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High Plains Book Awards

High Plains Book Awards
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Awarded forEnglish literary works which examine and reflect life in the High Plains region[1]
Country
  • United States
  • Canada
EligibilityLiving authors publishing a new work who reside in or write about the region[2]
Reward(s)Thirteen US$500 rewards[3]
Established2006; 19 years ago (2006)[1]
First award2007; 18 years ago (2007)[1]
Websitehighplainsbookawards.org

The High Plains Book Awards are North American literary awards for literature about the High Plains region of the United States and Canada.

Description

The awards go to books that highlight the experience and landscape of the High Plains region of the US and Canada.[4][5] Books are eligible for nomination if the book is newly published that year and the authors are living and publishing in or about the region.[2]

The awards defines the High Plains region as the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas, and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan.[4][1]

Thirteen categories have one winner each. The 2021 winners received US$500 and a commemorative plaque, for a total of US$6,500 in prize money.[3]

History

In 2006 the Billings, Montana Billings Public Library Board of Trustees established the High Plains Book Awards. Board Chair Lloyd Mickelson led the effort to recognize works that were evocative of the High Plains landscape. The first awards were in 2007.[6]

Larry Watson received the inaugural Emeritus Award for his body of work in 2007.[7]

The awards became a tax exempt organization in September 2017.[8]

Further reading

  • Rowland, Russel (Winter 2019). "A Tale of Two Festivals". Big Sky Journal. Bozeman, Montana: J.D. Publishing. Retrieved February 20, 2025.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "About Us". High Plains Book Awards. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Nominations and Criteria". High Plains Book Awards. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "2021 High Plains Awards Finalists". Read Alberta. June 3, 2021. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "Canadians among winners of 2024 High Plains Book Awards". Quill and Quire. October 10, 2024. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  5. ^ CBC Books (October 27, 2020). "Jesse Thistle among winners of 2020 High Plains Book Awards for memoir From the Ashes". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  6. ^ "LibGuides: Children/Young Adult Book Awards: High Plains Book Award". LibGuides at Montana State University Billings. May 7, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  7. ^ Webb, Jaci (February 12, 2025). "Former reporter wins High Plains book award". The Missoulian. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  8. ^ Suozzo, Andrea; Glassford, Alec; Ngu, Ash; Roberts, Brandon (May 9, 2013). "High Plains Book Awards". ProPublica. Retrieved February 20, 2025.


Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_Plains_Book_Awards