February 23, 2026
Association of American Publishers Announces Finalists and Category Winners for 50th Annual PROSE Awards
The Association of American Publishers (AAP) unveiled the Finalists and Category Winners for the 50th annual PROSE Awards, honoring professional and scholarly works published in 2025. The PROSE Awards, first presented in 1976, recognize professional and scholarly publishers that have made significant advancements in their respective fields of study each year as judged by a multidisciplinary panel of experts.
“This year we are proud to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the PROSE Awards and delighted to announce that the 2026 finalists and category winners include a tremendously impressive selection of scholarly authorship,” commented Syreeta Swann, Chief Operating Officer for the Association of American Publishers. “We send our congratulations to all of this year’s honorees and look forward to the announcement of the 2026 PROSE Awards for
Excellence winners, as well as the top prize, the R.R. Hawkins Award in the weeks ahead.”
The Category Winners will now be eligible for the next level of PROSE honors – the Awards for Excellence, which will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Awards for Excellence comprise the following:
- The 2026 PROSE Award for Excellence in Biological and Life Sciences
- The 2026 PROSE Award for Excellence in Humanities
- The 2026 PROSE Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences and Mathematics
- The 2026 PROSE Award for Excellence in Social Sciences
The prestigious R.R. Hawkins Award, the PROSE Award’s highest honor, will be presented to one of the four Excellence winners.
The full list of 2026 Finalists and Category Award winners can be found here.