Congratulations to the Literary Arts 2016 Oregon Book Award Winners!
ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
Barbara Kerley of Portland
"With a Friend by Your Side" (National Geographic Society)
LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Brian Doyle of Lake Oswego
"Martin Marten" (St. Martin's Press)
FRANCES FULLER VICTOR AWARD FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
David Biespiel of Portland
"A Long High Whistle" (Antilever Press)
SARAH WINNEMUCCA AWARD FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION
Kate Carroll de Gutes of Portland
"Objects in Mirror Are Closer Than They Appear" (Ovenbird Books)
AWARD FOR GRAPHIC LITERATURE
Ariel Cohn and Aron Nels Steinke of Portland
"The Zoo Box" (First Second Books)
STAFFORD/HALL AWARD FOR POETRY
Carl Adamshick of Portland
"Saint Friend" (McSweeney's)
KEN KESEY AWARD FOR FICTION
Lidia Yuknavitch of Portland
"The Small Backs of Children" (HarperCollins)
READERS CHOICE AWARD
Lidia Yuknavitch of Portland
"The Small Backs of Children" (HarperCollins)
SPECIAL AWARDS:
STEWART H. HOLBROOK LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
Doug Spangle of Portland
WALT MOREY YOUNG READERS LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
Curtis Kiefer of Philomath
ABOUT OREGON BOOK AWARDS & FELLOWSHIPS
The Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships are awarded by Portland-based non-profit Literary Arts, celebrating Oregon's writers and independent publishers.
