Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards

Winners

• 1988 - Quiet Magic by Sam Cook
• 1989 - The Winter Room by Gary Paulsen
• 1990 - Gunflint: Reflections on the Trail by Justine Kerfoot
• 1991 - North Writers: A Strong Woods Collection edited by John Henricksson
• 1992 - The Grand Portage Story by Carolyn Gilman
• 1993 - Walking the Rez Road by Jim Northrup
• 1994 - The Illustrated Voyageur by Howard Sivertson
• 1995 - The Duluth Portfolio by Craig and Nadine Blacklock
• 1996 - Silent Words by Joan M. Drury
• 1997 - Just Above Water by Louis Jenkins
• 1998 - Cold Comfort by Barton Sutter
• 1999 - 50 Circuit Hikes by Howard Fenton
• 2000 - John Blair and the Great Hinckley Fire by Josephine Nobisso
• 2001 – Schooners, Skiffs & Steamships: Stories along Lake Superior Water Trails by Howard Sivertson
• 2002
• *Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Borealis by Jeff Humphries with woodcut prints by Betsy Bowen
• *Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: The Art of the Canoe with Joe Seliga by Jerry Stelmok with photography by Deborah Sussex
• 2003
• *Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Uncommon Light: A Collection of Poems by Jeanine Lamoureux Emmons, Gladys Koski Holmes, Kathleen McQuillan, Stephanie Stevens, and Sheila Packa
• *Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: V Is for Viking: A Minnesota Alphabet by Kathy-jo Wargin, illustrated by Karen Latham and Rebecca Latham
• 2004
• *Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Ojibwe Tales: Stories of the Ojibwe People by Art Przybilla with the aid of the late Randy Councillor
• *Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Minnesota's Iron Country: Rich Ore, Rich Lives by Marvin Lamppa
• 2005
• *Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Zoe's Good-bye written and illustrated by Mary Schlangen
• *Nonfiction, Art, Scholarship: Salmela: Architect by Thomas Fisher, with photographs by Peter Bastianelli-Kerze
• 2006
• *Fiction, Poetry, Drama: The North Shore written by Gunnard Landers
• *Nonfiction, Memoir: Waking: A Memoir of Trauma and Transcendence written by Matthew Sanford
• *Children's Literature: Fearless John: The Legend of John Beargrease written by Kelly Emerling Rauzi and illustrated by Mila Horak
• 2007
• *Fiction, Poetry, Drama: Thunder Bay: A Cork O'Connor Mystery written by William Kent Krueger
• *Nonfiction, Memoir: Morgan Park: Duluth, U.S. Steel, and the Forging of a Company Town written by Arnold R. Alanen
• *Children's Literature: Agate: What Good is a Moose? written by Joy Morgan Dey and illustrated by Nikki Johnson
• *Art, Photography : Celebrating Birch: The Lore, Art, and Craft of an Ancient Tree written by North House Folk School
• 2008
• *Fiction: A Finntown of the Soul written by Patricia Eilola
• *Poetry: Trail Guide to the Northland Experience in Prints and Poetry by Northern Printmakers Alliance and Lake Superior Writers
• *General Nonfiction: Hard Work and a Good Deal: The Civilian Conservation Corps in Minnesota written by Barbara W. Sommer
• *Children's Literature: Someone Walks By: The Wonders of Winter Wildlife written by Polly Carlson-Voiles
• *Art, Photography: Driftwood: Stories Picked Up along the Shore written by Howard Sivertson
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range written by Aaron Brown
• 2009
• *Fiction: Minnesota Coldwritten by Cynthia Kraack
• *Poetry: The Dark Honey: New & Used Poems by Ellie Schoenfeld
• *General Nonfiction: Minong - The Good Place: Ojibwe and Isle Royale written by Timothy Cochrane
• *Children's Literature: WIntering written by William Durbin
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Knife Island written by Stephen Dahl
• 2010
• *Fiction: Safe from the Sea written by Peter Geye
• *Poetry: On Speaking Terms by Connie Wanek
