Public Information and Communication
FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 14, 2024
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Tessa Terry
402-471-3434
800-307-2665
Nominate Books Now for the 2024 Nebraska Book Awards
The 2024 Nebraska Book Awards program, sponsored by the Nebraska Center for
the Book (NCB) and Nebraska Library Commission, 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 2023, 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, and Poetry. Winners in each category will be
invited to participate as featured authors at the October 12th, 2024
Nebraska Celebration of Books in Lincoln. The event will culminate in an
awards ceremony for the authors, publishers, and their families, where
winning books will be displayed and authors will have the opportunity to
read from and sign their books.
The entry fee is $40 per book
and per category entered. Deadline for entries is May 31, 2024.
For more information, including entry forms, see
http://www.centerforthebook.nebraska.gov/awards/nebookawards.html
Books may be entered in one of two ways, either complete the
Online Entry Form
and submit payment through PayPal, then mail three copies of the book to the
below address. Or, mail the
Entry Form
[pdf], three copies of the book, and the entry fee via a check made out to
the Nebraska Center for the Book to the below address.
NCB Book Awards Competition
c/o Nebraska Library Commission
The Atrium
1200 N Street, Suite 120
Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
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. Together we 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 national Center for the Book in the Library of
Congress and the Nebraska Library Commission.
As the state library agency, the Nebraska Library Commission is an advocate
for the library and information needs of all Nebraskans. The mission of the
Library Commission is statewide promotion, development, and coordination of
library and information services, “bringing together people and
information.”
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http://nlc.nebraska.gov/publications/newsreleases.