Award Archive
Great Lakes Book Award Winners
Browse Great Lakes Book Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.
Recent Award Winners
Recent Great Lakes Book Award winning books across major categories.
The Blind Faith Hotel
Todd, Pamela
That Book Woman
Henson, Heather
Elijah of Buxton
Curtis, Christopher Paul
Toy Boat
de Seve, Randall
Dairy Queen
Murdock, Catherine Gilbert
Water for Elephants
Gruen, Sara
Great Lakes Book Award Winners by Year
Each year page shows the full Great Lakes Book Award results for that year, grouped by category.
Great Lakes Book Award Categories
Browse Great Lakes Book Award categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.
Fiction
Browse Great Lakes Book Award Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.
Children's
Browse Great Lakes Book Award Children's winners and nominees across the full archive.
Chapter Book
Browse Great Lakes Book Award Chapter Book winners and nominees across the full archive.
Picture Book
Browse Great Lakes Book Award Picture Book winners and nominees across the full archive.
Children's Chapter
Browse Great Lakes Book Award Children's Chapter winners and nominees across the full archive.
Children's Picture
Browse Great Lakes Book Award Children's Picture winners and nominees across the full archive.
How to Use This Page
- Start with a year if you want the full Great Lakes Book Award results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
- Start with a category if you want to follow one prize across multiple years.
- Use this hub as the main Great Lakes Book Award page before drilling into deeper award slices.
Popular Great Lakes Book Award Winners and Categories
Explore recent winners, major categories, and popular award archives.
2009 Great Lakes Book Award Winners
Best for readers who want the latest full winner and nominee list grouped by category.
Great Lakes Book Award – Fiction
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.
Great Lakes Book Award – Children's
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.