2022 Literary Awards: Spotlight on Washington Authors Here at the Washington Center for the Book we’d like to say an extra special CONGRATULATIONS to the many Washington authors who received awards and honors for their stellar books during ALA’s LibLearnX conference this winter. We thank them for their wonderful work and for sharing their words with us all! Donna Barba…
7th Annual Washington State Zine Contest! The 7th Annual Washington State Zine Contest is open and we can’t wait to check out the creations that will roll in from locations around the state. The deadline is Feb. 25, 2022 so zine creators of all ages have plenty of time to create a zine on any theme and mail it in…
Bring the National Book Festival to Your Branch! The Library of Congress wants this year’s festival to truly be a National Book Festival (NBF) —and would love your help in making this happen in our state. As a state affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book, the Washington Center for the Book has access to a list…
Winners of the 6th Annual Washington State Zine Contest have been announced! Pre-4th Grade Rocks Everywhere by Manya Saxena Grades 4-6 The Adventure of Unihorn by Kaylee Klebanow Grades 7-9 This Zine is Anti-Racist by Miguel Martinez Adults Together Apart by Questen Inghram and Ava Stuller Find more information about the contest and past winners here. Consider submitting a zine…
The 6th Annual Washington State Zine Contest is now open! The beautiful artwork for this year’s poster was done, once again, by the incredibly talented Chris Sabatini of the Olympia Timberland Library. You can find a downloadable PDF of the poster and more information about the contest, including submission guidelines and examples of past winners here.
Winners of the 5th Annual Washington State Zine Contest have been announced! Winners Grades 4-6 Savage Dolphin: The Real Deal by Jayden Kammeyer Grades 7-9 Tribes: The Cowlitz by Katya Rukhlinskaia Grades 10-12 The Journey by Kaylee Lâm Adults Love Letter to Harry Allen by Elijah Janka Honorable Mentions Grades 4-6 I’m a Trans Girl Ways to Be Kind to Bees: A Bee-Zine by…
Looking for a way to connect your adult patrons to the fun of summer reading challenges? We have a Book Bingo card you can download and adapt for your Library! The card is available in English and in Spanish (download here). We’ve kept the back blank so you can add information about your library, special events, programs, and reading suggestions.…
Here are the recipients of this year’s Washington State Book Award: WASHINGTON STATE BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION So Lucky by Nicola Griffith (MCD/Farrar, Straus and Giroux)Nicola Griffith’s short, tense novel is a spellbinding journey into the thin place between deep personal fears and physical reality. What do you do when home is no longer a safe place? Griffith’s protagonist is…
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