The National Book Foundation has announced the winners of the 2019 National Book Award: YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE TRANSLATED LITERATURE POETRY NONFICTION FICTION
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National Book Awards Open for Submissions
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
The 2019 National Book Awards are open for submissions, deadline: May 15. All books must be published by U.S. publishers located in the United States between December 1, 2018 and November 30, 2019. For the Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature Awards, authors must be U.S. citizens, or if authors are non-U.S. citizens or […]
National Book Awards Longlists
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The 68th National Book Awards have announced the longlists in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. Two authors based in Durham are among the finalists: Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America by Nancy MacLean and The Blood of Emmett Till by Timothy B. […]
National Book Foundation to Honor Dr. Maya Angelou
Friday, September 6, 2013
Dr. Maya Angelou was inducted into the North Carolina Literary Hall of Fame in October of 2012. Now, the National Book Foundation will honor both her and novelist E.L. Doctorow. From the press release: On November 20th, the National Book Foundation will present the 2013 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to E.L. Doctorow […]