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Oregon Book Awards – Past Recipients

Hazel Hall Award for Poetry


2002 Lois Baker of Portland, Man Covered With Bees Joseph Millar of Eugene, Overtime Carolyn Reynolds Miller of Salem, Rising and Falling Willa Schneberg of Portland, In The Margins Of The World		2001 Karen Braucher of Portland, Sending Messages Over Inconceivable Distances Tom Bremer of Portland, Just Once Dorianne Laux of Eugene, Smoke Ralph Salisbury of Eugene, Rainbows of Stone Floyd Skloot of Amity, The Evening Light


2000 Bill Deemer of Eugene, Variations Jeff Meyers of Portland, Hereafter Judith Montgomery of Portland, Passion Primus St. John of West Linn, Communion George Venn of La Grande, West of Paradise		1999 casey l.b. kwang of Talent, on blue felix paper Kim Stafford of Portland, A Thousand Friends of Rain Clemens Starck of Dallas, Studying Russian on Company Time Pimone Triplett of Eugene, Ruining the Picture


1998 Diane Averill of Beavercreek, Beautiful Obstacles Michele Glazer of Portland, It Is Hard to Look At What We Came to Think Weíd Come to See James Grabill of Portland, Listening to the Leaves Form Robert Hill Long of Eugene, The Effigies Sandra Stone of Portland, Cocktails with Brueghel at the Museum CafÈ		1997 David Biespiel of Portland, Shattering Air Donna Henderson of Monmouth, Transparent Woman T.R. Hummer of Eugene, Walt Whitman in Hell Lawson Fusao Inada of Ashland, Drawing the Line Lisa M. Steinman of Portland, Ordinary Songs


1996 Barbara LaMorticella, Rain on Waterless Mountain Carlos Reyes, A Suitcase Full of Crows Jim Shugrue, Small Things Screaming Clemens Starck, Journeymanís Wages		1995 James Grabill, Poem Rising Out of the Earth and Standing Up in Someone Vern Rutsala, Little-known Sports Floyd Skloot, Music Appreciation Elizabeth Wood, Luminaries of the Humble


1994 Henry Carlile, Rain Tom Crawford, Lauds Jane Glazer, Some Trick of Light Doug Marx, Sufficiency Steven Sher, Travelerís Advisory Floyd Skloot, Poppies		1993 Lois Baker, Tracers Lawson Inada, Legends from Camp Peter Jensen, Erik Muller and David Johnson, Confluence Lisa M. Steinman, A Book of Other Days


1992 James B. Hall, Bereavements Christopher Howell, Sweet Afton Vern Rutsala, Selected Poems		1991 Diane Averill, Branches Doubled Over with Fruit Robert A. Davies, Tracks in Oregon Sharon Doubiago, Psyche Drives the Coast Nan Hannon, Sky River


1990 Primus St. John, Dreamer Maxine Scates, Toluca Street (two winners)		1989 Judith Barrington, History and Geography John Daniel, Common Ground Lex Runciman, The Admirationís Lisa M. Steinman, All That Comes to Light

1988 Tom Bremer, A Bird That Changes Trees Sharon Doubiago, Oedipus Drowned Ingrid Wendt, Singing the Mozart Requiem		1987 John Haislip, Seal Rock Vern Rutsala, Ruined Cities


H.L. Davis Award for Fiction

2002 Kate Bernheimer of Portland, The Complete Tales of Ketzia Gold Gina Ochsner of Keizer, The Necessary Grace to Fall Peter Rock of Portland, The Ambidextrist		2001 Barry Lopez of Finn Rock, Light Action in the Caribbean Phillip Margolin of Portland, Wild Justice Mark Jude Poirier of Portland, Goats Doe Tabor of Eugene, Do Drums Beat There Molly Best Tinsley of Ashland, Throwing Knives

2000 Craig Lesley of Portland, Storm Riders Jody Seay of Portland, The Second Coming of Curly Red Kathleen Tyau of Gaston, Makai		1999 Tracy Daugherty of Corvallis, The Boy Orator Sheila Evans of Yachats, Northport Ehud Havazelet of Corvallis, Like Never Before Chuck Palahniuk of Portland, Survivor

1998 Peter Ho Davies, The Ugliest House in the World Molly Gloss, The Dazzle of Day Sandra Scofield, Plain Seeing Floyd Skloot, The Open Door Gus Van Sant, Pink		1997 Ann Copeland, Season of Apples Gregg Kleiner, Where River Turns to Sky Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club Joanna Rose, Little Miss Strange Sandra Scofield, A Chance to See Egypt

