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J. Anthony Lukas Project Honors Voices on Homelessness and History

3/17/2026

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The J. Anthony Lukas Project announced prize winners, recognizing works on homelessness, the U.S. Census, and ancient India.
Jeff Hobbs won the Lukas Book Prize for Seeking Shelter, earning $10,000.
William Dalrymple received the Mark Lynton Prize for history for The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World.
danah boyd and Karim Zidan each received Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards of $25,000.
The Lukas prizes were established in 1998.

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The J. Anthony Lukas Project announced prize winners, recognizing works on homelessness, the U.S. Census, and ancient India.
Jeff Hobbs won the Lukas Book Prize for Seeking Shelter, earning $10,000.
William Dalrymple received the Mark Lynton Prize for history for The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World.
danah boyd and Karim Zidan each received Lukas Work-in-Progress Awards of $25,000.
The Lukas prizes were established in 1998.