The National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) is an American tax-exempt organization of approximately six hundred active book reviewers[1].
As of 2009, regular voting membership costs $40(US) annually for freelance critics, $75(US) for members with staff positions at institutions, and $60(US) for those at institutions that pay for multiple memberships. It is open to book review editors and book reviewers. The NBCC also sells a non-voting, individual associate membership for $25(US) to people in publishing and non-voting student membership for $15(US). Jane Ciabattari is the current president.[2]
The NBCC was founded in New York City in 1974. Each year in March the National Book Critics Circle Awards issues awards to books in six categories: fiction, nonfiction, autobiography, biography, criticism, and poetry. Along with the "best" book awards, each year the NBCC votes for "the most accomplished reviewer," from within the membership, with the Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing, and "an individual's exceptional contributions to books" with the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award.
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External links
- National Book Critics Circle website
- National Book Critics Circle Award winners/finalists
- Critical Mass, the National Book Critics Circle blog
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