Been dreaming of joining the ranks of such literary luminaries as Willy Vlautin, John Daniel, Ehud Havazelet, Scott Nadelson, Robin Cody, Lee Montgomery, and other Oregon Book Award winners? Well, first you have to write a really good book. If you've done that, and your book was published between August 1, 2010 and July 31, 2011 AND you are an Oregon resident, perhaps your book should be nominated for an Oregon Book Award. Awards are presented in the following genres: Poetry, Fiction, General Nonfiction, Creative Nonfiction, Children's Literature, Young Adult Literature, and Graphic Literature. The deadline for nominating a title is 5 pm on Friday, August 26th.
As part of the Oregon Book Awards, Literary Arts also offers three special awards that recognize significant contributions to Oregon's literary culture:
- The Charles Erskine Scott Wood Distinguished Writer Award is presented to an Oregon author in recognition of an enduring, substantial literary career.
- The Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award is presented to a person or organization in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's literary community.
- The Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award is presented to a person or organization in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's young readers.
For information on the guidelines submission process for these three awards and the general book categories, go to the
Literary Arts website. To see what books have been nominated thus far, you can go to the Literary Arts blog,
Paper Fort. There are some great books in the running already!
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