Ohioana Book Award2014

Given by Ohioana Library

26 Works / 27 Items 5,304 Books 292 Reviews ½ 3.9
First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years show more has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Each year, juried awards are given to books in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/an Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Juvenile Literature. Fans have the opportunity to make their voices heard by selecting the Readers’ Choice Book Award from among all thirty finalists in an online poll. Finally, we present a special prize for emerging writers, the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant.
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Winner 5

Finalist 26

WorkCategoryYear
The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism by Doris Kearns GoodwinAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2014
Spectrality in the Novels of Toni Morrison by Melanie R. AndersonAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2014
Ida McKinley: The Turn-of-the-Century First Lady through War, Assassination, and Secret Disability by Carl Sferrazza AnthonyAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2014
Glorious War: The Civil War Adventures of George Armstrong Custer by Thom HatchAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2014
When Core Values Are Strategic: How the Basic Values of Procter & Gamble Transformed Leadership at Fortune 500 Companies by Rick TocquignyAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2014
Looking for Me by Beth HoffmanFiction2014
Sandcastle and Other Stories by Justin BogFiction2014
Julia & Rodrigo by Mark BrazaitisFiction2014
Middle C by William H. GassFiction2014
The History of Us by Leah StewartFiction2014
The Promise by Ann WeisgarberFiction2014
Fat Angie by e.E. Charlton-TrujilloJuvenile Literature2014
Washashore by Suzanne GoldsmithJuvenile Literature2014
Love Disguised by Lisa KleinJuvenile Literature2014
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders by J. Patrick LewisJuvenile Literature2014
Not a Drop to Drink by Mindy McGinnisJuvenile Literature2014
Super Boys: The Amazing Adventures of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster---the Creators of Superman by Brad RiccaNonfiction2014
MR. JOE: Tales from a Haunted Life by Joseph BarnettNonfiction2014
Marie Antoinette's Head: The Royal Hairdresser, the Queen, and the Revolution by Will BashorNonfiction2014
Alexander Wilson: The Scot Who Founded American Ornithology by Edward H. Burtt, Jr.Nonfiction2014
Cleveland's West Side Market: 100 Years and Still Cooking by Laura TaxelNonfiction2014
Washed Away: How the Great Flood of 1913, America's Most Widespread Natural Disaster, Terrorized a Nation and Changed It Forever by Geoff WilliamsNonfiction2014
Sky Ward (Wesleyan Poetry Series) by Kazim AliPoetry2014
Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet by Andrea ChengPoetry2014
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid by Nikki GiovanniPoetry2014
Hemming the Water (Stahlecker Selections) by Yona HarveyPoetry2014

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First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Each year, juried awards are given to books in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/an Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Juvenile Literature. Fans have the opportunity to make their voices heard by selecting the Readers’ Choice Book Award from among all thirty finalists in an online poll. Finally, we present a special prize for emerging writers, the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant.

(English, Award granter)
URL: http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/
http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/ (English, Member-written)

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