The National Book Critics Circle and The New School Present the 2020 NBCC Awards Ceremony |
New York, March 16, 2021 -- The New School has partnered with the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to celebrate some of the finest literature published in the United States in 2020 at the National Book Critics Circle Awards. The only national literary awards chosen by critics themselves, the ceremony honors work in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poetry, criticism, and the John Leonard Prize for the best first book in any genre. The NBCC will also honor one of its member critics with the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing and confer the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award on a distinguished author, editor, publisher, or literary institution. Welcome remarks will be given by Luis Jaramillo, director of the Creative Writing program at The New School’s Schools of Public Engagement. The National Book Critics Circle was founded in April 1974 at the Algonquin Hotel in New York City, by John Leonard, Nona Balakian, and Ivan Sandrof, among others, to honor outstanding writing and foster a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. Today the NBCC serves nearly 800 member critics, authors, student members, and friends, and its Emerging Critics fellowship offers mentorship and education to a class of about a dozen aspiring critics each year. The ceremony will be held online on Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 7:00PM (EDT). To attend please register here. NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALISTS: Fiction Nonfiction Biography Autobiography Poetry Criticism John Leonard Prize
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