The Lyman Book Awards were inaugurated in 1995 and have honored more than 240 books from more than 80 publishers. As of 2023, the Committee makes awards in the following eight categories: • Maritime and Nautical Archaeology • Maritime and Naval Biography and Autobiography • Maritime and Naval Reference Works and Published Primary Sources • Maritime and Naval Science and Technology • North American Maritime History • North American Naval History • World Maritime History • World Naval History The categories of North American Maritime and North American Naval History were formerly divided among
Canadian naval and maritime history,
U.S. naval history, and U.S.
maritime history. World Maritime History and World Naval History were formerly one category. Maritime and Naval Biography and Autobiography
Discontinued Categories ==See also==