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Program Calendar

APRIL 2010

April 19
Guidelines for National Book Awards Available

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JULY 2010

Donald Barthelme Considered:
A Strange Object Covered in Fur Which Breaks Your Heart

Thursday, July 22, 2010
6:30 p.m.
Madison Square Park @ the Farragut Monument

Critics can’t quite agree: was Barthelme the end of modernism or the first practitioner of American post-modern narrative? Join the National Book Foundation and a panel of acclaimed writers for a discussion of Barthelme’s legacy, influence, and narrativeinnovations. Featuring: Emily Barton, Tracy Daugherty, Stacey D’Erasmo, David Gates
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Photo credits: Donald Barthelme – Jerry Bauer, Emily Barton – Greg Martin, Tracy Daugherty - Wendy Madar, Stacey D’Erasmo – Nina Subin, David Gates – Suzanne Unrein


AUGUST 2010

August 16
NBA DEADLINE
Books submitted for the 2010 National Book Awards
must be received by the judges on or before August 16.

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OCTOBER 2010

October 13
National Book Award Event
NBA Finalist Announcement
Flannery O'Connor Childhood Home
207 E. Charlton Street, Savannah, GA
Details TBA.
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NOVEMBER 2010

November 15
5 Under 35
A celebration of emerging talent and the perfect way to kick off National Book Awards Week
Details TBA.

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November 16
NBA Teen Press Conference
Details TBA.
Students prepare for the event by reading one of the five Finalists' books and drafting questions based on the text, the writing life, and what it means to be a National Book Award Finalist. At the event, each participating student will receive a professionally designed press kit with biographical information on each author, excerpts from their books, and materials related to the National Book Awards.
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Image: 2009 NBA YPL Winner Phillip Hoose, with Finalists Laini Taylor, Deborah Heiligman, Rita Williams-Garcia, and David Small. Photo: Joe Pacheco


November 16
National Book Award Finalist Reading
New School University
Details TBA
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November 17
National Book Awards Dinner & Ceremony

 


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