. Census,' and Karim Zidan for 'In the Shadow of the Cage.'
Established in 1998, the Lukas prizes have previously honoured authors including Robert Caro, Isabel Wilkerson and Jill Lepore. The winners were announced on Tuesday.
