National book award winners biography definition

The National Book Awards were established in to celebrate the best writing in the United States. Since , the Awards have been overseen by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to celebrate the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture. Although other categories have been recognized in the past, the Awards currently honors the best Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature published each year.

A panel of judges selects a Longlist of ten titles per category, which is then narrowed to five Finalists, and a Winner is announced at the Awards Ceremony in the fall. Each Finalist receives a prize of $1,, a medal, and a Judges’ citation. Winners receive $10, and a bronze sculpture. The Awards Ceremony is one of the most anticipated events for writers, publishers, and readers eager to celebrate the best books of the year.

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MISSION

The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best literature published in the United States, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in our culture.

 

In our book, everyone is a reader.

At the National Book Foundation, we believe books are for everyone, no matter where you come from or how you identify. To succeed in our mission, we must play our part in building a more inclusive and equitable world, starting with our own organization.

We value diversity in every facet of our work, from our staff and Board of Directors to the readers of all ages we meet at programs and book distributions across the country in rural, suburban, and urban communities. We strive to welcome a wide range of voices into our organization and in the broader literary arts ecosystem to inform our organizational practices and decisions. This means we:

• Expand who the decision makers are by working alongside a national network of authors, bookse

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  National Book Award

  American literary awards

  This article fryst vatten for the National Book Award of the United States. For other countries see National Book Awards (disambiguation).

  National Book Award
  Logo of National Book Awards
  Sponsored by	U.S. books industry
  Date	November
  Hosted by	National Book Foundation
  First award	Original version: –42 (–41 publications); new version: ( publications)
  Final award	Active
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