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2019 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony
April 22, 2019 @ 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm
$12 – $65The 2019 Oregon Book Awards celebrates the state’s most accomplished writers in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, and drama. Click here to see the list of this year’s finalists! The winners will be announced live at the Ceremony on April 22. Don’t miss your chance to be part of this community moment. Get your tickets today.
Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, winner of the 2013 Oregon Book Award; Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar; and Torch, her debut novel. Her books have been translated into forty languages, and her essays and other writings have appeared in numerous publications.
Join Literary Arts’ annual celebration of the state’s most accomplished writers in the genres of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, young readers, and drama. Winners will be named at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony at the Gerding Theater at the Armory.
About the Host: Cheryl Strayed is the author of the #1 New York Times bestselling memoir Wild, the New York Times bestsellers Tiny Beautiful Things and Brave Enough, and the novel Torch. Wild won the 2013 Readers Choice Award as part of the Oregon Book Awards. Strayed’s books have been translated into nearly forty languages around the world and have been adapted for both the screen and the stage.
Available ticket prices include:
$12 – Balcony-level seating at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony.
$22 – Orchestra-level seating at the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony.
$65 – Patron ticket to the Oregon Book Awards Ceremony. This price includes premium seating at the Gerding Theater and supports the Oregon Book Awards & Fellowships program.
A cash-bar reception and book signing will follow the ceremony.
All seats are general admission (open seating) within sections.
Thank you to our event sponsors: Stoel Rives LLP, Commerce Bank, and Davis Wright Tremaine