2026 Finalists
For Books with a Copyright Date of 2025
2026 FINALISTS - FOR BOOKS WITH A COPYRIGHT DATE OF 2025
Below is a list of the 38th annual IBPA Book Award program winner. One Gold winner and two Silver winners will be announced in each category during a LIVE awards ceremony on the evening of May 15, 2026 at the Oregon Convention Center's Hyatt Regency Portland in Portland, Oregon. Click on any category name below to see the three finalists in each category. Congratulations to all!​
AND THE 2026 FINALISTS ARE...
Art & Photography
Biography & Autobiography
Black/African American Communities
Body, Mind & Spirit
Business & Career
Coffee Table Book
Cookbook
Disabled Communities
Education
Fiction: General
Fiction: Historical
Fiction: Horror
Fiction: Mystery & Thriller
Fiction: Romance
Fiction: Science Fiction & Fantasy
First Nations/Indigenous Communities
Gift Book
Graphic Novel
Health & Fitness
History
Humor
Inspirational
Latina/o/e Communities
Neurodivergent Communities
Parenting & Family
Poetry
Political & Current Events
Professional & Technical
Psychology
Reference
Religion
Self-Help
Sports & Recreation
Travel
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Children's Picture Book (0-3 years)
Children's Picture Book (4-7 years)
Middle Grade/Young Adult: Nonfiction
Cover Design: Small Format, Fiction
Cover Design: Small Format, Nonfiction
Cover Design Children's/Young Adult
Interior Design
Interior Design: Children's/Young Adult
Audiobook: Fiction
Audiobook: Nonfiction
Audiobook: Children's/Young Adult
Best New Voice: Nonfiction
Best New Voice: Children's/Young Adult
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Fiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Nonfiction
The Bill Fisher Award for Best First Book: Children's/Young Adult
2023 AWARDS CEREMONY (then called the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards)
Below is a video of the awards ceremony in San Diego, CA.
