Established in 1950, the National Book Award is an American literary prize administered by the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization.  Awards are given for young people's literature, translation, poetry, nonfiction, and fiction.

Explore this year's winners and finalists below.

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This year, the fiction judges include authors Ben Fountain, Brandon Hobson, Pam Houston, and Dana Johnson.

 

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Judges for this year's nonfiction award include professor & author Carol Anderson, and science writer Thor Hanson.

 

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Judges for the Poetry award include poets Kwame Dawes, Mai Der Vang, and former US Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera.

 

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Judges for the Translated Literature prize include translator Ann Goldstein, who has translated the work of Elena Ferrante and others.

 

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Young People's Literature

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The 2022 judges for the Young People's Literature award include Becky Albertalli, author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, Lilliam Rivera, author of We Light Up the Sky, and Joseph Bruchac, author of Rez Dogs.  Learn more at the National Book Award website.

 

 

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