"Literary Arts announced the finalists for its coveted 2026 Oregon Book Awards this morning, selecting via juries of out-of-state judges just 35 works from 200 submissions. This list always largely dictates our spring reading plans, as we fill in what we may have missed before the ceremony night on Monday, April 20. The bookish nonprofit also awarded a number of fellowships, which you can check out here. Read whole list is below:"
"We're chuffed to see Breena Bard's Wildfire nominated, which the Mercury praised for its examination of "the overall human impact on the environment" and practical ways that young people can undertake activism "whether by writing letters, volunteering, or planting trees." Other strong contenders in that category are Speechless by past Oregon Book Award winner Aron Nels Steinke and the highly lauded Big Jim and the White Boy by David F. Walker."
Literary Arts selected 35 finalists for the 2026 Oregon Book Awards from 200 submissions via juries of out-of-state judges. The awards rotation makes 2026 a graphic novel year, with nominees including Breena Bard's Wildfire, Aron Nels Steinke's Speechless, and David F. Walker's Big Jim and the White Boy. Fiction finalists feature Lidia Yuknavitch and Justin Hocking, and nonfiction contenders include Leah Sottile's Blazing Eye Sees All and Jonathan Bach's High Desert, Higher Costs. The organization also awarded multiple fellowships. The awards ceremony is scheduled for Monday, April 20, and the full finalist list is published.
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