1996 Tracy Daugherty, What Falls Away Craig Lesley, The Sky Fisherman Kathleen Tyau, A Little Too Much Is Enough		1995 Jennifer C. Cornell, Departures Chang-rae Lee, Native Speaker Ann Packer, Mendocino and Other Stories

1994 Diana Abu-Jaber, Arabian Jazz Alison Baker, How I came West, and Why I Stayed George Herman, Carnival of Saints Whitney Otto, Now You See Her Sandra Scofield, More Than Allies		1993 Annie Dawid, York Ferry David Duncan, The Brothers K Ken Kesey, Sailor Song Diane Simmons, Dreams Like Thunder Kim Stafford, Wind on the Waves

1992 Karen Karbo, The Diamond Lane Ursula Le Guin, Searoad Tom Spanbauer, The Man Who Fell in Love with the Moon Kate Wilhelm, Death Qualified		1991 (no recipients)

1990 Molly Gloss, The Jump-off Creek Hillary Johnson, Physical Culture Craig Lesley, River Song		1989 Hob Broun, Cardinal Numbers Sharon Doubiago, The Book of Seeing with Oneís Own Eyes

1988 Todd Grimson, Within Normal Limits A.B. Paulson, Watchman Tell Us of the Night Fred Pfeil, Shine On		1987 Rick Borsten, The Great Equalizer Russell Working, Resurrectionists


Frances Fuller Victor Award for Literary Nonfiction

2002 K.P. Burke of Salem, Proof Through the Night Paul Collins of Portland, Banvard's Folly Alfred Habegger of Enterprise, My Wars Are Laid Away in Books Karen Karbo of Portland, Generation Ex Jennifer Lauck of Portland, Still Waters		2001 Larry Colton of Portland, Counting Coup Chanrithy Him of Eugene, When Broken Glass Floats Lauren Kessler of Eugene, The Happy Bottom Riding Club Jennifer Lauck of Portland, Blackbird

2000 Judith Barrington of Portland, Lifesaving Andrew X. Pham of Portland, Catfish and Mandala Marjorie Sandor of Corvallis, The Night Gardener		1999 William Ashworth of Ashland, The Left Hand of Eden Diana Coogle of Applegate, Fire from the Dragonís Tongue Barbara Drake of Yamhill, Peace at Heart Barry Lopez of Finn Rock, About This Life Jeff Taylor of Independence, Tools of the Earth

1998 Lars Nordstr–m of Beavercreek, Making It Home Richard Peck of Portland, A Morbid Fascination William G. Robbins of Corvallis, Landscapes of Promise Quintard Taylor of Eugene, In Search of the Racial Frontier		1997 John Daniel of Elmira, Looking After Floyd Skloot of Amity, The Night-Side

1996 Susan Butruille, Womenís Voices from the Western Frontier Thomas Hager, Force of Nature Robert Leo Heilman, Overstory Zero Garrett Hongo, Volcano Kathleen Dean Moore, Riverwalking		1995 Robin Cody, Voyage of a Summer Sun James Grabill, Through the Green Fire Marcy Houle, The Prairie Keepers Alvin M. Josephy, 500 Nations Quintard Taylor, The Forging of a Black Community

1994 Chris Anderson, Edge Effects Lauren Kessler, Stubborn Twig Rick Steber, Oregon Trail Theodore Stern, Chiefs and Chief Traders Linda Tamura, The Hood River Issei		1993 Larry Colton, Goat Brothers John Daniel, The Trail Home David A. Johnson, Founding the Far West Jonathan Nicholas, On the Oregon Trail

1992 Richard M. Brown, No Duty to Retreat Richard Kraus, Brushes with Power Terence OíDonnell, Arrow in the Earth Sallie Tisdale, Stepping Westward		1991 Peter Byrne, Tula Hatti Robert Grudin, The Grace of Great Things Marcy Cottrell Houle, Wings for My Flight Mary Ann Humphrey, My Country, My Right to Serve (two winners) Kim Stafford, Entering the Grove (commendation)

1990 Robin Carey, Baja Journey William Merritt, Where the Rivers Ran Backward		1989 Shannon Applegate, Skookum Luther S. Cressman, A Golden Journey Ursula Le Guin, Dancing on the Edge of the World William L. Sullivan, Listening for Coyote

1988 Jack Estes, A Field of Innocence Barry Lopez, Crossing Open Ground Edward Malin, Totem Poles Sam McKinney, Reach of Tide, Ring of History Cynthia Stowell, Faces of a Reservation		1987 Ken Kesey, Demon Box Barry Lopez, Arctic Dreams Kim Stafford, Having Everything Right


