The National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, established in 1975 is an annual American
literary award
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National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English." Awards are presented annually to books published in the U.S. during the preceding calendar year in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir/Autobiography, Biography, and Criticism.
Books previously published in English are not eligible, such as re-issues and paperback editions. They do consider "translations, short story and essay collections, self published books, and any titles that fall under the general categories.
The judges are the volunteer directors of the NBCC who are 24 members serving rotating three-year terms, with eight elected annually by the voting members, namely "professional book review editors and book reviewers."
Winners of the awards are announced each year at the NBCC awards ceremony in conjunction with the yearly membership meeting, which takes place in March.
Recipients
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Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
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John Leonard Prize
The John Leonard Prize for Best First Book, established in 2013, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) for authors' first books in any genre. Unlike other NBCC awards, recipients are selected by members, n ...
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National Book Critics Circle Awards
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism
The National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism, established in 1975, is an annual American literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle
The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is an American nonprofit organization ( 501(c) ...
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National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction
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Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing
The Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, established in 1991, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to honor Nona Balakian
Nona Balakian ( Armenian: Նոնա Պալագեան, Constantinop ...
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Awards established in 1975
American literary awards
20th-century literary awards
21st-century literary awards