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By harriet staff we woke up to a dreary morning here in chicago, but a refreshing ray of light shone upon us as we saw the finalists for the 2017 national book awards announced. A listing of ku humanities scholars awarded grants and fellowships by external agencies as a result of applications submitted between july 1, 2016 and june 30, 2017 follows. The florida book awards has kicked off its tenth annual writing competition with a call for entries in nine categories. Have a look over the resources in each category and then fill. National book foundation announces 2017 5 under 35 honorees. The national book award winners for 2017 are here, and youre going to want to read them all. Jeff klinkenberg wins florida humanities council lifetime. Five finalists each have been named for the national book awards in fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young peoples literature. The florida writers association is one of the cosponsors of the florida book awards. Funding for the florida humanities council comes from the national endowment for the humanities. The national council was proud to celebrate the accomplishments of 2017 awards of excellence honorees during the celebration of excellence in seattle at natcon17. A prominent liberal academic asks whether facts matter in the national book awards. Florida during world war ii article covering impact of world war ii on florida growth and development. Benway, bidart, gessen, and ward win 2017 national book awards.
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