Book Awards

Pacific Northwest Book Awards

Celebrating Great Books of the Pacific Northwest

Since 1964 the PNBA has presented annual awards to recognize excellence in writing from the Pacific Northwest. Rather than soliciting nominations for specific categories, we simply require that the author and/or illustrator reside within the PNBA region (Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, Idaho and British Columbia) and that the book be published within the current calendar year. In addition, nominations may be submitted for special awards honoring efforts in publishing, illustration, or for a body of work. Special awards are determined at the discretion of PNBA's Book Awards Committee.

The Awards Committee is made up of independent booksellers representing the PNBA region. A new committee is formed each March and the winning books are picked by the committee in mid-October. (If the nominated book will not be published until after the deadline, galleys/reading copies should be sent to the committee.)

             DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS FOR A 2020 AWARD IS: September 30, 2019
              BOOKS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE COMMITTEE BY THIS DATE TO BE ELIGIBLE.
                                                       NO EXCEPTIONS WILL BE MADE.

To be eligible for a 2020 award the book must have been published between Oct 1, 2018 and Sep 30, 2019 and be written by an author/illustrator currently living in the Pacific Northwest. We have no fixed categories for nominated books.

Publishers or publicists wishing to nominate a title should send an email nomination to:

    Nominations are closed for 2020.

A Shortlist will be announced in November. Winners will be announced in January 2020.

The 2021 nomination process will begin in March of 2020.

Be sure to include the AUTHOR and PLACE OF RESIDENCE, TITLE, and PUBLISHER'S NAME, ADDRESS and LEAD CONTACT.

A list of current committee members will be supplied to you. You are then required to supply a copy of the nominated book to every committee member on the list. You are also strongly encouraged to nominate and supply books as they are published to avoid a late onslaught and allow committee members ample time to give your title a fair and thorough review.

Northwest booksellers are also encouraged to make nominations!

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