Ohioana Book AwardFinalist2019

Given by Ohioana Library

29 Works 12,867 Books 820 Reviews 4.1
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. show less
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All, Winner (397), Finalist (446), Honorable Mention (19)
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Years:
All, 2023 (32), 2022 (26), 2021 (29), 2020 (29), 2019 (29), 2018 (30), 2017 (30), 2016 (30), 2015 (28), 2014 (26), 2013 (25), 2012 (28), 2011 (27), 2010 (24), 2009 (26), 2008 (27)

Finalist 29

WorkCategoryYear
Tigerland: 1968-1969: A City Divided, a Nation Torn Apart, and a Magical Season of Healing by Wil HaygoodAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2019
Berenice Abbott by Berenice AbbottAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2019
How the WILD EFFECT Turned Me into a Hiker at 69: An Appalachian Trail Adventure by Jane CongdonAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2019
Wright Brothers, Wrong Story: How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight by William HazelgroveAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2019
Chester B. Himes: A Biography by Lawrence P. JacksonAbout Ohio or an Ohioan2019
Sadness Is a White Bird: A Novel by Moriel Rothman-ZecherFiction2019
The Dogs of Detroit: Stories (Pitt Drue Heinz Lit Prize) by Brad FelverFiction2019
Ahab's Return: or, The Last Voyage by Jeffrey FordFiction2019
Ohio by Stephen MarkleyFiction2019
You Think It, I'll Say It by Curtis SittenfeldFiction2019
The Secrets Between Us by Thrity UmrigarFiction2019
The Day You Begin by Jacqueline WoodsonJuvenile Literature2019
Adrian Simcox Does NOT Have a Horse by Marcy CampbellJuvenile Literature2019
This Is the Nest That Robin Built by Denise FlemingJuvenile Literature2019
Thank You, Omu! by Oge MoraJuvenile Literature2019
Out of Left Field by Ellen KlagesMiddle Grade & Young Adult Literature2019
The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik by David ArnoldMiddle Grade & Young Adult Literature2019
Blended by Sharon M. DraperMiddle Grade & Young Adult Literature2019
Count the Wings: The Life and Art of Charley Harper (Biographies for Young Readers) by Michelle HoutsMiddle Grade & Young Adult Literature2019
Harbor Me by Jacqueline WoodsonMiddle Grade & Young Adult Literature2019
Furnishing Eternity: A Father, a Son, a Coffin, and a Measure of Life by David GiffelsNonfiction2019
I Too Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100 by Wil HaygoodNonfiction2019
Have Dog, Will Travel: A Poet’s Journey by Stephen KuusistoNonfiction2019
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth MacyNonfiction2019
The Library Book by Susan OrleanNonfiction2019
Pardon My Heart: Poems by Marcus JacksonPoetry2019
Brazen Creature (Akron Series in Poetry) by Anne BarngroverPoetry2019
Walking with Eve in the loved city by Roy BentleyPoetry2019
Oceanic by Aimee NezhukumatathilPoetry2019

Descriptions

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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