Congratulations to the winners of this year’s Oregon Book Awards.
The Oregon Book Awards honor the state’s finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in genres of poetry, fiction, graphic literature, drama, literary nonfiction, and literature for young readers. Oregon Literary Fellowships provide financial support to Oregon’s emerging and established writers and publishers.
ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Emily Whitman of Portland
The Turning (Greenwillow Books)
LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Shea Ernshaw of Bend
The Wicked Deep (Simon & Schuster)
FRANCES FULLER VICTOR AWARD FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
Kenneth R. Coleman of Portland
Dangerous Subjects: James D. Saules and the Rise of Black Exclusion in Oregon (OSU Press)
SARAH WINNEMUCCA AWARD FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION
Apricot Irving of Corbett
The Gospel of Trees (Simon & Schuster)
ANGUS L. BOWMER AWARD FOR DRAMA
Andrea Stolowitz of Portland
Successful Strategies
STAFFORD/HALL AWARD FOR POETRY
Matthew Minicucci of Portland
Small Gods (New Issues Poetry & Prose)
KEN KESEY AWARD FOR FICTION
Leni Zumas of Portland
Red Clocks (Little,Brown)
READERS’ CHOICE AWARD
Beth Wood of Portland
Ladder to the Light (Mezcalita Press)
SPECIAL AWARDS:
STEWART H. HOLBROOK LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
José González of Portland
From Portland’s Broadway Books:
We congratulate all of the finalists and winners of this year’s Oregon Book Awards, as well as this year’s fellowship winners. We have a handful of signed copies of books by the finalists and winners: https://www.broadwaybooks.net/