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October 11, 2009

2009 American Book Awards

The 30th Annual American Book Awards were presented by the Before Columbus Foundation. The awards honor books void of restrictions, hence th… read more

The 30th Annual American Book Awards were presented by the Before Columbus Foundation. The awards honor books void of restrictions, hence there are no categories or nominees and the awards are given to writers by other writers. The winners were, Houston A. Baker, Jr., Danit Brown, Jericho Brown, JosÃ© Antonio Burciaga, Claire Hope Cummings, Stella Pope Duarte Linda Gregg, Suheir Hammad, Richard Holmes, George E. Lewis, Patricia Santana, Jack Spicer, and a Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Miguel Algarin. close

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Miguel Algarin Founder Nuyorican Poets Cafe
Wajahat Ali President Before Columbus Foundation

Houston A. Baker Jr. Distinguished University Professor Vanderbilt University->English
Carla Blank Author
Danit Brown Author
Jericho Brown Assistant Professor University of San Diego->English Department
Daniel ChacÃ³n Associate Professor
Claire Hope Cummings Adviser Columbia Foundation->Food and Farming
Peter Gizzi Poet
Mimi R. Gladstein Professor University of Texas->English
Linda Gregg Poet
Suheir Hammad Poet
George E. Lewis Professor Columbia University->Music Department
Nancy Mercado Assistant Professor Boricua College->Liberal Arts and Sciences
Rome Neal Chairman Nuyorican Poets Cafe->Board of Directors
Ishmael S. Reed Co-Founder Before Columbus Foundation
Gundars Strads Executive Director Before Columbus Foundation

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Program ID:: 289535-1
Category:: Public Affairs Event
Format:: Ceremony
Location:: Nuyorican Poets Cafe, New York, New York, United States
First Aired:: Oct 25, 2009 | 10:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:: Oct 26, 2009 | 4:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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Oct 25, 2009 | 10:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
Oct 26, 2009 | 4:59am EDT | C-SPAN 2

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