The Society is now accepting nominations for its March 20, 2009 Publication Awards. The purpose of these awards is to encourage the publication of materials that preserve, document and promote the history of Texas by publicly recognizing the creators of such works. Please read the criteria below for more details. The deadline to submit a nomination is 4:30 PM on Friday, May 9, 2008.

Criteria for nomination

Printable nomination form

*NOTE: the printable nomination form is in a PDF Format, you must have acrobat reader in order to view. 
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Please note that this form cannot be submitted online at this time.

The San Antonio Conservation Society congratulates the winners of the 2007 Publication Awards:

Mary Margaret McAllen Amberson. A Brave Boy and a Good Soldier: John C.C. Hill and the Texas Expedition to Mier. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 2006.

Gary Clayton Anderson. The Conquest of Texas: Ethnic Cleansing in the Promised Land, 1820 -1875. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 2005.

Mel Brown. Chinese Heart of Texas: The San Antonio Community 1875-1975. Austin: Lily on the Water Publishing, 2005.

I. Waynne Cox. The Spanish Acequias of San Antonio. San Antonio: Maverick Publishing Company, 2005.

Gregg J. Dimmick. Sea of Mud: The Retreat of the Mexican Army After San Jacinto, An Archeological Investigation. Austin: State Historical Association, 2004.

Hugh Hemphill. The Railroads of San Antonio and South Central Texas. San Antonio: Maverick Publishing Company, 2006.

Jon McConal. Bridges Over the Brazos. Fort Worth: TCU Press, 2005.

Char Miller. Deep In The Heart of San Antonio: Land and Life in South Texas. San Antonio: Trinity University Press, 2004.

Wilma Rugh Taylor. Gospel Tracks Through Texas: The Mission of Chapel Car Goodwill. College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 2005.

Jerry Thompson and Lawrence T. Jones III. Civil War & Revolution on the Rio Grande Frontier: A Narrative and Photographic History. Austin: Texas State Historical Association, 2004.