ELOISE JARVIS MCGRAW AWARD FOR CHILDREN’S LITERATURE
Judge: Anita Silvey
Graham Salisbury of Lake Oswego
Calvin Coconut: Extra Famous (Wendy Lamb Books)
LESLIE BRADSHAW AWARD FOR YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE
Judge: Benjamin Saenz
Kari Luna of Portland
The Theory of Everything (Philomel Books)
FRANCES FULLER VICTOR AWARD FOR GENERAL NONFICTION
Judge: Amanda Vail
Paul Collins of Portland
Duel with the Devil (Crown Publishers)
SARAH WINNEMUCCA AWARD FOR CREATIVE NONFICTION
Judge: Ander Monson
Jay Ponteri of Portland
Wedlocked (Hawthorne Books)
PACIFIC NORTHWEST COLLEGE OF ART GRAPHIC LITERATURE AWARD
Judge: Jesse Karp
Judge: Barry Deutsch of Portland
Hereville: How Mirka Met a Meteorite (Amulet Books)
STAFFORD/HALL AWARD FOR POETRY
Judge: Kwame Dawes
Mary Szybist of Portland
Incarnadine (Graywolf)
KEN KESEY AWARD FOR FICTION
Judge: Alan Cheuse
Ursula K. Le Guin of Portland
The Unreal and The Real: Collected Stories: Volume 1 and 2 (Small Beer Press)
READERS CHOICE AWARD
Amanda Coplin of Portland
The Orchardist (Harper Perennial)
STEWART H. HOLBROOK LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
Vince and Patty Wixon of Ashland
C.E.S. WOOD DISTINGUISHED WRITER AWARD
Vern Rutsala of Portland
WALT MOREY YOUNG READERS LITERARY LEGACY AWARD
Ellen Fader of Portland

Upcoming Events

Everybody Reads 2019: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie (SOLD OUT)
March 14, 2019
In partnership with the Multnomah County Library and The Library Foundation, Literary…

Barry Lopez: Horizon Book Launch
March 19, 2019
Join Literary Arts for a book launch event for Horizon, the latest…

Cave Canem Fellows Reading: Off-site AWP event
March 27, 2019
Experience Cave Canem’s annual Off-Site Reading at AWP Portland, hosted by Literary…

WITS Alliance Reading: Off-site AWP event
March 29, 2019
The WITS Alliance hosts a happy hour and reading at Literary Arts.

VONA’s 20th Birthday reading: Off-site AWP event
March 29, 2019
VONA is celebrating 20 years of supporting writers of color. VONA, The…

2019 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
April 22, 2019
Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in…