Award Archive

Minnesota Book Award Winners

Browse Minnesota Book Award winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major award archive award categories.

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Recent Award Winners

Recent Minnesota Book Award winning books across major categories.

View 2016 winners

2015 Novel

A Brief History of Seven Killings

James, Marlon

Winner · Novel

2015 Fiction

The Secret of Pembrooke Park

Klassen, Julie

Winner · Fiction

2015 Young Adult Literature

West of the Moon

Preus, Margi

Winner · Young Adult Literature

2014 Children's Literature

Moo!

LaRochelle, David

Winner · Children's Literature

2014 Novel

The Peripatetic Coffin and Other Stories

Rutherford, Ethan

Winner · Novel

2014 Young Adult Literature

Sex & Violence

Mesrobian, Carrie

Winner · Young Adult Literature

Minnesota Book Award Winners by Year

Each year page shows the full Minnesota Book Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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Minnesota Book Award Categories

Browse Minnesota Book Award categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.

Novel

Browse Minnesota Book Award Novel winners and nominees across the full archive.

38 results across this category

Children's Literature

Browse Minnesota Book Award Children's Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.

29 results across this category

Fiction

Browse Minnesota Book Award Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

23 results across this category

Young Adult Literature

Browse Minnesota Book Award Young Adult Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.

22 results across this category

Young Adult

Browse Minnesota Book Award Young Adult winners and nominees across the full archive.

5 results across this category

Young Adult Fiction

Browse Minnesota Book Award Young Adult Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

4 results across this category

How to Use This Page

Start with a year if you want the full Minnesota 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 Minnesota Book Award page before drilling into deeper award slices.

Popular Minnesota Book Award Winners and Categories

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2016 Minnesota Book Award Winners

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Minnesota Book Award – Novel

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Minnesota Book Award – Children's Literature

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