• *General Nonfiction: Paddle North: Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness written by Greg Breining, photography by Layne Kennedy
• *Children's Literature: Minnesota's Hidden Alphabet written by David LaRochelle, photography by Joe Rossi
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Brown Sugar Syrup and Jack Pine Sand written by Dennis Herschbach
• 2011
• *Fiction: Dead Ahead: A Jo Spence Mystery written by Jen Wright
• *Poetry: Tumbled Dry by Charmaine Donovan
• *General Nonfiction: Ancient Earth and the First Ancestors: A Cultural and Geological Journey written by Ron Morton and Carl Gawboy, illustrated by Carl Gawboy
• *Children's Literature: Unforgettable written by Loretta Ellsworth
• *Art, Photography: Voyageur Skies: Weather and the Wilderness in Minnesota's National Park photography by Don Breneman, weather commentary by Mark Seeley
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Shelter written by Sarah Stonich
• 2012
• *Fiction: The Lighthouse Road written by Peter Geye
• *Poetry: The First Day of Spring in Northern Minnesota by Jim Johnson
• *General Nonfiction: Hawk Ridge: Minnesota's Birds of Prey written by Laura Erickson, illustrated by Betsy Bowen
• *Children's Literature: Summer of the Wolves written by Polly Carlson-Voiles
• *Art, Photography: Another Year on the Gunflint Trail by Nace Hagemann
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: My Mother Is Now Earth written by Mark Anthony Rolo
• 2013
• *Fiction: Tamarack County written by William Kent Krueger
• *Poetry: Bound Together: Like the Grasses by Deborah Cooper, Candace Ginsberg, Ann Floreen Niedringhaus, Ellie Schoenfeld, Anne Simpson
• *General Nonfiction: The Pie Place Cafe Cookbook: Food & Stories Seasoned by the North Shore written by Kathy Rice
• *Children's Literature: The Best Part of a Sauna written by Sheryl Peterson, illustrated by Kelly Dupre
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Threads of Hope: Caring for Babies Across Three Continents written by Martha Aas, M.D.
• 2014
• *Fiction: Sins of Our Fathers, written by Shawn Lawrence Otto
• *Poetry: Approaching the Gate, by Lynette Reini-Grandell
• *General Nonfiction: Twin Ports by Trolley: The Streetcar Era in Duluth-Superior, written by Aaron Isaacs
• *Children's Literature: Rhoda's Rock Hunt, written by Molly Beth Griffin, illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell
• *Memoir and Creative Nonfiction: Rooted in Iron and Ice: Innocent Years on the Mesabi, written by Gary W. Barfknecht
• *Art, Photography: Saved by Beauty: Sister Mary Charles McGough, OSB, written by John Schifsky, Sister Lois Eckes, Peter Spooner, Dustin Lyon and Meridith Schifsky
• 2015
• *Fiction: Once Were Mountains written by Victoria Richards
• *Poetry: Yoik by Jim Johnson
• *Nonfiction: Taconite Dreams: The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota's Iron Range, 1915-2000 written by Jeffrey T. Manuel
• *Children's Literature: Wilder's Ghost written by Diane Bradley
• *Memoir: Hillsider: Snapshots of a Curious Political Journeywritten by Don Ness
• *Art, Photography: The Way of Cheng-Khee Chee: Paintings 1974-2014 curated by Peter Spooner, The Tweed Museum of Art
• 2016
• *Fiction: Wintering written by Peter Geye
• *Poetry: The Sky Watched: Poems of Ojibwe Lives by Linda LeGarde Grover
• *Nonfiction: What Should A Clever Moose Eat? Natural History, Ecology, and the North Woods written by John Pastor
• *Children's Literature: One North Star: A Counting Book written by Phyllis Root, illustrated by Betsy Bowen and Beckie Prange
• *Memoir: Homemade: Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food written by Beatrice Ojakangas
• *Art, Photography: Glensheen: The Official Guide to Duluth's Historic Congdon Estate by Tony Dierckins, photography by Dennis O'Hara

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