Nominations for the 2023 Awards are now CLOSED…thank you to everyone who submitted! Community readers will now read and evaluate this year’s submissions, and the finalists in each category will be announced in June.
Nominations for the 2023 Awards are now CLOSED…thank you to everyone who submitted! Community readers will now read and evaluate this year’s submissions, and the finalists in each category will be announced in June.
The High Plains Books Awards recognize regional authors and/or literary works which examine and reflect life on the High Plains. The High Plains region includes Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Alberta, Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
Nominations will be accepted in the following categories in 2024:
Winners for all Book Awards will be announced at an Awards event held in October in Billings, Montana. Each Book Award winner will receive a $500 award and commemorative plaque. The High Plains Book Award Board (the Board) reserves the right to determine there is no winning entry in a given category.
Nominations for the Book Awards are now closed for 2023. We will reopen them for the 2024 Awards in January.
Book Award Nomination Process, Deadline and Fees:
The High Plains Book Awards Board selects readers to evaluate all nominations and it identifies finalist books based upon reader evaluations. The Board selects judges to determine the winning entry in each category. The Board resolves any issues that may arise in the nomination, evaluation, finalist selection and judging process. All decisions of the Board are final. Winners for all Book Awards will be announced at an Awards event held in October 2023 in Billings, Montana. Each Book Award winner will receive a $500 award and commemorative plaque.
If you would like to be added to our email list to receive information about finalists and other news related to the Awards, please use the contact link to sign up. You will receive approximately 5 emails annually, and your contact information will not be shared.
Thanks for your interest in the High Plains Book Awards!
Questions? Please contact us through our the contact link.