2011 Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards


William J. Harmless, editor, Augustine in His Own Words. The Catholic University of America Press. (Second place for typographic text, large nonprofit publishers.)

Gregory B. Sadler,
Reason Fulfilled by Revelation: The 1930s Christian Philosophy Debates in France. The Catholic University of America Press. (Second place for typographic cover, large nonprofit publishers.)


2010 Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards


Gwyn Fox,
Subtle Subversions:Reading Golden Age Sonnets by Iberian Women. The Catholic University of America Press. (Second Place for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)

Ryan J. Stark,
Rhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England. The Catholic University of America Press. (Honorable Mention for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)


2009 Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards


Stanley B. Cunningham,
Reclaiming Moral Agency:The MoralPhilosophy of Albert the Great. The Catholic University of America Press. (Second place for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)


2008 Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards


Ronald J. Teske, S.J.,
To Know God and the Soul:Essays on the Thought of Saint Augustine. The Catholic University of America Press. (First place for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)

Patrick Henry,
We Only Know Men: The Rescue of Jews in France During the Holocaust. The Catholic University of America Press. (Second place for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)


2007 Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards


Jarbel Rodriguez,
Captives and Their Saviors in the Medieval Crown of Aragon. The Catholic University of America Press. (First place for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)

Nancy J. Hudson,
Becoming God:The Doctrine of Theosis in Nicholas of Cusa. The Catholic University of America Press. (Honorable mention for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)

Cesareo Bandera,
The Humble Story of Don Quixote: Reflections on the Birth of the Modern Novel. The Catholic University of America Press. (Honorable mention for typographic text, small to medium nonprofit publishers)


2005 Washington Book Publishers Book Design & Effectiveness Awards


Robert M. Fedorchek, translator,
Don Álvaro, or the Force of Fate:A Play by Ángel de Saavedra, Duke of Rivas. The Catholic University of America Press. (Second prize for nonprofit publishers)

Michael Mack,
Sidney’s Poetics:Imitating Creation. The Catholic University of America Press. (Third prize for nonprofit publishers)


2004 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Dag Norberg,
An Introduction to the Study of Medieval Latin Versification. The Catholic University of America Press. (Typographic Books)


2001 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Edited by Amanda Gilroy and W.M. Verhoeven,
Epistolary Histories: Letters, Fiction, Culture. University Press of Virginia. (Scholarly Books)


2000 Washington Book Show


Code of Canon Law: Latin-English Edition, New English Translation. Canon Law Society of America. (Second place, book design & effectiveness competition, interiors, typographic books, one and two colors)

Cynthia L. Polecritti,
Preaching Peace in Renaissance Italy: Bernardino of Siena & His Audience. The Catholic University of America Press. (Third place, book design & effectiveness competition, interiors, typographic books, one and two colors)

Peter S. Onuf,
Jefferson’s Empire: The Language of American Nationhood. University Press of Virginia. (Honorable mention, book design & effectiveness competition, interiors, typographic books, one and two colors)

Calder Loth, editor,
The Virginia Landmarks Register. University Press of Virginia. (Second place, book design & effectiveness competition, interiors, illustrated books, one and two colors)


1999 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Steve Love, David Giffels, Debbie Van Tassel,
Wheels of Fortune:The Story of Rubber in Akron. University of Akron Press.


1999 Washington Book Show


Frederick G. McLeod, S.J.,
The Image of God in the Antiochene Tradition. The Catholic University of America Press. (First place, book interiors, typographic, one and two colors, nonprofit/not-for-profit organizations, institutions)

Anthony J. Kuzniewski, S.J.,
Thy Honored Name: A History of the College of the Holy Cross, 1843–1994. The Catholic University of America Press. (Third place, book interiors, typographic, one and two colors, nonprofit/not-for-profit organizations/institutions)

Michael Nelson, editor,
The Evolving Presidency. Congressional Quarterly Books. (Third place, jackets/covers, one and two colors, commercial publishers)


1998 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Orville T. Murphy,
The Diplomatic Retreat of France and Public Opinion on the Eve of the French Revolution, 1783–1789.The Catholic University of America Press.

Edward Fitzgerald,
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám. University Press ofVirginia.


1998 Washington Book Show


Orville T. Murphy,
The Diplomatic Retreat of France and Public Opinion on the Eve of the French Revolution, 1783–1789.The Catholic University of America Press. (Honorable mention, typographic books, one and two colors)

World Encyclopedia of Parliaments and Legislatures (volumes 1 and 2). Congressional Quarterly Books. (Third prize, typographic books, one and two colors)


1997 Association of American University Presses Book Show


F.A.C. Mantello and A.G. Rigg,
Medieval Latin. The Catholic University of America Press.


1996 Association of American University Presses Book Show


F.A.C. Mantello and A.G. Rigg,
Medieval Latin. The Catholic University of America Press.


1995 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Seán Farrell Moran,
Patrick Pearse and the Politics of Redemption:The Mind of the Easter Rising. The Catholic University of America Press.

