2019 Winners
Book Award for Fiction
The Futility Experts Margaret Broucek
Book Award for Crime Fiction
Stowed Away Barbara Ross
Book Award for Speculative Fiction
The Scrimshaw Worm Daniel Dunkle
Book Award for Nonfiction
Into the Raging Sea Rachel Slade
Book Award for Memoir
Wayfarer James S. Rockefeller, Jr.
Book Award for Poetry
Midden Julia Bouwsma
Book Award for Young People’s Literature
The Lies They Tell Gillian French
Book Award for Children’s
*No award given this year.
Book Award for Anthology (Editors)
Atomic Tangerine The Telling Room (Editors)
John N. Cole Award for Maine-themed Nonfiction
Return to Moose River: In Search of the Spirit of the Great North Woods Earl Brechlin
Excellence in Publishing
Isako Isako Mia Ayumi Malhotra (Alice James Books)
Drama Award (for film, theater, and other scripts)
Kristin J. Leonard
Short Works Competition, Fiction
Laura Levenson
Short Works Competition, Nonfiction
Sue Repko
Short Works Competition, Poetry
Jeri Theriault
Youth Competition, Fiction
Alexa Barstow
Youth Competition, Nonfiction
Elena Parr
Youth Competition, Poetry
Emma Auer
*The youth competition prizes are sponsored by Maine Authors Publishing and Maine Poets Society.
SPECIAL AWARDS
2019 BOOK DONATION RECIPIENTS
Franklin Library will receive a copy of every book nominated to this year’s awards.
2019 MWPA DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Barbara McDade for exceptional and steadfast contributions to the Maine literary arts.
Presented by Linda Lord