Many familiar names are included on our list of over 400 authors who have won the California Book Award since its inception. Some of the favorites include: John Steinbeck, Wallace Stegner, Diane Johnson, Martin Cruz Smith, Ray Bradbury, Gina Berriault, Robert Hass, Carol Fields, J.S. Holliday, Kevin Starr, Harriett Doerr, T.C. Boyle, Amy Tan, Jared Diamond, Ferol Egon, Czeslaw Milosz and many, many more.

To download complete lists of CA Book Award winners for the past 77 years in PDF format, click on one of the links below:

• Award Winners by Year
• Award Winners by Category
• Award Winners by Last Name
• Award Winners by Medal