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Established in 1950, the National Book Awards are American literary prizes administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization.
National Book Awards are given to one book (author) annually in each of five categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translation, and young people's literature. There have previously been many other categories but they have been retired or subsumed in the existing five.
There have been four award categories since 1996, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. The main list below is organized by the current award categories and by year. The four categories' winners are selected from hundreds of preliminary nominees.
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. AWARDS & HONORS. NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS; LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT; 5 UNDER 35
Browse National Book Awards honorees, from to the first ceremony in 1950 to the present.
Nov 16, 2022 · The National Book Award, established in 1950, is among the most prestigious literary awards in the world, a prize that can change the trajectory of an author’s career. After two years of...
Nov 17, 2021 · The National Book Award is one of the most closely watched literary prizes in the world, previously awarded to luminaries such as William Faulkner, W.H. Auden and Ralph Ellison. It can...
Oct 5, 2021 · National Book Awards 2021: Here are this year's finalists Writers in the final round include Lauren Groff, Hanif Abdurraqib and Anthony Doerr. The prize recognizes fiction, nonfiction, poetry...
Oct 3, 2023 · Twenty-five titles have been shortlisted for the 2023 National Book Awards, the National Book Foundation announced Tuesday morning.
Nov 18, 2020 · The National Book Award, which dates back to 1950, is one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the world and has been given to literary icons like W.H. Auden, Saul Bellow, Ralph Ellison,...
