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Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize given to writers by writers and administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Each year, the show more Foundation selects a total of twenty Judges, including five in each of the four Award categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. Judges are published writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field, and in some cases, are past NBA Finalists or Winners. One of the five Judges on each panel is selected as the panel chair. This person acts as the voice of the panel and the liaison to the Foundation. The Foundation staff takes no part in the Judges’ deliberations, except to verify a submission’s eligibility.

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Stages:
All, Winner (409), Finalist (1,890), Longlist (553)
Categories:
All, Fiction (6)
Years:
All, 2024 (5), 2023 (5), 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (5), 2017 (5), 2016 (5), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (5), 2012 (5), 2011 (5), 2010 (5), 2009 (5), 2008 (5), 2007 (5), 2006 (5), 2005 (5), 2004 (5), 2003 (5), 2002 (5), 2001 (5), 2000 (5), 1999 (5), 1998 (5), 1997 (5), 1996 (5), 1995 (5), 1994 (5), 1993 (5), 1992 (5), 1991 (5), 1990 (5), 1989 (5), 1988 (5), 1987 (5), 1986 (3), 1985 (3), 1984 (3), 1981 (2), 1979 (5), 1978 (1), 1977 (9), 1976 (6), 1975 (10), 1974 (11), 1973 (12), 1972 (10), 1971 (5), 1970 (5), 1969 (5), 1968 (5), 1967 (6), 1966 (5), 1965 (8), 1964 (4), 1963 (5), 1962 (11), 1961 (11), 1960 (18), 1959 (7), 1958 (11), 1957 (12), 1956 (9), 1955 (11), 1954 (1), 1953 (11), 1952 (11), 1951 (1), 1950 (1), 1936 (1)
Announced:
November 20, 2024: Winner2024 Recent
October 2024: Finalist2024 Recent
September 2024: LonglistPoetry2024 Recent
September 2024: LonglistNonfiction2024 Recent
September 2024: LonglistFiction2024 Recent
September 2024: LonglistYoung People's Literature2024 Recent
September 2024: LonglistTranslated Literature2024 Recent

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