Kansas Notable Book Awards

Kansas Notable Books
Awarded for Outstanding titles created by Kansans or about Kansas in the previous year
Presented by Kansas Center for the Book
First awarded 2006
Official website Kansas Notable Books

The State of Kansas Notable Book Awards are presented annually for fifteen notable books created by writers, illustrators or book artists who are Kansans and/or have written about Kansas. The award, originally established in 2006, is organized by the Kansas Center for the Book (KCFB).[1][2]

Winning authors include Clare Vanderpool, Rolf Potts, Ben Lerner, Candice Millard, and Gordon Parks.

Process

The KCFB is a state affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. It is a program of the State Library of Kansas.[1]

A committee of KCFB affiliates and fellows, together with authors of previous Notable Books, identifies notable titles from among those published the previous year, and the State Librarian makes the selection for the final list of fifteen. A reception and medal awards ceremony are held to honor the books and their authors and illustrators.[1]

List of winners

Following are the Kansas Notable Book Award winners, listed in alphabetical order by title:

2014

2013

(companion book to The Dust Bowl)

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

(companion book to Sea Monsters: A Prehistoric Adventure)

2007

Eighteen notable books were selected in 2007, the only year in which it was not a list of fifteen.

2006

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Notable Books". Kansas State Library. Retrieved November 5, 2014.
  2. "2006 Notable Books". Kansas State Library. Retrieved November 5, 2014.

External links

Official website

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