Washington state authors dominated the list of Pacific Northwest Book Awards, announced Thursday. A tradition since 1964, the awards represent excellence in writing from the region, and are voted upon by a committee of independent booksellers. To be eligible, books must be released within a specific period (this year, Oct. 1, 2021 through Sept. 30, 2022), and written by an author who lives full-time in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington or British Columbia. All genres are eligible; books are not submitted in specific categories. Here are the 2023 winners:
“The Many Daughters of Afong Moy” by Jamie Ford (Great Falls, Montana)
“Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century: Stories” by Kim Fu (Seattle)
“Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe (Tacoma)
“The Wok: Recipes and Techniques” by J. Kenji López-Alt (Seattle)
“Ma and Me: A Memoir” by Putsata Reang (Seattle)
“The Necessity of Wildfire: Poems” by Caitlin Scarano (Bellingham)
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