National Book Foundation

The National Book Foundation is an American nonprofit organization that presents the National Book Awards and promotes reading and literature through public programs.

National Book Awards: Annual American literary prizes presented by the National Book Foundation for books published in the United States. The awards are the Foundation’s best-known program and its central public honor.
American Book Publishers Council: A trade organization of American book publishers that helped establish the National Book Awards. Publishers’ involvement shaped the awards that later became central to the Foundation.
Maya Angelou: An American poet, memoirist, and civil rights activist whose works include I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. The Foundation awarded Angelou its Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction: An annual American prize honoring distinguished fiction by an American author, administered by Columbia University. It is a prominent American literary prize with different eligibility rules and an institutional home.
National Book Awards Ceremony: An annual event honoring winners of the National Book Awards and other contributors to American literature. The Foundation brings its annual prizes into public view through this ceremony.
American Booksellers Association: A trade association representing independent booksellers in the United States. Booksellers were among the publishing-world partners involved in the early awards.
Toni Morrison: An American novelist whose books include Beloved and who received the Nobel Prize in Literature. Morrison received the Foundation’s Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: An American literary prize for fiction selected by a panel of writers and administered by PEN/Faulkner. Its writer-selected process contrasts with the Foundation’s broader set of award categories.
National Book Festival: An annual public celebration of books and authors organized by the Library of Congress. It offers a useful comparison with the Foundation’s own literary events.
National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters: A National Book Foundation honor recognizing a lifetime contribution to American literature. The medal is a later addition to the Foundation’s program of literary honors.

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