by Jhoti Roy for Literary Arts
During a special broadcast on OPB Radio on Monday, June 22, 2020, the winners of the 33rd Annual Oregon Book Awards, selected by panels of out-of-state judges, were announced.
ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Cathy Camper of Portland
Lowriders Blast from the Past
LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Deborah Hopkinson of West Linn
How I Became A Spy: A Mystery of WWII London
FRANCES FULLER VICTOR AWARD FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
David Wolman and Julian Smith of Portland
Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World’s Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West
SARAH WINNEMUCCA AWARD FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION
Beth Alvarado of Bend
Anxious Attachments
AWARD FOR GRAPHIC LITERATURE
Greg Means and MK Reed of Portland
Penny Nichols
STAFFORD/HALL AWARD FOR POETRY
Ashley Toliver of Portland
Spectra
KEN KESEY AWARD FOR FICTION
Kesha Ajọsẹ Fisher of Portland
No God Like the Mother
SPECIAL AWARDS
Three additional special awards recognize significant contributions to Oregon’s literary culture. These individuals and organizations were nominated by community members and selected by the Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships Advisory Council.
WALT MOREY YOUNG READERS LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
Reading Results of Portland
THE STEWART H. HOLBROOK LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
Write Around Portland of Portland
CHARLES ERSKINE SCOTT WOOD DISTINGUISHED WRITER AWARD
Lawson Fusao Inada of Ashland