As part of a reminder to publishers about their upcoming submissions deadline, the National Book Foundation has also expanded the eligibility for the National Book Awards. Up until now, nominees had to be written by a US citizen. Now, in which executive director Lisa Lucas confirms is a “permanent change” in the rules, “if authors are non-U.S. citizens or have particularly complex immigration issues, there is…a petition process.” Publishers are asked to tell the NBF if the author “has lived in the United States for 10 or more years as of November 30 of the Awards year.” They are also […]
