National Book Awards
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The National Book Awards are prestigious annual U.S. literary prizes recognizing outstanding works of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| National Book Awards canonical | 8 |
| National Book Award | 5 |
| National Book Awards ceremony | 2 |
| National Book Award winner | 1 |
| National Book Award winners | 1 |
| National Book Awards Ceremony | 1 |
| United States National Book Award | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
annual award
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literary award ⓘ |
| awardFor | outstanding literary work ⓘ |
| awardIncludes |
cash prize
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medal ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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United States
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| eligibility |
authors of any nationality
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books published in the United States ⓘ |
| field | literature ⓘ |
| firstOrganizer |
American Book Publishers Council
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American Booksellers Association NERFINISHED ⓘ Book Manufacturers Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCategory |
National Book Award for Arts and Letters
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National Book Award for Children’s Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Mystery NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Philosophy and Religion NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Science NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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nonfiction ⓘ poetry ⓘ translated literature ⓘ young people’s literature ⓘ |
| hasAwardCategory |
National Book Award for Fiction
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National Book Award for Nonfiction NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Poetry NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Translated Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ National Book Award for Young People’s Literature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotto | celebrating the best literature in America ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
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United States
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| notableWinner |
Colson Whitehead
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Don DeLillo NERFINISHED ⓘ John Updike NERFINISHED ⓘ Joyce Carol Oates NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Roth NERFINISHED ⓘ Ralph Ellison NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul Bellow NERFINISHED ⓘ Ta-Nehisi Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ Toni Morrison NERFINISHED ⓘ William Faulkner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | National Book Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy | National Book Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | one of the most prestigious U.S. literary prizes ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
judged by booksellers
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judged by librarians ⓘ judged by panels of writers ⓘ |
| sponsor | National Book Foundation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.nationalbook.org ⓘ |
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