Established

1997

Organizer

National Outdoor Book Awards Foundation; Idaho State University; Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education

Category

Children's Literature, Fairy Tales, and Picture Books

Selection Method

Recommendation

Target

Professional

Frequency

1 per year

Application Deadline

around August

Announcement Period

around November

Status

Active

Description

The National Outdoor Book Award (NOBA) is a nonprofit program established in 1997 that annually honors outstanding works in outdoor literature and publishing. It is based at Idaho State University and chaired by Ron Watters. There are multiple categories (13 categories as of this article). Winning works are promoted nationally and granted the right to display a gold medallion. Since 2021, traditional honorable mentions have been replaced by Silver Medals, which may be awarded to the top two works if the score difference is narrow. Winners are announced in early November each year.

Prize

Main Prize

No explicit prize money is mentioned. Winning works can display the National Outdoor Book Award gold medallion, and winning works are promoted.

• Winning works can display a gold medallion
• Winning works are promoted nationally

Selection

Application Tips

Related Awards

• American literary awards
• Outdoor literature awards
• Related programs of Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education

Official Resources

Past Winners