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The annual best indie book award or biba is an international literary award contest recognizing selfpublished authors. National book awards finalists announced the new york times. Submissions are open to publishers from 319 september. Author of indecency justin phillip reed accepts the 2018 national book award for poetry. Submit your nominations for the 2021 clc book award. Finalists for national book awards announced books and. All winners by year national book awards, national book. Uhoh, it looks like your internet explorer is out of date.
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