The 2025 Oregon Book Awards finalists feature Leslie Barnard Booth and Deborah Hopkinson, each recognized for having two nominated works. This is a notable repetition, occurring only five times in recent years across various authors. Susan Moore, a key figure at Literary Arts, remarked that children's authors often have multiple publications per year, increasing their chances for dual nominations. Highlighting Booth's achievement, her two picture books are in the same category, further underscoring competition and recognition within the field. The winners will be announced on April 28 during a ceremony at The Armory, generating anticipation in the literary community.
Children's book authors often publish more than one book in a year, so it's more likely to happen in that category. - Susan Moore, Literary Arts' director of programs for writers.
The other thing about [the nominations] that felt like such an honor to me was just to be nominated alongside authors whose work I know and whose work I admire. - Leslie Barnard Booth.
When I do school visits, kids will ask, 'How long have you been an author?' I think the answer might be since I was 5, if we include my early works. - Leslie Barnard Booth.
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