The finalists for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards have been announced in six categories: Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction and Poetry. Other announcements included two lifetime achievement awards, the NBCC Service Award, the winner and finalists for the Nona Balakian Citation, the finalists for the John Leonard Prize for Best First Book, and the shortlist for the Gregg Barrios Book in Translation Prize.
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the NBCC Awards. Distinguished guest Maxine Hong Kingston, who won the 1976 NBCC Nonfiction Award for THE WOMAN WARRIOR, will speak in honor of the semicentennial. The awards will be presented on March 20th at the New School in New York City, in a ceremony that will be free and open to the public.
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