Bolton-Cutter Award

The Bolton-Cutter Award recognizes the best journal article on any phase of the history of the Borderlands, from the Floridas to the Californias, from the sixteenth century to the present, including the northward movement of Spanish-speaking people into the United States. The article can cover recent events, major political, economic, and social developments, cultures, peoples, institutions, and movements, or be broad essays of synthesis or new interpretations. Articles are judged on scholarship and literary style. Any WHA member, publisher, or author of an essay or article may nominate work that was published in the award year. The award provides $500 to the winning author and is presented by the Western History Association.