Presented annually by the New England Booksellers Association (NEBA), the New England Book Awards were established in 1990 to call attention to New England authors and publishers who have produced a body of work that stands as a significant contribution to the region's literature. Each award is accompanied by a $500 grant from NEBA to a literacy or other charitable organization chosen by the winner.

Fiction

2008 Alice Hoffman

2007 Gregory Maguire

2006 Richard Ford

2005 William Martin

2004 Archer Mayor

2003 Jodi Picoult

2002 Chris Bohjalian

2001 Elinor Lipman

2000 Suzanne Strempek Shea

1999 Wally Lamb

1998 Anita Shreve

Nonfiction

2008 Nathaniel Philbrick

2007 Roy Blount, Jr.

2006 Kevin Phillips

2005 Jane Brox

2004 Linda Greenlaw

2003 Simon Winchester

2002 Howard Zinn

2001 Robert Finch

2000 John Hanson Mitchell

1999 Bill Bryson

1998 Bernd Heinrich

Children's Books

2008 Tomie de Paola

2007 Julius Lester

2006 Jane Yolen

2005 Marc Simont

2004 Molly Bang

2003 Lois Lowry

2002 Leonard Everett Fisher

2001 Joan Bauer

2000 Marcia Sewall

1999 Karen Hesse

1998 Susan Meddaugh