▁formed ▁on ▁a ▁selection ▁committee ▁to ▁read ▁and ▁report ▁on ▁nominated ▁works . ▁ ▁One ▁newspaper ▁column ist ▁who ▁acted ▁as ▁a ▁rev iewer ▁reported ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁books ▁to ▁pick ▁two ▁from , ▁which ▁once ▁received ▁he ▁was ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁one - page ▁review ▁of ▁each . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁clear ▁what ▁the ▁fund ing ▁sources ▁were ▁for ▁either ▁the ▁center ▁or ▁its ▁awards ▁process . ▁▁▁ ▁The ▁awards ▁received ▁significant ▁visibility , ▁with ▁many ▁authors ▁including ▁having ▁received ▁one ▁in ▁their ▁bi ograph ies . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁final ▁year ▁they ▁were ▁given , ▁the ▁books ▁that ▁received ▁awards ▁were ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁selected ▁from ▁a ▁field ▁of ▁nearly ▁ 4 0 0 ▁nomin ations . ▁ ▁Re cip ients ▁of ▁the ▁award ▁include ▁T oni ▁C ade ▁B amb ara , ▁Pa ula ▁G idd ings , ▁Joy ▁Har jo , ▁Joe ▁L . ▁Kin ch elo e , ▁ ▁Walter ▁La Fe ber , ▁Rub en ▁Mart ine z , ▁Nell ▁Ir vin ▁P ain ter , ▁Steven ▁Sal ait a , ▁Sh ir ley ▁R . ▁Stein berg , ▁Clar ence ▁Taylor , ▁and ▁Ken ji ▁Y osh ino . ▁ ▁The ▁awards ▁ceased ▁when ▁the ▁center ▁closed ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁due ▁to ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁funds . ▁ ▁Awards ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁List ▁of ▁history ▁awards ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Gustav us ▁My ers ▁Out standing ▁Book ▁Award ▁W inners ▁entry ▁at ▁Good read