Richard Harris Awards

The Richard Harris Awards are funded by a grant from the Harris family. Harris left a notable legacy as a founding member and past president of the New Mexico Book Association, author of many books, a consummate book man, and a mentor to publishers. The Harris Award is presented annually to a book whose outstanding excellence in every measure, in authorship, editorial preparation, design, and influence, is deemed worthy of high honor and recognition.

Award Winners

2013 A Garlic Testament (Stanley Crawford)
2014 Kiva, Cross, and Crown (John Kessell)
2015 The Hi Lo Country (Max Evans)
2016 Bless Me, Ultima (Rudolfo Anaya)
2017 Enchantment and Exploitation (William deBuys)
2018 The Milagro Beanfield War (John Nichols)
2019 The House at Otowi Bridge (Peggy Pond Church)
2020 Ladies of the Canyons (Lesley Poling-Kempes)
2021 Last of the Menu Girls (Denise Chávez)
2022 Ceremony (Leslie Marmon Silko)
2023 Sáanii Dahataał, The Women are Singing (Luci Tapahanso)