The Michigan Author Award is awarded annually by the Michigan Library Association to recognize an outstanding published body of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or play script. A panel of judges representing Michigan librarians and the Michigan Center for the Book determines the recipient on overall literary merit.
Michigan Author Award recipients
1992 Dan Gerber
1993 Charles Baxter
1994 Nancy Willard
1995 Janet Kauffman
1996 Elmore Leonard
1997 Loren Estleman
1998 Gloria Whelan
1999 Jerry Dennis
2000 Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
2001 Thomas Lynch
2002 Nicholas Delbanco
2003 Diane Wakoski
2004 Patricia Polacco
2005 Christopher Paul Curtis
2006 Steve Hamilton
2007 Sarah Stewart
2008 Tom Stanton
2009 Dave Dempsey
2010 John Smolens
2011 Gary Schmidt
2012 Bonnie Jo Campbell
2013 Laura Kasischke
2014 Jim Harrison
2015 David Small
2016 Jacqueline Carey
2017 Doc Fletcher
2018 Beverly Jenkins
2019 Jaimy Gordon
2020 Mitch Albom
2021 Larry Massie
2022 Michael Zadoorian
External links
Michigan Author Award Committee
"Acclaimed Children's Writer Sarah Stewart Wins 2007 Michigan Author Award"