National Book Award

The National Book Awards is the most important literary prize in the United States, presented annually for the best books by living U.S. citizens published in the U.S.

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The awards have been presented since 1950 in at least one category, and is presently awarded in each of four categories: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature. Over the years, awards in several categories have been retired or subsumed into other categories.

Related Topics:
1950 - Fiction - Nonfiction - Poetry - Young people's literature

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The winners, selected in each category by five-member, independent judging panels, each receive a US$ 10,000 cash prize and a crystal sculpture. The National Book Foundation administers the awards.

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