Nebraska Center for the Book

The Nebraska Center for the Book is the Nebraska affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. It bestows out the annual Nebraska Book Awards in conjunction with the Nebraska Library Commission.

The Center's goal is to bring "readers, writers, booksellers, librarians, publishers, printers, educators, and scholars" together to excite interest in "the written word".[1]

Awards

Nebraska Book Awards

The Nebraska book awards are given annually to books written by Nebraska authors, set in Nebraska, related to Nebraska or published by Nebraska-based publishers.[2] Prizes are awarded in the categories of, Nonfiction, Fiction, Children/Young Adult, Cover/Design/Illustration, Anthology and Poetry.[2]

Mildred Bennett Award

The Mildren Bennett Award is given to an individual for a significant contribution to the Nebraska literary tradition.[3] It is named in honor of Mildred Bennett, who was the founding president of Nebraska's Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial and Educational Foundation.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Nebraska books honored by Center for the Book". Lincoln Journal Star. 5 October 2006. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Nominate books for the 2015 Nebraska book awards". Journal Star. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. 1 2 "State library director to receive award at Nebraska Book Festival". Lincoln Journal Star. 19 April 2015. Retrieved 2 September 2015.

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