Public Information and Communication
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
March 23, 2010
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Mary Jo Ryan
402-471-3434
800-307-2665
Nebraskans Invited to Nominate Books for the 2010 Book Award
The 2010 Nebraska Book Awards program, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for
the Book (NCB), will recognize and honor books that are written by Nebraska
authors, published by Nebraska publishers, set in Nebraska, or relate to
Nebraska.
Books published in 2009, as indicated by the copyright date, are eligible for
nomination. They must be professionally published, have an International
Standard Book Number (ISBN), and be bound. Books may be entered in one or more
of the following categories: Nonfiction, Fiction, Children/Young Adult,
Cover/Design/Illustration, Anthology, and Poetry. Certificates will be awarded
to the winners in each category. Award winners will be presented at the Nebraska
Center for the Book's Annual Meeting and Book Awards Celebration, November 6, 2010, in downtown
Lincoln.
The entry fee is $40 per book and per category entered. Deadline for
entries is June 30, 2010. Entry forms are available from the Nebraska
Library Commission website,
/publications/BookAwardsEntry2010.pdf, or contact Maria Medrano-Nehls,
402-471-2045, 800-307-2665,
for print information. Enter by sending the entry
form, three copies of the book, and the entry fee to NCB Book Awards
Competition, Nebraska Library Commission, The Atrium, 1200 N Street, Suite 120,
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023.
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The Nebraska Center for the Book is housed at the Nebraska Library Commission
and brings together the state's readers, writers, booksellers, librarians,
publishers, printers, educators, and scholars to build the community of the
book, supporting programs to celebrate and stimulate public interest in books,
reading, and the written word. The Nebraska Center for the Book is supported by
the Nebraska Library Commission.
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