Florida Book Award

{{Short description|Annual book awsard in Florida, United States}}

The Florida Book Awards are a set of annual statewide literary awards that recognize Floridian authors and books about Florida published in the previous year.{{cite web|url=https://www.tampabay.com/features/books/florida-book-awards-for-2014-honor-randy-wayne-white-others/2165482|title=Florida Book Awards for 2014 honor Randy Wayne White, others|author=|date=13 February 2014|website=tampabay.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}} Established in 2006, the awards are administered by the Florida State University Libraries, with co-sponsors including the Florida Humanities Council, Florida Center for the Book, the State Library and Archives of Florida, and the Florida Historical Society.{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2017/07/29/competition-opens-florida-book-awards/519738001/|title=Competition opens for Florida Book Awards|author=|date=|website=tallahassee.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}}

Finalists are selected in eleven categories by three-member juries, with gold, silver, and bronze medals awarded. Cash prizes ranging from $500-$1,000 are awarded in three award categories, including the Phillip and Dana Zimmerman Gold Medal for Florida Nonfiction, the Gwen P. Reichert Gold Medal for Children’s Literature, and the Richard E. Rice Gold Medal Award for Visual Arts.{{cite web|url=https://www.tallahassee.com/story/life/2018/03/17/winners-2017-florida-book-awards-include-tallahassee-poet/431724002/|title=Winners of 2017 Florida Book Awards include Tallahassee poet|author=|date=|website=tallahassee.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}} Winners are recognized at the annual awards ceremony in Tallahassee, FL, in April.{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/books/article134257534.html|title=Florida Book Awards honor state's best|author=|date=|website=miamiherald.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}}

Previous recipients of the Florida Book Award include Craig Pittman, Jack E. Davis, Edwidge Danticat, Arlo Haskell, Randy Wayne White, Lynne Barrett, Campbell McGrath, William McKeen, Carlton Ward Jr., Uva de Aragón, and Patricia Engel.{{Cite web |title=Florida Book Awards celebrate diverse literature |url=https://www.tampabay.com/life-culture/arts/books/2022/02/28/florida-book-awards-celebrate-diverse-literature/ |access-date=2025-01-17 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/books/article139492788.html|title=Got a question about the Gulf? Here's your answer|author=|date=|website=miamiherald.com|accessdate=19 September 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://konknet.com/arlo-haskell-wins-florida-book-award-for-the-jews-of-key-west/|title=Arlo Haskell Wins Florida Book Award for "The Jews of Key West"|author=|date=|website=konknet.com|accessdate=19 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929041145/http://konknet.com/arlo-haskell-wins-florida-book-award-for-the-jews-of-key-west/|archive-date=29 September 2018|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://floridabookawards.lib.fsu.edu/winners/all.html|title=The Florida Book Awards|first=Web Development, Florida State|last=University|date=1 February 2011|website=floridabookawards.lib.fsu.edu|accessdate=19 September 2018}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/com/2012/04/03/mckeen-wins-florida-book-awards-medal-for-mile-marker-zero/|title=McKeen wins Florida Book Awards medal for 'Mile Marker Zero' | College of Communication|website=www.bu.edu}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.nationalgeographic.org/2014/02/06/florida-wildlife-corridor-expedition-receives-florida-book-award/|title="Florida Wildlife Corridor Expedition" Receives Florida Book Award|date=February 6, 2014|website=National Geographic Society Newsroom}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2012/february/feb9_magpies.html|title = Press Release: "Magpies," Published by Carnegie Mellon University Press, Wins Gold Medal at Florida Book Awards - News - Carnegie Mellon University}}