2023 Oregon Book Awards Finalists

Finalists for the 2023 Oregon Book Awards have been announced. The awards feature several categories, and include a number of titles and authors of genre interest.

Ken Keasey Award for Fiction

  • Sinking Islands, Cai Emmons (Red Hen)
  • The Boy With a Bird in His Chest, Emme Lund (Atria)
  • Denial, Jon Raymond (Simon & Schuster)
  • Thrust, Lidia Yuknavitch (Riverhead)

Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature

  • Little Monarchs, Jonathan Case (Margaret Ferguson)
  • Every Bird a Prince, Jenn Reese (Henry Holt)

“Thirty-four Oregonians across seven genre categories were chosen as finalists by panels of out-of-state judges, from a total of 202 submitted titles.” Winners will be announced April 3, 2023 at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. For more information, see the official announcement. Note: This awards program requires an entry fee.


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