National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry
The National Book Critics Circle Award for Poetry, established in 1975 is an annual American literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English." Awards are presented annually to books published in the U.S. during the preceding calendar year in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Memoir/Autobiography, Biography, and Criticism. Books previously published in English are not eligible, such as re-issues and paperback editions. They do consider "translations, short story and essay collections, self published books, and any titles that fall under the general categories. The judges are the volunteer directors of the NBCC who are 24 members serving rotating three-year terms, with eight elected annually by the voting members, namely "professional book review editors and book reviewers." Winners of the awards are announced each year at the NBCC awards ceremony in conjunction with the yearly membership meeting, which takes place in March. Recipients See also Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award John Leonard Prize National Book Critics Circle Awards National Book Critics Circle Award for Biography National Book Critics Circle Award for Criticism National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction National Book Critics Circle Award for Memoir and Autobiography National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing References External links of NBCC Awards established in 1975 American literary awards 20th-century literary awards 21st-century literary awards