New Mexico Book Awards
recognizing
the best books in
New Mexico & the Southwest
Mission:
To promote and recognize great books published in the
Southwest and New Mexico.
Uncovering
the best in New Mexico's books (and the entire Southwest)!
The purpose of the New Mexico Book Awards is to honor great
books from New Mexico and the Southwest. The best of
Southwestern literature judged by a distinguished panel of
scholars and librarians. Underwritten by Albuquerque The
Magazine, Borders, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery Foods, New Mexico
Book Co-op, and New Mexico Humanities Council, the New
Mexico Book Awards are sponsored by Albuquerque/Bernalillo
County Library System and the Friends of the Albuquerque
Public Library, Albuquerque The Magazine, Around 505
Magazine, Borders, Camera Arts Magazine, Hastings-Juan
Tabo, Hastings-Wyoming, Ironic Horse Studios, Laboratory of
Anthropology Library, Land of Enchantment Romance Authors,
New Mexico Book Association, New Mexico Coalition for
Literacy, New Mexico Humanities Council, New Mexico Kids
Magazine, New Mexico Library Foundation, New Mexico State
Library, PageOne Books, Pen New Mexico, Portales Public
Library, ReadWest, Rio Rancho Public Library, Santa Fe
Public Library, SouthWest Writers, Sunbelt Shows/Fiery
Foods, WalMart at Zuni, and WordHarvest Writers Workshop.
Each year, the New Mexico Book Awards Program honors
special New Mexico authors/publishers for their special
contributions to New Mexico's book community. In 2008, the
New Mexico Book Awards will present Friends of New Mexico
Books Awards to Denise Chavez (Las Cruces) and David
Morrell (Santa Fe) and the Friends of New Mexico Authors
Award to Ruthe Francis for their support of local New
Mexico books. In 2007, Tony Hillerman (Los Ranchos) and
Rudolfo Anaya (Albuquerque) were honored with the Friends
of New Mexico Books Awards.
The
list of the Winners in the 2009 New Mexico Book Awards can
be downloaded
HERE.
Friends of New Mexico
Books
2010 entry
info
2010
categories
2009 New Mexico Book Awards
Winners
2008 New Mexico Book Awards
Winners
2007 New Mexico Book Awards
Winners
Media
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