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Each year, the Finalists in Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People’s Literature gather the evening before the National Book Awards Ceremony to read excerpts from their honored works.
Doors open at 6:30pm, and the program begins at 7:00pm EST.
The event will be presented in person at NYU Skirball and livestreamed at
nationalbook.org/awards for readers everywhere. Click here to register for the livestream.
The Finalists will be announced on the National Book Foundation website on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
Presented in partnership with the National Book Foundation and the NYU Creative Writing Program.
Please email Emily Lovett at [email protected] with any questions and accessibility requests.
Date + Time
Date + Time
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Tuesday Nov 177:00 PMIn Person
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Tuesday Nov 177:00 PMLivestream