Society of Midland Authors Announces 2026 Award Winners and Honorees

Snowshoe Kate is a honoree!

The Society of Midland Authors today announced its annual awards, honoring its choices for the best books by Midwestern authors published in 2025. In each category, a panel of literary judges chose a winner as well as honorees whose work was also deemed worthy of recognition.

Margi’s book, Snowshoe Kate and the Hospital Built for Pennies, was an honoree for the children’s reading round table award for children’s nonfiction.

The category winner was Laurie Lawlor, Many Voices: Building Erie, the Canal That Changed America. Other honorees include:
— Ruth Spiro, How to Explain Climate Science to a Grown-Up
— Katie Venit, Cassini’s Mission: A Spacecraft, a Tiny Moon, and the Search for Life Beyond Earth

You can see the complete list of all 2026 winners here >