| High Plains Book Awards | |
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| Awarded for | English literary works which examine and reflect life in the High Plains region [1] |
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| Eligibility | Living authors publishing a new work who reside in or write about the region [2] |
| Reward(s) | Thirteen US$500 rewards [3] |
| Established | 2006 [1] |
| First award | 2007 [1] |
| Website | highplainsbookawards |
The High Plains Book Awards are North American literary awards for literature about the High Plains region of the United States and Canada.
The awards go to books that highlight the experience and landscape of the High Plains region of the US and Canada. [4] [5] Books are eligible for nomination if the book is newly published that year and the authors are living and publishing in or about the region. [2]
The awards defines the High Plains region as the states of Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, and Kansas, and the Canadian Provinces of Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. [4] [1]
Thirteen categories have one winner each. The 2021 winners received US$500 and a commemorative plaque, for a total of US$6,500 in prize money. [3]
In 2006 the Billings, Montana Billings Public Library Board of Trustees established the High Plains Book Awards. Board Chair Lloyd Mickelson led the effort to recognize works that were evocative of the High Plains landscape. The first awards were in 2007. [6]
Larry Watson received the inaugural Emeritus Award for his body of work in 2007. [7]
The awards became a tax exempt organization in September 2017. [8]
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