National Book Award for Nonfiction
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The National Book Award for Nonfiction is a prestigious American literary prize honoring outstanding works of nonfiction published in the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary award
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nonfiction award ⓘ |
| awardCeremonyHeldIn | New York City ⓘ |
| awardedForTheFirstTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| awardFor |
literary excellence in nonfiction
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outstanding nonfiction book ⓘ |
| awardIncludes |
medal
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monetary prize ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
authors of any nationality
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books published in the United States ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
literature
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publishing industry ⓘ |
| formerName |
National Book Award for Nonfiction
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surface form:
National Book Award for Nonfiction (General Nonfiction) in some years
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| foundedBy | American book industry organizations ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
Fiction (separate category)
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Poetry (separate category) ⓘ Translated Literature (separate category) ⓘ Young People’s Literature (separate category) ⓘ |
| hasRecognition | one of the most prestigious American literary awards ⓘ |
| hasTopic |
American literature
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nonfiction literature ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries |
National Book Foundation
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surface form:
National Book Awards program
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| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| notableWinner |
Ibram X. Kendi
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James Baldwin ⓘ Jonathan Franzen ⓘ Rachel Carson ⓘ Robert A. Caro ⓘ
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Robert Caro
Ta-Nehisi Coates ⓘ |
| officialWebsite | https://www.nationalbook.org ⓘ |
| organizer | National Book Foundation ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Book Award for Fiction
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surface form:
National Book Awards
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| presentedBy | National Book Foundation ⓘ |
| publicationRequirement | must be published in the United States within the award year ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion |
contribution to the field of nonfiction
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literary merit ⓘ originality ⓘ quality of writing ⓘ |
| selectionProcess | judged by panel of writers, critics, librarians, and booksellers ⓘ |
| shortTitle | NBA for Nonfiction ⓘ |
| sponsor | National Book Foundation ⓘ |
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National Book Award for Science (US)
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National Book Award
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National Book Award for Science (paperback)
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John Clive
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National Book Award for History and Biography
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National Book Award
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Rachel Carson
National Book Award for Nonfiction
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National Book Award for Nonfiction
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this entity surface form:
National Book Award for Nonfiction (General Nonfiction) in some years