Bestselling author Brandon Hobson will receive the 2025 American Indian Festival of Words Writers Award.

Hobson will speak about his life and works, and sign books. Copies of his work will be available for purchase, courtesy of Magic City Books.

Hobson is an assistant professor of creative writing at New Mexico State University and also teaches at the Institute of American Indian Arts.

The Cherokee National Youth Choir will perform traditional and contemporary songs in the Cherokee language. CDs will be available for purchase.

Consisting of a $10,000 cash prize, the award recognizes written contributions of outstanding American Indian authors, poets, journalists, and film and stage scriptwriters. It is the first and only award given by a public library to honor an American Indian writer.