29th Northern California Book Awards, April 18, 2010
(for books published in 2009)

Northern California Book Reviewers

(Formerly Bay Area Book Reviewers Association/BABRA)

NCBR/Northern California Book Reviewers, a volunteer group of book reviewers, book review editors, and others who read passionately and write about reading, have met regularly since 1981 to recommend books by presenting annual book awards to northern California authors.

The 29th Annual Northern California Book Awards, to be held on Sunday afternoon, April 18, 2010, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Library, at 1 p.m., will be presented and sponsored by the Northern California Book Reviewers, Poetry Flash, Center for the Art of Translation, PEN West, Mechanics’ Institute, San Francisco Public Library, and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library to honor the work of northern California authors and translators, and to recognize exceptional service to the community by northern California writers and literary leaders through the Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award and Special Recognition Awards.

Poetry Flash is an online and print review and online literary calendar for California and beyond, and a nonprofit literary arts organization. Poetry Flash builds community through literary dialogue and events, and is the organizational home, awards producer, and fiscal sponsor for the Northern California Book Awards and the NCBR.

Center for the Art of Translation promotes international literature and translation through the arts and education. CAT co-ordinates the NCBA/Translation Award and is the parent organization of Poetry Inside Out and publisher of Two Lines: World Writing in Translation. Visit www.catranslation.org for more information.

ELIGIBLE BOOKS:

Throughout the year, nominating committees in Fiction, Poetry, Nonfiction (General and Creative), Children’s Literature, and Translation read books by northern California authors.

Books written by authors living in northern California and published for the first time in the given year (this year: 2009) are eligible for nomination.

For this purpose, northern California includes Fresno and Big Sur. There are no fees or forms.

Send three copies of each title (galleys okay if that is all that is available) by December 1, 2009, to:

Northern California Book Awards
c/o Poetry Flash, 1450 Fourth Street #4, Berkeley, CA 94710.

NCBR MEMBERSHIP:

Reviewers are always welcome to join Northern California Book Reviewers. Astute readers are always needed. Prospective committee members and voters must have published three reviews in a publication or established online journal. Editors at newspapers and other periodicals that publish book reviews are encouraged to join us. Librarians, book show media hosts, and other book professionals are also be eligible for membership. Annual NCBR dues are $25. Meetings are held from September to April in various Bay Area locations; if travel is a hardship, you need not attend meetings to participate. For more information, contact Joyce Jenkins, <editor -at- poetryflash.org>, or (510) 525-5476.

BECOME A SPONSOR, SUPPORT THE WORK:

Friends of NCBR are non-nominating and non-voting members who support NCBR and/or help with the annual Awards Ceremony. To support this work with a much appreciated tax-deductible donation, please write a check to Poetry Flash, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, and earmark it for the Book Awards, or donate via PayPal on this site.

If you represent a literary arts organization or business, please consider joining the Northern California Book Awards as a contributing sponsor.

Contributions to NCBR/Northern California Book Awards are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law. Checks may be made to Poetry Flash/NCBR and mailed to 1450 Fourth Street, #4, Berkeley, CA 94710.

The Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award Fund is managed by the East Bay Community Foundation. To contribute to the effort to support this award honoring NCBR founder, book reviewer, and legendary bookseller Fred Cody into the future, please contact Joyce Jenkins, <editor -at- poetryflash.org>, or (510) 525-5476 for more information.

29th Northern California Book Awards, April 18, 2010
(for books published in 2009)