Summerfield G. Roberts AwardSummerfield G. Roberts AwardA cash award of two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) is presented by the Sons of the Republic of Texas to the author of a work of creative writing on the Republic of Texas judged best by the Judging Committee. This award is presented at the annual membership meeting in the spring (usually first week end of April) of the next calendar year.
The purpose of this award is to encourage literary effort and research about historical events and personalities during the days of the Republic of Texas,1836-1846, and to stimulate interest in this period. The judges determine which entry best portrays the spirit, character, strength, and deeds of those who lived in the Republic of Texas. The award was made possible through the generosity of the late Mr. and Mrs. Summerfield G. Roberts of Dallas. Mr. Roberts was a former Executive Committeeman of the Sons of the Republic of Texas and a Knight of the Order of San Jacinto. A student and lover of Texas history, he had eight ancestors who were all residents of the Republic of Texas.
The manuscripts must be written or published during the calendar year for which the award is given. No entry may be submitted more than one time. There is no word limit on the
material submitted for the award. The manuscripts may be fiction, nonfiction, poems, essays, plays, short stories, novels, or biographies. The competition is open to all writers everywhere;
they need not reside in Texas nor must the publishers be in Texas. Judges each year are winners of the award in the last three years.
Five (5) copies of each entry must be mailed to the General Officeof the Sons of the Republic of Texas
,postmarked no later than January 15. These copies are used by thejudges and added to the archives of the Sons of the Republic ofTexas. No copies are returned.
| WINNERS OF THE SUMMERFIELD G. ROBERTS AWARD 1996-Present | |
|---|---|
| 2008 | The War of a Thousand Deserts, by Brian DeLay |
| 2007 | The Secret War for Texas, by Stuart Reid |
| 2006 | The Robertson, the Sutherlands, and the Making of Texas, by Anne H. Sutherland |
| 2005 | Indian Agent, by Jack Jackson |
| 2004 | New Orleans and the Texas Revolution, by Edward L. Miller |
| 2003 | Almonte's Texas, by Jack Jackson & John Wheat |
| 2002 | Crisis in the Southwest, by Richard Bruce Winders |
| 2001 | Frontier Blood, the Saga of the Parker Family, by Jo Ella Powell Exley |
| 2000 | None Awarded |
| 1999 | Stephen F. Austin, Empresario of Texas, by Gregg Cantrell |
| 1998 | Three Roads to the Alamo, The Lives and Fortunes of David Crockett, James Bowie and William Barret Travis, by William C. Davis |
| 1997 | None Awarded |
| 1996 | Hands to the Spindle, Texas Women and Home Textile Production, 1822-1880, by Paula Mitchell Marks |