National Jewish Book Awards
Website: http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/page.php?7
Email Address: jbc@jewishbooks.org
Editor/Consultant: Jewish Book Council
Country: USA
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The National Jewish Book Awards is the longest running North American awards program of its kind in the field of Jewish literature and is recognized as the most prestigious. The awards, presented by category, are designed to give recognition to outstanding books, to stimulate writers to further literary creativity and to encourage the reading of worthwhile titles. The National Jewish Book Awards program began in 1948 when the Jewish Book Council presented awards to authors of Jewish books at its annual meeting. Among the past notable literary winners are Howard Fast, Chaim Grade, Bernard Malamud, Cynthia Ozick, Chaim Potok, Philip Roth, I.B. Singer, and Elie Wiesel. In addition to the category awards, every year since 2002, one non-fiction book has been selected as the winner of the Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award. The past three winners have been Dr. Michael Oren, Dr. Jonathan Sarna and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin. With such prominent, influential thinkers participating in the program, the awards have a significant impact on American Jewish cultural life.
(Directory entry)
Website: http://www.jewishbookcouncil.org/page.php?7
Email Address: jbc@jewishbooks.org
Editor/Consultant: Jewish Book Council
Country: USA
Type: Writers' Prize
Description: The National Jewish Book Awards is the longest running North American awards program of its kind in the field of Jewish literature and is recognized as the most prestigious. The awards, presented by category, are designed to give recognition to outstanding books, to stimulate writers to further literary creativity and to encourage the reading of worthwhile titles. The National Jewish Book Awards program began in 1948 when the Jewish Book Council presented awards to authors of Jewish books at its annual meeting. Among the past notable literary winners are Howard Fast, Chaim Grade, Bernard Malamud, Cynthia Ozick, Chaim Potok, Philip Roth, I.B. Singer, and Elie Wiesel. In addition to the category awards, every year since 2002, one non-fiction book has been selected as the winner of the Everett Family Foundation Jewish Book of the Year Award. The past three winners have been Dr. Michael Oren, Dr. Jonathan Sarna and Rabbi Joseph Telushkin. With such prominent, influential thinkers participating in the program, the awards have a significant impact on American Jewish cultural life.
(Directory entry)
