MASS BOOK AWARDS SPEAKERS BUREAU
The Mass Book Awards Speakers Bureau funds author visits to libraries, schools, and nonprofits across Massachusetts, making high-quality literary programming accessible statewide. Applications closed on Friday, October 24, 2025. View a list of participating authors below.
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Robin Bernstein (Nonfiction Honors)
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Jedediah Berry (Fiction Award)
Author of The Naming Song
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Linda Booth Sweeney (Picture Book / Early Reader Award)
Author of The Noisy Puddle
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Desmond Hall (YA / Middle Grade Honors)
Author of Better Must Come
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Ieva Jusionyte (Nonfiction Honors)
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Sarah Levine (Poetry Honors)
Author of Each Knuckle with Sugar
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Margot Livesey (Fiction Honors)
Author of The Road from Belhaven
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January Gill O'Neil (Poetry Honors)
Author of Glitter Road
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Aube Rey Lescure (Fiction Honors)
Author of River East, River West
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Casey Robinson (Picture Book / Early Reader Honors)
Author of Small Things Mended
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Lisa Stringfellow (YA / Middle Grade Honors)
Author of Kingdom of Dust
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Heather Treseler (Poetry Award)
Author of Auguries & Divinations