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text reads: CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 Washington State Book Award Winners! bookcovers for the seven winners are included: Meet Me Tonight in Atlantic City by Jane Wong, The Laughter by Sonora Jha, A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them by Timothy Egan, I Sing the Salmon Home: Poems from Washington State edited by Rena Priest, Ploof by Ben Clanton and Andy Chou Musser, Duel by Jessixa Bagley, illustrated by Aaron Bagley, and Painted Devils by Margaret Owen

2024 Washington State Book Award Winners Announced!

The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) has selected winners in seven categories for the ...
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2024 Washington State Book Award Finalists Announced!

The Washington Center for the Book (an affiliate of the Library of Congress Center for the Book administered by Washington State Library) has selected 39 finalists in seven categories for ...
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text reads: WA, Washington Reads Freely. The shape of Washington state is reflected as the shape of an open book. colors of the inclusive pride flag are incorporated into the text.

Washington Reads Freely!

Washington Reads Freely is a months-long effort to celebrate the freedom to read. The effort encourages library patrons and the general public to share their stories of what reading freely ...
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Our mission

The Washington Center for the Book promotes literacy and a love of books, reading, and libraries. We celebrate Washington’s robust literary heritage and shine a spotlight on the contribution of reading and libraries in strengthening communities and in fostering civic engagement.

How will we achieve our mission

If you are a writer, visit our “For Writers” tab.  Find information about classes, workshops and conferences for Washington writers.

Did you write a book this year which you feel is “the one” and want to gain recognition? The “Washington State Book Awards” tab provides you with information about how to submit a book for consideration as well as links to past book award finalists and winners.

Maybe you just plain LOVE books.  The “For Book Lovers” tab provides a link to a map of the libraries and independent bookstores in Washington where you can get your hands on all the wonderful books you read about.

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