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Finalists Revealed for Prestigious J. Anthony Lukas Prizes

2/19/2026

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On February 19, 2026, the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announced finalists for the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project.
For the Lukas Book Prize, Danielle Leavitt's By the Second Spring and Rich Benjamin's Talk to Me were named finalists.
Nicholas Boggs' Baldwin: A Love Story is a finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize.
Five works were nominated for the Work-in-Progress Prizes, with each winner receiving $25,000.

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Story summary

On February 19, 2026, the Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation announced finalists for the J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project.
For the Lukas Book Prize, Danielle Leavitt's By the Second Spring and Rich Benjamin's Talk to Me were named finalists.
Nicholas Boggs' Baldwin: A Love Story is a finalist for the Mark Lynton History Prize.
Five works were nominated for the Work-in-Progress Prizes, with each winner receiving $25,000.