Minnesota Book Artist Award

This biennial award is presented as part of the Minnesota Book Awards and recognizes a Minnesota book artist or collaborative group for excellence of a new artistic work.

Congratulations to the 2024 Minnesota Book Artist Award Winner!

About the Minnesota Book Awards

Created in 1988, The Minnesota Book Awards is a statewide, year-round outreach program of The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library in partnership with the Saint Paul Public Library and City of Saint Paul.

For more information about the Minnesota Book Artist Award, visit the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library’s website or call 651-366-6497.

Thank you to our Sponsor

The Minnesota Book Artist Award is sponsored by Lerner Publishing Group.

This biennial award is presented as part of the Minnesota Book Awards and recognizes a Minnesota book artist or collaborative group for excellence of a new artistic work. For more information about the Minnesota Book Artist Award, visit the Friends of the St. Paul Public Library’s website or call 651-366-6497.

Previous Minnesota Book Artist Award Recipients

  • 2022

    Cathy Ryan

  • 2020

    The Team Behind My Mighty Journey

  • 2019

    Jody Williams

  • 2018

    Erica Spitzer Rasmussen

  • 2017

    Steven McCarthy

  • 2016

    Wendy Fernstrum

  • 2015

    Harriet Bart, Philip Gallo, and Jill Jevne

  • 2014

    Fred Hagstrom

  • 2013

    Jana Pullman

  • 2012

    Bridget O’Malley and Amanda Degener of Cave Paper

  • 2011

    Regula Russelle

  • 2010

    Wilber H. “Chip” Schilling

  • 2009

    Paulette Myers-Rich

  • 2008

    Jody Williams