Staci Lola Drouillard standing by the lake. Photo by Cathi Quinn
On Monday, January 27, the Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library announced finalists in all nine categories for the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards, presented this year by sponsor Education Minnesota.
Chosen on Saturday, January 25, by 27 judges from around the state – writers, teachers, librarians, booksellers, and others from the literary community, one of the finalists for the Minnesota nonfiction category is local author Staci Lola Drouillard, who was nominated for her book “Walking the Old Road: A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Annishinabbe.”
Award winners will be announced at the 2020 Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony on Tuesday, April 28, at the Ordway Center for Performing Arts. The Preface Reception begins at 6:30 p.m., followed by the Awards Ceremony at 8 p.m.
The Minnesota Book Awards is a yearlong program of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library that connects readers and writers throughout the state with the stories of our neighbors. The process begins in the fall with book submissions and continues through winter with two rounds of judging. Winners are announced at the Minnesota Book Awards Ceremony each spring. Woven throughout the season are events that promote the authors and connect the world of Minnesota books – writers, artists, illustrators, publishers, editors, and more – to readers throughout the state. In recognition of this and its other statewide programs and services, the Library of Congress has recognized The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library as the state’s designated Center for the Book. For more information visit thefriends.org/mnba.
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