The Ohioana Library Association recognizes the accomplishments of talented Ohioans who have made significant contributions to the literary and artistic life of Ohio. Awards are presented at this annual luncheon, which was originally held at the State Library of Ohio, but now takes place at the Ohio Statehouse.

The Ohioana Book Awards for 2010 are presented to the following persons in the following categories:
Ohioana Career Award
Timothy and James Keny - Owners of the Keny Galleries in Columbus OH

Ohioana Pegasus Award
JOEL LIPMAN - Toledo's Lucas County Poet Laureate

Ohioana Citation for Art and Education
PATTY MITCHELL
Athens OH

Ohioana Citation for Children's Books
BRIAN CLEARY
Native and resident of Cleveland

Ohioana Citation for Music
JORMA KAUKONEN
Resident of Pomeroy

Ohioana Citation for Art and Illustration
LOREN LONG
Resident of Cincinnati

Ohioana Book Award for Fiction
DAN CHAON for Await Your Reply
Resident of Cleveland Heights and Oberlin College professor

Ohioana Book Award for Nonfiction
GAIL COLLINS for When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of
American Women from 1960 to the Present
Native of Cincinnati

Ohioana Book Award for Poetry
RITA DOVE for Sonata Mulattica: Poems
Native of Akron

Ohioana Book Award for Juvenile Literature
MICHAEL J. ROSEN for Cuckoo's Haiku
Native and resident of Columbus

Ohioana Book Award for About Ohio or an Ohioan
JAMES McCORMAC and GARY MESZAROS for Wild Ohio: The Best of Our Natural Heritage
James is Columbus resident; Gary is Cleveland resident

James P. Barry Ohioana Award for Editorial Excellence
JILL ALLYN ROSSER, Editor - New Ohio Review of Ohio University
Resident of Athens

Walter Rumsey Marvin Grant to encourage a young unpublished writer
DANIEL PRIBBLE
Native of Oxford

Alice Louise Wood Memorial Ohioana Children's Literature Award
SHARON DRAPER
Native of Cleveland and resident of Cincinnati