Book Awards Calendar of Events

Moving Words: Writers Across Minnesota

Featuring multi-genre, Minnesota Book Award-winning authors, Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read.

See our upcoming events or watch the recordings of previous events below.

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Upcoming Events

Apr
25
Thu
Moving Words: Writers Across Minnesota | Aitkin @ Aitkin Public Library
Apr 25 @ 6:00 pm
Moving Words: Author Discussion Thursday, April 25 | 6:00 p.m. Aitkin Public Library | 110 1st Ave NE, Aitkin MN 56431 Free | Registration not required Enjoy a lively discussion with two Minnesota authors: Kao Kalia Yang and Sheila Packa. Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read.
Moving Words is a program of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Library of Congress-designated Minnesota Center for the Book. This program is made possible in part by the State of Minnesota through an appropriation to the Minnesota Department of Education and the generous support of Bernadette and Jeffrey Janisch..
May
7
Tue
36th Annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony @ Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
May 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:30 pm

Celebrate the state’s best books at the 36th annual Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony, sponsored by Education Minnesota. Readers, writers, and booklovers from across Minnesota are invited to gather and celebrate the stories of Minnesotans that inspire and connect us.

6:00 p.m. – Preface
Meet the finalists and mingle with your fellow book lovers. Enjoy book sales and signing and a cash bar.

7:30 p.m. – Awards Ceremony
Awards are presented to winners in nine categories and to the recipient of the Book Artist, Hognander Minnesota History, and Kay Sexton awards, with special guests. The Ceremony will include ASL interpretation and live captioning on large screens.

9:00 p.m. – Epilogue
Celebrate with friends, buy featured books, and grab a treat when you leave.

Learn more about the 2024 Minnesota Book Award and purchase your tickets today at https://thefriends.org/minnesota-book-awards

May
20
Mon
Moving Words: Writers Across Minnesota | Wadena @ Wadena City Library
May 20 @ 2:00 pm


Moving Words: Author Discussion

Monday, May 20 | 2:00 p.m.
Wadena City Library | 210 1st St SW, Wadena MN 56482
Free | Registration not required

Enjoy a lively discussion with three Minnesota authors: Janna Knittel, Jeremy Norton, and Margi Preus. Moving Words is an opportunity for writers and readers to explore various themes together: the impact of literature in their lives, their connection as fellow Minnesotans, and the lens through which we read.


Moving Words is a program of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the Library of Congress-designated Minnesota Center for the Book. This program is made possible in part by the State of Minnesota through an appropriation to the Minnesota Department of Education and the generous support of Bernadette and Jeffrey Janisch.

Moving Words Recorded Events

Hosted by Park Rapids Area Library on September 10, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Karen Babine, Heid Erdrich, Peter Geye and Kao Kalia Yang.

Hosted by Traverse des Sioux Library Cooperative and Waseca-LeSueur Library System on September 15, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors ack El-Hai, William Green, Sheila O'Connor and Gwen Westerman.

Hosted by Roseau Public Library on September 17, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Brian Freeman, Julie Klassen, David LaRochelle and Linda LeGarde Grover.

Hosted by Center City Public Library and East Central Regional Library on September 26, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Michael Hall, Laura Purdie Salas and Joyce Sidman.

Hosted by Crookston Public Library, part of the Lake Agassiz Regional Library, on October 1, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Susan Bartlett Foote, Cary Griffith, Christopher Lehman and Andrea Swensson.

Hosted by Litchfield Public Library, part of the Pioneerland Library System on October 6, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Allen Eskens, Su Hwang, Sheila O’Connor and Kao Kalia Yang.

Hosted by Worthington Public Library and Nobles County Library on October 22, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Kate Allen, Shannon Gibney, Wing Young Huie, and Ed Bok Lee.

Hosted by Perham Public Library, part of the Viking Library System, on October 26, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Peter Geye, Kaethe Schwehn, Chaun Webster and Diane Wilson.

Hosted by Grand Rapids Area Library on November 5, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Brian Farrey, Linda LeGarde Grover, Shawn Otto and Sun Yung Shin.

Hosted by Rochester Public Library on November 12, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Ellen Hart, Nicole Helget, Su Hwang and Naomi Kritzer.

Hosted by Great River Regional Library on November 17, 2020, this event features Minnesota Book Award-winning authors Shannon Gibney, Geoff Herbach, Bao Phi and Christopher P. Lehman.