The National Book Award

The National Book Award was founded on March 15, 1950. This award was sponsored by publishing groups in America that wanted to increase reading nation wide. The award is given to American author. The National Book Award recognizes four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature, with an emphasis on culture appreciation. For the wiki, we are focusing on the young people's genre. The National book award is given by American writers for American writers.

http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html