Angus L. Bowmer Award for Drama

2002 (no recipients)		2001 Dori Appel of Ashland, Lost and Found Timothy E. Craig of McMinnville, Oregon Dawn Charles Deemer of Portland, Seven Plays Nancy Masaitis of Portland, Awe & Wonder Barbara Pongracz of Lake Oswego, 3rd Time's the Charm

2000 Sandra de Helen of Portland, The Bobbsey Twins Go to Hell Melinda Pittman of Portland, Wonderbroads William Sharp of Portland, Ain't Nothin' But a Bunch of Bull		1999 Dori Appel of Ashland, The Lunatic Within Dori Appel of Ashland, Mother, Tree, Cat Bryan Marvis of Oceanside, Dream True Bryan Marvis of Oceanside, The Loner

1998 Dori Appel of Ashland, Freudís Girls Charles Deemer, Bedrooms and Bars Charles Deemer, Famililly Dorothy Velasco, Ever the Dragon		1997 Doug Baldwin of Portland, Drawing Down Clio Wayne Harrel of Portland, Song of the Bow Merilee Karr of Portland, The Diamond Orchard

1996 Jan Baross, Mata Hari Susan Mach, Angle of View D. Roberts, Picasso in the Backseat Dorothy Velasco, Mother May I Sharon Whitney, The Amazing Adventures of Coco-Kab·		1995 (no recipients)

1994 Rachael Burchard, Alone Myra Donnelley, Still Life Jessica Litwak, A Pirateís Lullaby Greg Tozian, Fort Byron Sharon Whitney, Rumpelstiltskin		1993 (no recipients)

1992 Nancy Klementowski, After the Light Goes Steve Patterson, Bombardment E.J. Westlake, The Disappearance and Death of Amelia Earhart		1991 (no recipients)

1990 George Evans, Swimming in Grace Charles van Steenburgh, The Lonely Treble Sharon Whitney, Five Minute Wars		1989 Jan Baross, The Woman Who Walked with a List Dan Duling, Holding Patterns Tad Savinar, The 4 Mickies

1988 Carolyn Gage, The Second Coming of Joan of Arc Nancy Klementowski, Small Combo Blues Tad Savinar, Brushfires


Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Readers

2002 Monte Killingsworth of Applegate, Equinox Sara Ryan of Portland, Empress of the World Graham Salisbury of Portland, Lord of the Deep Roland Smith of Tualatin, Zach's Lie		2001 Virginia Euwer Wolff of Oregon City, True Believer

2000 Carmen Bernier-Grand of Portland, In the Shade of the NÌspero Tree Ellen Howard of Salem, The Gate in the Wall Roland Smith of Wilsonville, The Last Lobo		1999 Susan Fletcher of Lake Oswego, Shadow Spinner Pamela Smith Hill of Portland, A Voice from the Border

1998 Linda Crew of Corvallis, Long Time Passing Gretchen Olson of Amity, Joyride Graham Salisbury of Portland, Shark Bait Judy Sierra of Eugene, The Mean Hyena Roland Smith of Tualatin, Sasquatch		1997 Rodger Larson of Portland, What I Know Now Eloise McGraw of Lake Oswego, The Moorchild

1996 David Delamare, The Man in the Moon and the Hot Air Balloon Rebecca Hickox, Per and the Dala Horse Eric A. Kimmel, The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol Roland Smith, Journey of the Red Wolf Roland Smith, Thunder Cave		1995 Margaret Bechard, Really No Big Deal Robert Crum, On the Powwow Trail with a Young Grass Dancer Rita Grauer, Vasalisa and Her Magic Doll Graham Salisbury, Under the Blood-red Sun

1994 Susan Fletcher, Flight of the Dragon Kyn Eric Kimmel, Anasi and the Talking Melon Virginia Euwer Wolff, Make Lemonade		1993 Becky Ayres, Matreshka Margaret Bechard, Tory and Me and the Spirit of True Love Eric Kimmel, The Spotted Pony Graham Salisbury, Blue Skin of the Sea

1992 Eloise McGraw, The Striped Ships Virginia Euwer Wolff, The Mozart Season		1991 Linda Crew, Someday Iíll Laugh About This Eric Kimmel, The Chanukkah Guest Eric Kimmel, Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

1990 Susan Fletcher, Dragonís Milk Eric Kimmel, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins Dorothy Nafus Morrison, Vanishing Act