Award Archive

National Jewish Book Award Winners

Browse National Jewish 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 National Jewish Book Award winning books across major categories.

View 2015 winners

2015 Debut Fiction

The Boatmaker

Benditt, John

Winner · Debut Fiction

2015 Young Adult

The Hired Girl

Schlitz, Laura Amy

Winner · Young Adult

2015 Fiction

The Last Flight of Poxl West

Torday, Daniel

Winner · Fiction

2015 Children's Literature

Oskar and the Eight Blessings

Simon, Tanya; Richard, Simon

Winner · Children's Literature

2014 Fiction

The Betrayers

Bezmozgis, David

Winner · Fiction

2014 Debut Fiction

The Mathematician's Shiva

Rojstaczer, Stuart

Winner · Debut Fiction

National Jewish Book Award Winners by Year

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

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National Jewish Book Award Categories

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Fiction

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

35 results across this category

Children/Young Adult

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19 results across this category

Debut Fiction

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13 results across this category

Children's Illustrated

Browse National Jewish Book Award Children's Illustrated winners and nominees across the full archive.

11 results across this category

Jewish Family Literature

Browse National Jewish Book Award Jewish Family Literature winners and nominees across the full archive.

6 results across this category

Children's Literature

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

5 results across this category

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