Join us on Thursday, March 17, for the National Book Critics Circle Awards ceremony, fundraiser, and finalists reading! REGISTER HERE! Things kick off at 5:30 pm Eastern with a finalists reading hosted by Ophira Eisenberg. Then stay tuned for our virtual awards ceremony at 7:00 pm Eastern. We'll be honoring Nona Balakian Citation for
Top row, L-R: Raven Leilani (photo by Nina Stubin), Carmen Maria Machado (photo by Art Streiber). Bottom row, L-R: Kirstin Valdez Quade (photo by Holly Andres), David Varno. Friday, March 25, 2022, 3:20pm-4:35 pm Eastern. A Literary Partner event. Celebrating the National Book Critics Circle's First Book Award A literary partner featured event focused on
121BC, Pennsylvania Convention Center, 100 Level Saturday, March 26, 2022 12:10 pm to 1:25 pm Eastern https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/event_detail/21792 The medium of comics is well-established as presenting works of literary value, but critical writing can be mired in a defensive position (not just for kids; not just illustration; not just a fad). Critics and culture writers discuss