Leyna Krow Wins WA Book Award | Spokane News

Spokane’s Leyna Krow just claimed top honors at the 60th annual Washington State Book Awards for her electrifying fiction collection “Sinkhole, and Other Inexplicable Voids,” a climate-charged sci-fi thriller set in the Pacific Northwest that imagines Mount Rainier collapsing and burying Seattle—survivors trekking to Spokane amid escalating ecological chaos. Krow called the win a delightful surprise amid fierce competition, including fellow Spokane luminary Jess Walter, and praised the book’s resonance with readers grappling with real-world anxieties. The award, now celebrating its sixtieth year under the Library of Congress-affiliated Washington Center for the Book, highlights Spokane’s rising literary power. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Sources:https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2026/sep/15/spokane-author-leyna-krow-wins-washington-state-bo/ More coverage & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/b770f759b38d8ac9 Report issues to [email protected].