Award Archive

Benjamin Franklin Award Winners

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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Recent Winning Titles

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2012 Fiction (8-12 Years)

Butterflies in Autumn

Strong, Charles

Winner · Fiction (8-12 Years)

2012 Popular Fiction

A Crooked Number

Jorgenson, Nathan

Winner · Popular Fiction

2012 Historical Fiction

Emeralds Never Fade

Maitland-Lewis, Stephen

Winner · Historical Fiction

2012 Fiction-Teen

The Forgotten Locket

Mangum, Lisa

Winner · Fiction-Teen

2012 Cover Design-Fiction

Palestine

Bloomfield, Jonathan

Winner · Cover Design-Fiction

2012 Mystery/Suspense

Public Anatomy

Pearson, A. Scott

Winner · Mystery/Suspense

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Category pages show one slice of the award across many years, which is useful for readers tracking a specific prize.

Mystery & Thriller

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award Mystery & Thriller winners and nominees across the full archive.

38 results across this category

Children's Picture Book (0-3 Years)

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award Children's Picture Book (0-3 Years) winners and nominees across the full archive.

36 results across this category

Young Readers: Fiction (8-12 Years)

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award Young Readers: Fiction (8-12 Years) winners and nominees across the full archive.

32 results across this category

Fiction

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

30 results across this category

Historical Fiction

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award Historical Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

29 results across this category

New Voice: Fiction

Browse Benjamin Franklin Award New Voice: Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

28 results across this category

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