The winners of the Florida Book Awards for books published in 2020 have been announced. Coordinated by the Florida State University Libraries, the Florida Book Awards is the nation’s most comprehensive state book awards program.It was established in 2006 to celebrate the best Florida literature.
Authors must be full-time Florida residents, except in the Florida nonfiction and visual arts categories, where the subject matter must focus on Florida.
Due to continued COVID-19 restrictions, authors from across the state will be honored this year in a virtual awards ceremony.
Young Children's Literature:Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal: Queen of Tejano Music: Selena (Little Bee Books) by Silvia Lopez (Miami)
Silver: Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela! (Albert Whitman & Company) by Alexandra Alessandri (Miami)
Older Children's Literature:
Jean E. Lowrie Gold Medal: Beastly Bionics: Rad Robots, Brilliant Biomimicry, and Incredible Inventions Inspired by Nature (National Geographic Kids) by Jennifer Swanson (Jacksonville)
Silver: The Mathematical Investigations of Dr. O and Arya (Tumblehome, Inc) by Arya Okten and Giray Okten (Tallahassee)
Bronze: DRAGONFLIES: Water Angels and Brilliant Bioindicators (Eifrig Publishing) by Marta Magellan (Miami)
Young Adult:
Gold: It's My Life (Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks) by Stacie Ramey (Wellington)
Silver: Dog Girl (Swoon Romance) by Gabi Justice (Safety Harbor)
Bronze: Camper Girl (Regal House Publishing/Fitzroy Books) by Glenn Erick Miller (Naples)
Florida Nonfiction:
Phillip and Dana Zimmerman Gold Medal: The Governors of Florida (University Press of Florida) by Edited by R. Boyd Murphree and Robert A. Taylor (Quincy)
Silver: Florida's Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts, and Health Spas (University Press of Florida) by Rick Kilby (Orlando)
Bronze: Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock (University Press of Florida) by Michael Ray FitzGerald (Jacksonville)
General Nonfiction:
Gold: PHARMA: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America (Simon & Schuster / Avid Reader Press) by Gerald Posner (Miami Beach)
Silver: Black Panther in Exile: The Pete O'Neal Story (University Press of Florida) by Paul J. Magnarella (Gainesville)
Bronze: Still Invisible?: Examining America's Black Male Crisis (Inspira Communications) by Elvin J. Dowling (Miramar)
Poetry:
Gold: Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara (University of Iowa Press) by William Fargason (Tallahassee)
Silver: Earnest, Earnest? (University of Pittsburgh Press) by Eleanor Boudreau (Tallahassee)
Bronze: Sacrificial Metal (Conduit Books & Ephemera) by Esther Lee (Jacksonville, FL)
Popular Fiction
Gold: Assassin's Strike (TOR/Forge) by Ward Larsen (Sarasota)
Silver: Shadow Ridge (Crooked Lane Books) by M.E. Browning (Stuart)
Bronze: The Key Lime Crime (Crooked Lane Books) by Lucy Burdette (Key West)
Spanish Language:Gold: Parece una república (katakana editores) by Francisco Larios (Miami)
Silver: P (Ediciones Furtivas) by María Cristina Fernández (Miami)
Bronze: Tres semillas de granada. Ensayos desde el inframundo (Vaso Roto) by Rose Mary Salum (Miami)
Visual Arts:
Richard E. Rice Gold Medal: Captivated (Sandpiper Press) by Steve Saari (Sanibel)
Note: No awards were announced this year for General Fiction.
Learn more about the Florida Book Awards.
Authors must be full-time Florida residents, except in the Florida nonfiction and visual arts categories, where the subject matter must focus on Florida.
Due to continued COVID-19 restrictions, authors from across the state will be honored this year in a virtual awards ceremony.
Young Children's Literature:Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal: Queen of Tejano Music: Selena (Little Bee Books) by Silvia Lopez (Miami)
Silver: Feliz New Year, Ava Gabriela! (Albert Whitman & Company) by Alexandra Alessandri (Miami)
Older Children's Literature:
Jean E. Lowrie Gold Medal: Beastly Bionics: Rad Robots, Brilliant Biomimicry, and Incredible Inventions Inspired by Nature (National Geographic Kids) by Jennifer Swanson (Jacksonville)
Silver: The Mathematical Investigations of Dr. O and Arya (Tumblehome, Inc) by Arya Okten and Giray Okten (Tallahassee)
Bronze: DRAGONFLIES: Water Angels and Brilliant Bioindicators (Eifrig Publishing) by Marta Magellan (Miami)
Young Adult:
Gold: It's My Life (Sourcebooks Fire, an imprint of Sourcebooks) by Stacie Ramey (Wellington)
Silver: Dog Girl (Swoon Romance) by Gabi Justice (Safety Harbor)
Bronze: Camper Girl (Regal House Publishing/Fitzroy Books) by Glenn Erick Miller (Naples)
Florida Nonfiction:
Phillip and Dana Zimmerman Gold Medal: The Governors of Florida (University Press of Florida) by Edited by R. Boyd Murphree and Robert A. Taylor (Quincy)
Silver: Florida's Healing Waters: Gilded Age Mineral Springs, Seaside Resorts, and Health Spas (University Press of Florida) by Rick Kilby (Orlando)
Bronze: Jacksonville and the Roots of Southern Rock (University Press of Florida) by Michael Ray FitzGerald (Jacksonville)
General Nonfiction:
Gold: PHARMA: Greed, Lies, and the Poisoning of America (Simon & Schuster / Avid Reader Press) by Gerald Posner (Miami Beach)
Silver: Black Panther in Exile: The Pete O'Neal Story (University Press of Florida) by Paul J. Magnarella (Gainesville)
Bronze: Still Invisible?: Examining America's Black Male Crisis (Inspira Communications) by Elvin J. Dowling (Miramar)
Poetry:
Gold: Love Song to the Demon-Possessed Pigs of Gadara (University of Iowa Press) by William Fargason (Tallahassee)
Silver: Earnest, Earnest? (University of Pittsburgh Press) by Eleanor Boudreau (Tallahassee)
Bronze: Sacrificial Metal (Conduit Books & Ephemera) by Esther Lee (Jacksonville, FL)
Popular Fiction
Gold: Assassin's Strike (TOR/Forge) by Ward Larsen (Sarasota)
Silver: Shadow Ridge (Crooked Lane Books) by M.E. Browning (Stuart)
Bronze: The Key Lime Crime (Crooked Lane Books) by Lucy Burdette (Key West)
Spanish Language:Gold: Parece una república (katakana editores) by Francisco Larios (Miami)
Silver: P (Ediciones Furtivas) by María Cristina Fernández (Miami)
Bronze: Tres semillas de granada. Ensayos desde el inframundo (Vaso Roto) by Rose Mary Salum (Miami)
Visual Arts:
Richard E. Rice Gold Medal: Captivated (Sandpiper Press) by Steve Saari (Sanibel)
Note: No awards were announced this year for General Fiction.
Learn more about the Florida Book Awards.
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