The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by the Portland, Oregon , United States–based organization Literary Arts, Inc. to 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."[ 1]
Oregon Book Award was founded in 1987 by Brian Booth and Oregon Institute for Literary Arts (OILA).[ 2] [ 3]
In 2005, the award ceremony was moved from Portland's Scottish Rite Center to the Wonder Ballroom , in an effort to make it more lively and fun.[ 4] Portland Center Stage .[ 5]
Year
Book
Author
1998
The Ugliest House in the World Peter Ho Davies
1999
Like Never Before Ehud Havazelet
2000
Storm Riders Craig Lesley
2001
Throwing Knives Molly Best Tinsley
2002
The Necessary Grace to Fall Gina Ochsner
2003
It Takes a Worried Man Tracy Daugherty
2004
Saving Stanley Scott Nadelson
2005
Resistance Barry Lopez
2006
People I Wanted to Be Gina Ochsner
2007
The Dead Fish Museum Charles D'Ambrosio
Award for Literary Nonfiction
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Year
Book
Author
1987
Arctic Dreams Barry Lopez
1988
Faces of a Reservation Cynthia Stowell
1989
A Golden Journey Luther Cressman
1990
Baja Journey Robin Carey
1991
Wings for My Flight My Country, My Right to Serve Marcy Cottrell Houle / Mary Ann Humphrey (tie)
1992
No Duty to Retreat Richard M. Brown
1993
The Trail Home John Daniel
1994
Stubborn Twig Lauren Kessler
1995
Voyage of a Summer Sun Robin Cody
1996
Volcano Garrett Hongo
1997
Looking After John Daniel
1998
Making It Home Lars Nordström
1999
The Left Hand of Eden William Ashworth
2000
The Night Gardener Marjorie Sandor
2001
When Broken Glass Floats Chanrithy Him
2002
My Wars Are Laid Away in Books Alfred Habegger
Year
Book
Author
2003
Dispatches and Dictators: Ralph Barnes for the Herald Tribune Barbara S. Mahoney
2004
In Search of Ancient Oregon Ellen Morris Bishop
2005
Plague and Fire: Battling Black Death and the 1900 Burning of Honolulu's Chinatown James C. Mohr
2006
Modern Passings: Death Rites, Politics, and Social Change in Imperial Japan Andrew Bernstein
2007
Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America Garrett Epps
2008
One Night in America: Robert Kennedy, Cesar Chavez, and the Dream of Dignity Steven W. Bender
2009/2010
Hiding Man: A Biography of Donald Barthelme Tracy Daugherty
2011
Savages and Scoundrels Paul VanDevelder
2012
Imperial Japan At Its Zenith: The Wartime Celebration Of The Empire's 2600th Anniversary Kenneth J. Ruoff
2013
The Wrecking Crew: The Inside Story of Rock and Roll's Best-Kept Secret Kent Hartman
2014
Duel with the Devil Paul Collins
2015
Big Little Man: In Search of My Asian Self Alex Tizon
2016
A Long High Whistle David Biespiel
2017
The Last Love Song: A Biography of Joan Didion Tracy Daugherty
2018
Fish Market Lee van der Voo
2019
Dangerous Subjects: James D. Saules and the Rise of Black Exclusion in Oregon Kenneth R. Coleman
2020
Aloha Rodeo: Three Hawaiian Cowboys, the World’s Greatest Rodeo, and a Hidden History of the American West David Wolman and Julian Smith
2021
The Fire Is upon Us: James Baldwin , William F. Buckley Jr. , and the Debate over Race in America Nicholas Buccola
2022
The Wretched Atom: America’s Global Gamble with Peaceful Nuclear Technology Jacob Darwin Hamblin
2023
Free: Two Years, Six Lives, and the Long Journey Home Lauren Kessler
2024
Where We Call Home: Lands, Seas, and Skies of the Pacific Northwest Josephine Woolington
Year
Book
Author
2003
Providence of a Sparrow Chris Chester
2003
In The Shadow Of Memory Floyd Skloot
2004
The Stuff of Life Karen Karbo
2005
