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National Book Critics Awards for Literary Fiction
The National Book Critics Awards have been presented each year since 1975.
The National Book Critics Circle consists of members who are book reviewers and book review editors. They give out book awards in six categories.
The Selection Process
The board of directors can nominate books that are published between Jan. 1st and Dec. 31st. The award is open to citizens of all countries ... but the book must be published in the U.S.
Committee members meet in January to determine which books will be short-listed for the National Book Critics Awards. The awards are announced in March of each year.
On Jan 23, 2010 the Fiction shortlist was announced as follows:
Bonnie Jo Campbell
American Salvage
Wayne State University Press
Marlon James
The Book of Night Women
Riverhead
Michelle Huneven
Blame
Sarah Crichton Books/FSG
Hilary Mantel
Wolf Hall
Holt
Jayne Anne Phillips
Lark and Termite
Knopf
The awards will be announced on March 11th.
Here are the awards given for Fiction since 1975: