Ohioana Book Award1979

Given by Ohioana Library

4 Works 389 Books 3 Reviews ½ 3.8
First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years show more has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Each year, juried awards are given to books in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/an Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Juvenile Literature. Fans have the opportunity to make their voices heard by selecting the Readers’ Choice Book Award from among all thirty finalists in an online poll. Finally, we present a special prize for emerging writers, the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant.

 show less
Stages:
All, Winner (404), Finalist (477), Honorable Mention (19)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (32), 2023 (33), 2022 (26), 2021 (30), 2020 (30), 2019 (30), 2018 (31), 2017 (32), 2016 (31), 2015 (28), 2014 (27), 2013 (26), 2012 (28), 2011 (27), 2010 (24), 2009 (26), 2008 (28), 2007 (7), 2006 (5), 2005 (6), 2004 (6), 2003 (5), 2002 (4), 2001 (5), 2000 (5), 1999 (5), 1998 (6), 1997 (5), 1996 (5), 1995 (5), 1994 (5), 1993 (5), 1992 (5), 1991 (5), 1990 (5), 1989 (5), 1988 (4), 1987 (4), 1986 (4), 1985 (3), 1984 (3), 1983 (3), 1982 (4), 1981 (4), 1980 (4), 1979 (4), 1978 (4), 1977 (5), 1976 (6), 1975 (4), 1974 (5), 1973 (5), 1972 (5), 1971 (5), 1970 (5), 1969 (4), 1968 (4), 1967 (3), 1966 (4), 1965 (2), 1964 (4), 1963 (4), 1962 (3), 1961 (4), 1960 (6), 1959 (5), 1958 (4), 1957 (4), 1956 (3), 1955 (3), 1954 (4), 1953 (4), 1952 (4), 1951 (3), 1950 (10), 1949 (12), 1948 (5), 1947 (8), 1946 (11), 1945 (8), 1944 (5), 1943 (5), 1942 (3)
Announced:
July 2024: Winner2024 Recent

Descriptions

First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Each year, juried awards are given to books in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, About Ohio/an Ohioan, Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature, and Juvenile Literature. Fans have the opportunity to make their voices heard by selecting the Readers’ Choice Book Award from among all thirty finalists in an online poll. Finally, we present a special prize for emerging writers, the Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant.

(English, Award granter)
URL: http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/
http://www.ohioana.org/programs/ohioana-book-awards/ (English, Member-written)

Tags

19th century(645) 20th century(653) African American(1,523) American(907) American history(1,929) American literature(904) animals(780) audiobook(1,211) biography(4,337) book club(647) children(642) children's(999) Civil War(1,374) ebook(1,402) family(2,052) fantasy(1,993) fiction(15,373) France(840) friendship(1,001) goodreads(664) hardcover(659) historical(754) historical fiction(4,669) history(5,795) Kindle(1,388) library(724) literature(955) memoir(2,073) mystery(1,105) nature(732) non-fiction(6,543) novel(1,872) Ohio(1,121) own(896) picture book(2,213) poetry(2,432) politics(790) racism(673) read(2,164) realistic fiction(803) science(627) science fiction(2,971) signed(742) slavery(705) to-read(21,590) unread(896) usa(1,461) wwii(1,579) young adult(1,211)

Top Members

RLNunezKPL (241 works), alo1224 (160), e-zReader (125), mffowler (109), davidabrams (93), emaestra (93), ltcl (92), Conway_Library (78), PeskyLibrary (72), parasolofdoom (70), ShanLand (69), alaskabookworm (68), KelMunger (68), Pages_Aplenty (66), benitastrnad (65), Cheryl_in_CC_NV (65), nytbestsellers (65), Whisper1 (64), Bookish59 (63), aabdelrahmanm (61), Canaanlibrary (61), stansteiner (61), alcottacre (59), pdebolt (59), bookmountain (57), SoschaF (57), jasbro (56), buriedinprint (55), sangreal (55), EllAreBee (53), teenybeanie25 (53), whitreidtan (53), dablackwood (52), JennyArch (52), FlaglerBeachLibrary (51), kamintra (51), Linyarai (51), MDGentleReader (51), FrontierGirl (50), katiekrug (50), KimSalyers (50), arak (49), Lisa_Francine (49), SWade0126 (49), Citizenjoyce (48), claire.rivers (48), eandino2012 (48), Kaethe (48), SlateLibrary (48), Goulooze (47), kwagnerroberts (47), Chatterbox (46), chinatowne (46), kageeh (46), fledglingphoenix (45), LindaEdwards (45), RutherfordLibrary (45), drmom62 (44), eduscapes (44), FleetSparrow (44), HeatherMoss (44), kylerhea (43), Steve_Walker (43), terrykathy (43), hivetrick (42), kswin (42), librariansteffen2 (42), lisa_e_lanham (42), rlhazelwood (42), iluvvideo (41), IMBOS (41), jeaniemonstra (41), kiwifoster (41), lafstaff (41), SESchend (41), Shinanoki (41), Sullywriter (41), CintiWomansLibrary (40), DebbyeC (40), LoriAnnK (40), MadLudwig (40), mcountr (40), Sri-Hari-Palacio-MEd (40), TerryWeyna (40), tsmom1219 (40), betsytacy (39), Castlelass (39), fernandie (39), Lemeritus (39), Luetzen (39), manlius (39), msf59 (39), tarpfarmer (39), TheYankeeIrregular (39), weird_O (39), wfupianoman (39), 5srpl5 (38), AR_bookbird (38), booksatasteal (38), georgebexley (38), Himalmitra (38), RoshReviews (38), amandabock (37), ASKier (37), griffinel (37), KatyNora (37), kitcaswe (37), librarian515 (37), LibrarianDest (37), Summer345456 (37), SWONlibraries (37), agenbiteofinwit (36), alrajul (36), Artur-Bobinski (36), erohwedd (36), GrettelTBR (36), JeanLittleLibrary (36), librookian (36), Markober (36), MLRALibrary (36), mosylu1 (36), tcwLT (36), wmorton38 (36), agmlll (35), Beamis12 (35), CJForrest (35), dawnlovesbooks (35), DeSmetLibrary1 (35), edparks (35), elkiedee (35), gbelik (35), IngNorris (35), jennifersoule (35), jghewson (35), kentm241 (35), kristiederuiter (35), lscan2 (35), pjpfodl (35), resoundingjoy (35), yourotherleft (35), bermudaonion (34), bsuff (34), Caralen (34), emrsalgado (34), Houhoulis (34), jgtarwater (34), lycomayflower (34), mportley (34), oregonobsessionz (34), Railsplitter (34), reelbigschmidt (34), revliz (34), rmatottNCSD (34), ts3155 (34), historywhiz (33)