First given in 1942, the Ohioana Book Awards are the second oldest, and among the most prestigious, state literary prizes in the nation. Nearly every major writer from Ohio in the past 80 years has been honored, from James Thurber to Toni Morrison.

Honorees include:
Fiction: Carter Sickels, The Prettiest Star
Nonfiction: Aimee Nezhukumatathil, World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments
About Ohio or an Ohioan: Carole M. Genshaft, ed., Raggin' On: The Art of Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson's House and Journals
Poetry: Marianne Chan, All Heathens
Middle Grade/Young Adult Literature: Jacqueline Woodson, Before the Ever After
Juvenile Literature: Thrity Umrigar, Sugar in Milk
Readers' Choice: Tiffany McDaniel, Betty
Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant: Hagan Faye Whiteleather

Additional Speakers Include:
David Weaver, Executive Director, Ohioana Library Association
Dan Shellenbarger, The Ohio Channel