Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award

The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award, also known as the Pacific Northwest Book Award (PNBA), is an annual award presented by the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association to recognize "excellence in writing" from the Pacific Northwest.^[1][2][3] The award recognizes authors from the Pacific Northwest, including Washington, Oregon, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, and British Columbia.^[4] The PNBA was first awarded in 1964 and is presented annually at the association's Spring Trade Show.^[2][5] Past recipients include Chuck Palahniuk, Dana Simpson, Kim Barnes, Erik Larson, E.J. Koh, Karl Marlantes, Timothy Egan, Kathleen Flenniken, Donna Barba Higuera, Jonathan Raban and Lidia Yuknavitch.