Lynna Kay Shuffield Memorial Award in Texas Jewish History

The Lynna Kay Shuffield Memorial Award in Texas Jewish History is given annually to recognize an excellent work of scholarship in the field of Texas Jewish history. Eligible winners of the award include any graduate student or lay historian  who published a book, authored chapters in published books, authored articles published in scholarly journals, produced works of photography and the moving image, or published a post-graduate thesis or dissertation on a topic in the field of Texas Jewish history. Works submitted for consideration must have been published within the previous three years (for 2026, the work must have been published in 2023, 2024, or 2025). One winner may be selected each year the award is made available. The winning author must be present at the TSHA Annual Meeting to receive the award.

Publishers should submit an entry form and four (4) copies of each entry published and copyrighted in 2023, 2024, or 2025 to the TSHA office by November 15, 2025. Books published after October 1 but copyrighted during the calendar year will be accepted until December 1.

All book award submissions must include an individual nomination form in the container transmitting the book in question; TSHA is not responsible for books that arrive without nomination forms or after the submission deadline.

Lynna Kay Shuffield Memorial Award
Texas State Historical Association
PO Box 5428
Austin, TX 78763

The Lynna Kay Shuffield Memorial Award was established in 2020 by the Texas Jewish Historical Society to recognize scholarship in the field of Texas Jewish history. The award honors Lynna Kay Shuffield, a former board member of the TJHS and award-winning historian, preservationist, author, editor, and genealogist.