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The mission of the national book foundation is to celebrate the best literature in america, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in american culture. Browse national book awards honorees, from to the first ceremony in 1950 to the present. Authors and publishers will also find information on how enter books in the annual award contest. Michael mercieca at email protected applicants sending the application form via email will be contacted when the office will be open to the public, so the books can be delivered. She was a national book critics circle winner for love medicine way back in 1984. The national outdoor book awards have released their picks for the best books of 2012. To be eligible for a 20 national book award, authors had to be american citizens and to have written books that were published in the united states between dec. General fiction for adult readers is a national book award category that has been continuous since 1950, with multiple awards for a few years beginning 1980. National book awards, annual awards given to books of the highest quality written by americans and published by american publishers. National book award finalists 2012 the national book award is one of the nations most prestigious literary prizes and has a stellar record of identifying and rewarding quality writing. The 2012 national book award winners were announced last night at a ceremony at cipriani, on manhattans wall street.
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