Oregon Book Award

The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by Literary Arts, Inc. for the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers who work in the genres of Fiction, Poetry, Literary Nonfiction, Drama, and Young Readers' Literature. Listed here are the winners in both Fiction and Nonfiction categories.

2021 Winners:

Fiction The Great Offshore Grounds by Vanessa Veselka A wildly original, cross-country novel that subverts a long tradition of family narratives and casts new light on the mythologies — national, individual, and collective — that drive and define us.	General Nonfiction The Fire Is Upon Us: James Baldwin, William F. Buckley Jr., and the Debate over Race in America by Nicholas Buccola How the legendary debate between a civil rights firebrand and the father of modern conservatism illuminates America's racial divide.
Creative Nonfiction Yellow Bird: Oil, Murder, and a Woman's Search for Justice in Indian Country by Sierra Crane Murdoch The gripping true story of a murder on an Indian reservation, and the unforgettable Arikara woman who becomes obsessed with solving it — an urgent work of literary journalism.	Poetry Hope of Stones by Anna Elkins Hope of Stones is an imagined conversation between the author, a 16th-century Spanish nun, and an 18th-century French architect.
Children's Literature A Game of Fox and Squirrels by Jenn Reese Perfect for fans of Barbara O'Connor, Lauren Wolk, and Ali Benjamin, A Game of Fox and Squirrels is a stunning, heartbreaking novel about a girl who finds the light in the darkness... and ultimately discovers the true meaning of home.	Young Adult Literature The Sullivan Sisters by Kathryn Ormsbee The Sullivan Sisters is an unforgettable novel about the ghosts of the past, the power of connection, and the bonds of sisterhood.