National Book Award: Winners, Finalists and Longlisted Titles
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. National Book Awards are given five categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature.
Here we highlight the winners of African descent. The first African-American writer to win a National Book Award was Ralph Ellison, in 1953, for Invisible Man.
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2 Books Honored by the National Book Foundation in 2002
Finalist - Poetry
Sleeping with the Dictionary (New California Poetry)
by Harryette Mullen
University of California Press (Feb 22, 2002)
Poetry, Paperback, 85 pages
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Finalist - Young People’s Literature
Hush
by Jacqueline Woodson
Speak (Jun 23, 2003)
Fiction, Mass Market Paperback, 180 pages
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
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