The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) is a non-profit association of independent bookstores from five Northwest states, Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Alaska and British Columbia. The Association produces educational and promotional events and materials for its members and offers literacy, free speech, and author promotional vehicles through its member stores.Since 1965, our annual Book Awards have recognized such luminary figures in Northwest literature as Ivan Doig, Ursula K. Le Guin, David James Duncan, Cheryl Strayed, Jonathan Evison, Molly Gloss, Chuck Palahniuk, and Brian Doyle.
Many of these authors were honored by PNBA before they received national attention. A history of past winners of the Pacific Northwest Book Award can be viewed on the Book Awards homepage.PNBA's Awards Committee is comprised of eight volunteer booksellers from throughout our member region. This year's Committee considered almost 300 nominated titles published during October 2024-September 2025 for the 2026 award.
These titles, announced live at the Fall Tradeshow, comprise the list from which up to six 2026 winners will be selected.Winners be announced in early January 2026 and promoted by our member stores during the winter and spring of 2026.
