Finalists for National Book Awards Announced

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PUBLISHING---The finalists for the National Book Awards were announced on Wednesday, one month before the winners will be named at a ceremony in Manhattan, according to The New York Times.  Only citizens of the United States are eligible for National Book Awards, which are administered by the National Book Foundation. The night before the Awards, each Finalist receives a prize of $1,000, a medal, and a citation from the panel at a private Medal Ceremony. The four Winners in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature are announced the following evening at the National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner, where each Winner receives $10,000 and a bronze sculpture.