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California Book Awards

Books in the categories of Fiction, First Work of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Juvenile (to age 12), Young Adult, Californiana, and Contribution to Publishing. Work must have been written by authors living in California at the time their work was published or submitted for publication. To be eligible for Californiana, the work must deal with a California-based issue, topic, or historical period. To be eligible for Contribution to Publishing, the publisher must be a California resident.