The New England Book Awards

The New England Book Awards were established in 1990 by the New England Independent Booksellers Association, the largest regional bookselling organization in the United States. The purpose of the Awards is to promote New England authors and publishers who have produced a body of work that stands as a significant contribution to New England's culture. Nominations are solicited from more than 800 New England bookstores and publishers. A committee of booksellers, appointed by the New England Independent Booksellers Association, selects the winners. Bookstores throughout New England feature the works of the winners. Each author award is accompanied by a $500 grant from NEIBA to a literacy or other charitable organization chosen by the winner.

Previous New England Book Award Winners:

Fiction
2007 Gregory Maguire
2006 Richard Ford
2005 William Martin
2004 Archer Mayor
2003 Jodi Picoult
2002 Chris Bohjalian
2001 Elinor Lipman
2000 Suzanne Strempek Shea
1999 Wally Lamb
1998 Anita Shreve
1997 Elizabeth Berg
1996 Jamaica Kincaid
1995 Howard Norman
1994 Richard Russo
1993 Jill McCorkle
1992 Cathie Pelletier
1991 Howard Frank Mosher
1990 May Sarton

Non-Fiction
2007 Roy Blount, Jr.
2006 Kevin Phillips
2005 Jane Brox
2004 Linda Greenlaw
2003 Simon Winchester
2002 Howard Zinn
2001 Robert Finch
2000 John Hanson Mitchell
1999 Bill Bryson
1998 Bernd Heinrich
1997 James Carroll
1996 David Herbert Donald
1995 Doris Kearns Goodwin
1994 Tracy Kidder
1993 Donald Hall
1992 Jonathan Kozol
1991 Geoffrey Ward, Ric Burns, Ken Burns

Children's Books
2007 Julius Lester
2006 Jane Yolen
2005 Marc Simont
2004 Molly Bang
2003 Lois Lowry
2002 Leonard Everett Fisher
2001 Joan Bauer
2000 Marcia Sewall
1999 Karen Hesse
1998 Susan Meddaugh
1997 Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
1996 Steven Kellogg
1995 Natalie Babbitt
1994 Ashley Bryan
1993 William Steig
1992 Katherine Paterson
1991 Barbara Cooney
1990 Jan Brett

Editorial Excellence
1997 Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

Literary Excellence
2001 John Edgar Wideman
1999 Mary Oliver
1995 Peter Davison

New England Publishing
2007 Shambhala Publications
2006 Commonwealth Editions
2005 Chelsea Green
2004 Storey Publishing
2003 Candlewick Press
2002 University Press of New England
2000 Steerforth Publishing
1998 Houghton Mifflin
1996 Curbstone Press
1994 South End Press
1993 Alyson Publications
1992 Beacon Press
1991 University of Massachusetts Press
1990 David R. Godine, Publisher