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Boyd literary award for excellence in military fiction, the chautauqua prize. Jesmyn ward received her mfa from the university of michigan and is currently a professor of creative writing at tulane university. Three of the six winning authors this year are black women. The first nbcc awards were announced and presented january 16, 1976. Book lists and award winners sonoma county library. Arts at the university of notre dame, where he received a phd in theology in 2008. A recipient of a national book critics circle award, the guggenheim. The winner and nominees for the 1973 academy awards cinematography film award. Three black women named winners of national book critics. The book has been nominated for the national book critics circle award.
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