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

2003 Jodi Picoult

2002 Chris Bohjalian

2001 Elinor Lipman

2000 Suzanne Strempek Shea

1999 Wally Lamb

1998 Anita Shreve

Non-Fiction

2003 Simon Winchester

2002 Howard Zinn

2001 Robert Finch

2000 John Hanson Mitchell

1999 Bill Bryson

1998 Bernd Heinrich

Children's Books

2003 Lois Lowry

2001 Leonard Everett Fisher

2000 Marcia Sewall

1999 Karen Hesse

1998 Susan Meddaugh