Washington State Book Awards

  • Drum Roll, Please: The 2022 Washington State Book Award Winners

    Congratulations to the winners of the 2022 Washington State Book Awards! The Washington Center for the Book and the Library selected winners in eight categories for the awards, which honor outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2021. This is the 56th year of the program, formerly called the Governor’s Writers Awards. Join us in… Continue reading

  • Congratulations to the 2022 Washington State Book Award Finalists

    Congratulations to the 2022 Washington State Book Award Finalists

    Congratulations to 39 finalists in eight categories for the 2022 Washington State Book Awards (WSBA) for outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2021. A winner in each category will be announced on September 13, 2022. 2022 WSBA FINALISTS: BOOKS FOR ADULTS CATEGORIES Biography/Memoir Being Seen: One Deafblind Woman’s Fight to End Ableism by Elsa… Continue reading

  • Two Washington Authors Tackle Labor History

    Washington State is home to an amazing array of authors. You can spend an entire year reading our writers of fiction, science fiction, fantasy, mystery, poetry, children’s literature, nonfiction and more. Check out the Washington State Book Awards for a glimpse of the range of writers that live, work, or have ties to our region.… Continue reading

  • 2019 Washington State Book Awards finalists!

    Congratulations to the finalists for the 2019 Washington State book Awards!  The awards, a program of the Washington Center for the Book, honor outstanding books published by Washington authors in 2018. Finalists in all eight categories will be honored and winners announced at a ceremony and reception on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, 7 to 9… Continue reading

  • Announcing Washington State Book Award finalists for 2018!

    Congratulations to the finalists in the 2018 Washington State Book Awards Fiction: This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel, of Seattle (Flatiron Books) The Cold Eye by Laura Anne Gilman, of Seattle (Simon & Schuster) The Other Alcott by Elise Hooper, of Seattle (HarperCollins) Solar Reboot by Matthew D. Hunt, of Clearview (Matthew… Continue reading

  • Read Local: 2017 Washington Book Award winners

    Read Local: 2017 Washington Book Award winners

    Here’s to the finalists and winners of the 2017 Washington State Book Awards, celebrating books and their creators that speak to the creative talent and literary legacy of our state. More than 200 books were considered for this year’s awards. Taking home the top awards on October 14, 2017, in eight categories were: Continue reading

  • Washington State Book Awards finalists for 2017!

    Take a look at this lineup of stellar authors from Washington state! These 32 books, published in 2016, are finalists in the 2017 Washington State Book Awards. Find the full list later in this blog post, or if you’re itching to place holds right away, check out the WSBA 2017 finalists in adult categories and… Continue reading