Celebrating 80 Years of Literary Excellence
| The Commonwealth Club is currently accepting submissions for the 80th annual California Book Awards, for books published in 2010. To submit your work for consideration click here. |
Since 1931, the California Book Awards have honored the exceptional literary merit of California writers and publishers.
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Each year a select jury considers hundreds of books in search of the very best in literary achievement. Eligible books must be written while the author is a resident of California, and they must be published during the year under consideration. |
Awards are presented in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, First Work of Fiction, Poetry, Californiana, Notable Contribution to Publishing, Juvenile Literature and Young Adult Literature. |
Congratulations to the 79th annual California Book Award winners!
This year's California Book Awards program is sponsored by Bank of the West.
Gold Medals
Poetry:
D.A. Powell, Chronic. Graywolf Press
Nonfiction:
Rebecca Solnit, A Paradise Built in Hell. Published by Viking Adult
First Fiction:
Lori Ostlund, The Bigness of the World. Published by University of Georgia Press
Fiction:
Yiyun Li, The Vagrants. Published by Random House
Juvenile:
Susan Patron, Lucky Breaks. With illustrations by Matt Phelan. Published by Ginee Seo Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers (An imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division)
Young Adult:
Sherri Smith, Flygirl. Published by Putnam Juvenile
Contribution to Publishing:
Daniel C. Matt (Translation and Commentary), The Zohar Pritzker Edition, Volume Five. Published by Stanford University Press
Californiana:
Elaine Elinson and Stan Yogi, Wherever There's a Fight. Published by Heyday Books
Silver Medals
Nonfiction:
William T. Vollmann, Imperial. Published by Viking Adult
Nonfiction:
Minal Hajratwala, Leaving India. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Fiction:
Maile Meloy, Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It. Published by Riverhead
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