The Pine Island Paradox Kathleen Dean Moore
2006
When the River Ran Wild! Indian Traditions on the Mid-Columbia and the Warm Springs Reservation George W. Aguilar
2007
The Things Between Us Lee Montgomery
2008
Dancing with Rose: Finding Life in the Land of Alzheimer's Lauren Kessler
2009/2010
Convictions: A Prosecutor’s Battles Against Mafia Killers, Drug Kingpins, and Enron Thieves John Kroger
2011
The Far Corner John Daniel
2012
The Shape Of The Eye: Down Syndrome, Family, And The Stories We Inherit George Estreich
2013
Crazy Enough Storm Large
2014
Wedlocked Jay Ponteri
2015
The Great Floodgates of the Wonderworld Justin Hocking
2016
Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear Kate Carroll de Gutes
2017
Angels With Dirty Faces Walidah Imarisha
2018
Animals Strike Curious Poses Elena Passarello
2019
The Gospel of Trees Apricot Irving
2020
Anxious Attachments Beth Alvarado
2021
Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman’s Search for Justice in Indian Country Sierra Crane Murdoch
2022
Plastic: An Autobiography Allison Cobb
2023
Diary of a Misfit: A Memoir and a Mystery Casey Parks
2024
Wolfish: Wolf, Self, and the Stories We Tell About Fear Erica Berry
Year
Book
Author
1988
The Second Coming of Joan of Arc Carolyn Gage
1989
Holding Patterns Dan Duling
1990
Five Minute Wars Sharon Whitney
1992
The Disappearance and Death of Amelia Earhart E. J. Westlake
1994
A Pirate's Lullaby Jessica Litwak
1996
Picasso in the Backseat Dmae Roberts
1997
Drawing Down Clio Doug Baldwin
1998
Freud's Girls Dori Appel
1999
The Lunatic Within Dori Appel
2000
Wonderbroads Melinda Pittman
2001
Lost and Found Dori Appel
2004
Vitriol and Violets Shelly Lipkin, Louanne Moldovan, and Sherry Lamoreaux
2006
Arthur's Dreams Richard Moeschl
2008
Lost Wavelengths Steve Patterson
2011
The Lost Boy Susan Mach
2013
Antarktikos Andrea Stolowitz
2015
Ithaka Andrea Stolowitz
2017
Words That Burn Cindy Williams Gutiérrez
2019
Successful Strategies Andrea Stolowitz
2021
You Cannot Undo This Action Conor Eifler
2023
The Storyteller Sara Jean Accuardi
Award for Young Readers Literature
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Year
Book
Author
2003
Three Samurai Cats Eric Kimmel
2004
Luba Michelle McCann
2005
Cave Paintings to Picasso Henry Sayre
2006
Tour America Diane Siebert
2007
Not in Room 204 Shannon Riggs
2008
A Day With No Crayons Elizabeth Rusch
2009/2010
Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-discoverer of the North Pole Deborah Hopkinson
2011
Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix Graham Salisbury
2012
Calvin Coconut: Hero Of Hawaii Graham Salisbury
2013
Drawing From Memory Allen Say
2014
Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous Graham Salisbury
2015
Whistle in the Dark Susan Hill Long
2016
With a Friend by Your Side Barbara Kerley
2017
Hannah and Sugar Kate Berube
2018
The Tragically True Adventures of Kit Donovan Patricia Bailey
2019
The Turning Emily Whitman
2020
Lowriders: Blast from the Past Cathy Camper
2021
A Game of Fox and Squirrels Jenn Reese
2022
Taylor Before and After Jennie Englund
2023
Friends Are Friends, Forever Dane Liu
2024
Too Early Nora Ericson
Readers Choice Award
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1988: William Everson
1989: George Venn
1990: Mary Barnard
1991: Don James
1992: Paul Pintarich
1994: Ralph Friedman
1995: Wilma Erwin 1987: George Belknap
1988: Dorothy Johansen
1989: Vi Gale
1990: Janet Stevenson
1991: Walt Morey
1992: Terence O'Donnell
1993: Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.
