Winners have been announced for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards, sponsored by Literary Arts:
Ken Kesey Award for Fiction: We Were the Universe by Kimberly King Parsons (Knopf)
Stafford/Hall Award For Poetry: ten-cent flower & other territories by Charity E. Yoro (First Matter Press)
Frances Fuller Victor Award for General Nonfiction: The Cost of Free Land: Jews, Lakota, and an American Inheritance by Rebecca Clarren (Viking)
Sarah Winnemucca Award for Creative Nonfiction: On Gold Hill: A Personal History of Wheat, Farming, and Family, from Punjab to California by Jaclyn Moyer (Beacon Press)
Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult & Middle Grade Literature: Dragonfruit by Makiia Lucier (Clarion Books/HarperCollins)
Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children's Literature: I'm Gonna Paint: Ralph Fasanella, Artist of the People by Anne Broyles (Holiday House)
Angus L. Bowmer Award for Drama: Still Harvey Still by Brianna Barrett
The Stewart H. Holbrook Literary Legacy Award: Laura Moulton, founder, Street Books, Portland, "in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's literary community."
The Walt Morey Young Readers Literary Legacy Award: Jelani Memory, founder, A Kids Co., Portland, "in recognition of significant contributions that have enriched Oregon's young readers."
"Each year for the past 38 years, Literary Arts has celebrated the incredibly talented and exciting writers from across Oregon," said Andrew Proctor, executive director of Literary Arts. "Not only does our writing community make an important contribution to the national conversation, but also to the regional and local conversations that shape our society. The awards also shine a light on organizations that connect with our community members from all walks of life, whether they are young or old, and regardless of socio-economic standing. These organizations are doing outstanding work to support an equitable future."