Barry Chevannes,
Rastafari:Roots and Ideology. Syracuse University Press.


1995 Washington Book Show


William A. Quinn,
Chaucer’s Rehersynges. The Catholic University of America Press.


1994 Washington Book Show


Seán Farrell Moran,
Patrick Pearse and the Politics of Redemption:The Mind of the Easter Rising. The Catholic University of America Press.

Norman C. Thomas, Joseph A. Pika, Richard A. Watson,
The Politics of the Presidency. Congressional Quarterly Press.

J. A. Dinoia, O.P.,
The Diversity of Religions:A Christian Perspective. The Catholic University of America Press.


1993 Washington Book Show


The Supreme Court A–Z: A Ready Reference Encyclopedia. Congressional Quarterly Books.


1992 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Martin Kramer, editor,
Middle Eastern Lives:The Practice of Biography and Self-Narrative. Syracuse University Press.


1992 Washington Book Show


John F. Bibby,
Governing by Consent. Congressional Quarterly Books. (First place, one or two color illustrated interiors)

Suger, Abbot of Saint Denis,
The Deeds of Louis the Fat. The Catholic University of America Press. (First place, one color typographic interior)


1991 Washington Book Show


Jennifer Lynn Randisi,
On Her Way Rejoicing. The Catholic University of America Press.

Emmet Larkin, editor and translator,
Alexis de Tocqueville’s Journey in Ireland:July–August, 1835. The Catholic University of America Press.


1990 American Association of Museums Publications Competition


Stanley J. Idzerda, Anne C. Loveland, Marc H. Miller,
Lafayette, Hero of Two Worlds. The Queens Museum.


1989 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Susan Tichy,
A Smell of Burning Starts the Day. Wesleyan University Press.


1989 Chicago Book Clinic


David Young,
Earthshine. Wesleyan University Press.

Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, editor,
Frank Lloyd Wright:In the Realm of Ideas. Southern Illinois University Press.

Gaylord Torrence, Robert Carleton Hobbs,
The Art of the Red Earth People. University of Iowa Museum of Art.


1989 The American Institute of Graphic Arts (year of award is not certain)


Bruce Brooks Pfeiffer, editor,
Frank Lloyd Wright:In the Realm of Ideas. Southern Illinois University Press.


1989 Leipzig International Book Design Exhibition: Books demonstrating the excellence of American production and design selected for display at the stand of the United States (books published since 1982, selected by David R. Godine)


Ann Woodleif,
In River Time. Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Katie Letcher Lyle,
The Man Who Wanted Seven Wives.Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Robert P. Emlen,
Shaker Village Views. University Press of New England.

Colleen McElroy,
Bone Flames. Wesleyan University Press.

Annie Dillard,
Encounters with Chinese Writers. Wesleyan University Press.

Michael G. Hall,
The Last American Puritan:The Life of Increase Mather. Wesleyan University Press.


1988 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Colleen McElroy,
Bone Flames. Wesleyan University Press.

Robert P. Emlen,
Shaker Village Views. University Press of New England.


1987 Association of American University Presses Book Show


David Ignatow,
New and Collected Poems: 1970–1985. Wesleyan University Press.


1987 Association of American University Presses Book Show and A Retrospective of Fifty Years of Scholarly Book Design


John H. Dryfhout,
The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. University Press of New England.


1987 Washington Book Show


John F. Collins,
A Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin. The Catholic University of America Press.

Allan B. Wolter, editor and translator,
Duns Scotus on the Will and Morality. The Catholic University of America Press.


1986 Chicago Book Clinic


Shirley Powell and George J. Gummerman,
People of the Mesa:The Archeology of Black Mesa, Arizona. Southern Illinois University Press.


1986 Washington Book Show


Robert D. Cottrell,
The Grammar of Silence:A Reading of Marguérite de Navarre’s Poetry. The Catholic University of America Press. (Dust jacket)


1985 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Annie Dillard,
Encounters with Chinese Writers. Wesleyan University Press.

William C. Scott,
Musical Design in Aeschylean Theater. University Press of New England. (Dust jacket)


1984 Association of American University Presses Book Show


John Cage,
X: Writings ’79–’82. Wesleyan University Press.

Daniel Wolf, editor,
The American Space. Wesleyan University Press.


1984 New England Book Show


John Cage,
X: Writings ’79–’82. Wesleyan University Press.

Annie Dillard,
Encounters with Chinese Writers. Wesleyan University Press.


1984 Print’s Regional Design Annual


John Cage, X:Writings ’79–’82. Wesleyan University Press.


1983 Association of American University Presses Book Show and New England Book Show


John H. Dryfhout,
The Work of Augustus Saint-Gaudens. University Press of New England.


1982 Association of American University Presses Book Show


Douglas Lamar Jones,
Village and Seaport: Migration and Society in Eighteenth-Century Massachusetts. University Press of New England.


1982 New England Book Show


John Haines,
News from the Glacier. Wesleyan University Press.