1994: Earl Pomeroy
1995: Damon Knight
1996: Eloise McGraw
1998: Priscilla Knuth
1999: Ken Kesey
2003: George Hitchcock
2006: Ursula K. Le Guin
2008: Barry Lopez
2014: Vern Rutsala
2015: Ralph Salisbury
2017: Jarold Ramsey
2020: Lawson Fusao Inada
2021: Molly Gloss 1987: Northwest Review
1988: Calyx, A Journal of Art & Literature
1989: Katharine McCanna
1990: Sandra Williams
1991: Walt Curtis
1992: Clyde Rice
1993: Penny Avila
1994: George Venn
1995: Tom Ferte
1996: Brian Booth
1997: Ruth Gundle & Judith Barrington
1998: Dennis & Linny Stovall
1999: Peter Sears
2000: Rich Wandschneider
2001: Erik Muller
2002: Carla Perry
2003: David Hedges
2004: David Milholland
2005: Barbara LaMorticella
2006: Paulann Petersen
2007: Kim Stafford
2008: Marlene Howard
2009: Matt Love
2011: John Laursen
2013: Larry Colton
2014: Vince & Patty Wixon
2015: Tom Spanbauer
2016: Douglas Spangle
2017: The Independent Publishing Resource Center
2018: Tracey Daugherty and Marjorie Sandor
2019: José González
2020: Write Around Portland
2021: Elizabeth Lyon
2023: Gary Miranda
2024: Ellen Waterston 1998: Barbara J. McKillip
1999: Claudia Jones
2000: Cathy Schneider
2001: Oregon advisory boards of First Book
2002: Ready to Learn
2003: Jerry Isom
2004: Patricia R. Gallagher
2005: Carol Brown
2006: John Monteverde
2007: Mark Mizell
2008: Young Writers Association
2009: The Dove Lewis Read to the Dogs Program
2011: The Children's Book Bank
2012: Ulrich Hardt
2013: Oregon Battle of the Books
2014: Ellen Fader
2015: Jann Tankersley
2016: Curtis Kiefer
2017: The SMART (Start Making A Reader Today ) Program
2018: Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
2020: Reading Results
2021: PlayWrite, Inc.
2023: Dawn Babb Prochovnic Literary Fellowships
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C. Hamilton Bailey Fellowship in Poetry
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2018: Matthew Minicucci
2019: Pamela K. Santos
2020: Alicia Jo Rabins
2021: Amy Miller Edna L. Homes Fellowship in Young Readers
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2018: Erica A. Briggs
2019: Amy Baskin
2020: Kelly Garrett
2021: Shana Targosz Fellowship in Fiction
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2018: Omar El Akkad and Adair V Fellowship in Poetry
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2018: manuel arturo abreu, Danielle Cadena Deulen , and Milo R. Muise Fellowship in Publishing
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2018: Clackamas Literary Review Pacifica: Poetry International
2019: Atelier 26 Books and Opossum: A Literary Marsupial
2020: Fonograf Editions and Octopus Books
2021: Forest Avenue Press and Northwest Review Fellowship in Nonfiction
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2018: Elizabeth Enslin, Susan Shepard, and Brian Trapp
2019: Sterling Cunio and Justin Taylor
2020: Garet Lahvis 2018: Takashi L. Kendrick and Mika Tanner
2019: Ana-Maurine Lara and Chris Stuck
2020: Cynthia L. Brown and Taylor Koekkoek
2021: Pedro Hoffmeister and Emily Woodworth Leslie Bradshaw Fellowship
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2018: Alberto Yáñez (for nonfiction)
2019: Chelsea Biondolillo (for nonfiction)
2020: Rachael Carnes (for drama)
2021: Sara Jean Accuardi (for drama) Oregon Arts Commission Fellowship
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2018: Jacob Aiello and Jake Vermaas
2019: Karen Luper and Marcus Lund
2020: Marjorie Celona and Gabriel Urza Oregon Literary Career Fellowship
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2020: Beth Alvarado and Dao Strom
2021: Annie Sheppard and Sandy Tanaka 2019: Jennifer Perrine
2021: Alyssa Ogi Walt Morey Fellowship
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2018: Cindy Baldwin (for drama)
2019: Stacy Brewster (for drama)
2020: Jamie Cooper (for poetry)
2021: Scott Korb (for nonfiction) Women Writers Fellowship
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2018: Naomi Ulsted
2019: Natalie Hirt
2020: Eliza Rotterman
2021: A. M. Rosales Writers of Color Fellowship
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2018: Reema Zaman
2019: Christopher Rose
2020: Olufunke Grace Bankole
2021: Kesha Ajose-Fisher
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