Florida Nonfiction

Florida Nonfiction includes Florida history, biography, autobiography, or memoir. Authors need not be current Florida residents; book's content must primarily focus on Florida.

The Phillip and Dana Zimmerman Gold Medal Prize for Florida Nonfiction provides a $1,000 prize for the Gold Medal Winner of this category and serves as a tribute to the donor’s parents, Phillip and Dana Zimmerman, recognizing their deep roots in Florida and their love of Florida’s rich history and culture.

2023

Ybor City Book Cover
By: Sarah McNamara
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
From Death Row to Freedom Book Cover
By: Phillip A. Hubbart
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Path of The Panther Book Cover
By: Carlton Ward, Jr.
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction

2022

From Swamp to Wetland: The Creation of Everglades National Park cover
By: Chris Wilhelm
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Maximum cover
By: Bill Maxwell
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction

2021

Book cover for The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat
By: Austin J. Bell
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Book cover for Father James Page: An Enslaved Preacher's Climb To Freedom
By: Larry Eugene Rivers
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction

2020

Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock
By: Michael Ray FitzGerald
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
The Governors of Florida
By: R. Boyd Murphree, By: Robert A. Taylor
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction

2019

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By: Nelson, David J.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
Hometown: Gainesville
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By: Dunn, John M.
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
Hometown: Ocala
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By: Triay, Victor Andres
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
Hometown: Middletown, Connecticut

2018

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By: Horovitz, Bruce
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Ross, Jim (Editor)
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: King, Gilbert
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Riverhead Books

2017

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By: Capó, Julio, Jr.
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
UNC Press
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By: Cassell, Frank
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Pineapple
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By: Haskell, Arlo
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Sand Paper Press

2016

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By: Jourard, Marty
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Bush, Gregory W.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Pittman, Craig
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
St. Martin’s Press

2015

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By: Hobbs, Tameka Bradley
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Parks, Arva M.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Cerulean, Susan
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of Georgia Press

2014

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By: Balsera, Viviana Díaz , By: May, Rachel A.
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Graham, Thomas
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Belleville, Bill
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida

2013

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By: Millett, Nathaniel
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Schafer, Daniel L.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Knight, Henry
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida

2012

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By: Rivers, Larry Eugene
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of Illinois Press
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By: Pittman, Craig
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
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By: King, Gilbert
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
HarperCollins

2011

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By: Dyckman, Martin A.
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Moylan, Virginia Lynn
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: McKeen, William
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Crown

2010

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By: White, Randy Wayne , By: Brennen, Carlene Fredericka
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Lillios, Anna
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Vickers, Lu
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Pleasants, Julian M. , By: Kersey, Harry A.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of Nebraska Press
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By: Tolbert, Margaret Ross
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Fidelity

2009

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By: Turrell, Todd T.
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Turrell, Hall & Associates
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By: Davis, Jace E.
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of Georgia Press
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By: Ward, Carlton Jr.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida

2008

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By: Turner, Greg
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Klinkenberg, Jeff
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Hurst, Rodney
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
WingSpan Press
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By: Stuart, John , By: Stack, John
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Bean, Shawn
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida

2007

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By: Green, Elna
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of South Carolina Press
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By: Cauthen, Sudye
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of Georgia Press
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By: Hunt, Bruce
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Westcliffe
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By: Barnett, Cynthia
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University of Michigan Press

2006

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By: Grunwald, Michael
 Gold
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Simon And Schuster
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By: Marshall, J. Stanley
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
Sentry
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By: Dyckman, Martin A.
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Belleville, Bill
Bronze
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida
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By: Murphree, Daniel S.
Silver
Category: Florida Nonfiction
University Press of Florida