▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁novel ists ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁women ▁writers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Ni ame y ▁Category : N iger ien ▁exp atri ates ▁in ▁T ogo <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁National ▁Book ▁Award ▁for ▁Po etry ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁annual ▁National ▁Book ▁Awards , ▁which ▁are ▁given ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Book ▁Foundation ▁to ▁recognize ▁out standing ▁literary ▁work ▁by ▁US ▁citizens . ▁They ▁are ▁awards ▁" by ▁writers ▁to ▁writers ". ▁The ▁panel ists ▁are ▁five ▁" writ ers ▁who ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁be ▁doing ▁great ▁work ▁in ▁their ▁genre ▁or ▁field ". ▁ ▁The ▁category ▁Po etry ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁awarded ▁ann ually ▁save ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁award ▁recogn izes ▁one ▁book ▁written ▁by ▁a ▁US ▁citiz en ▁and ▁published ▁in ▁the ▁US ▁from ▁December ▁ 1 ▁to ▁November ▁ 3 0 . ▁The ▁National ▁Book ▁Foundation ▁accepts ▁nomin ations ▁from ▁publish ers ▁until ▁June ▁ 1 5 , ▁requires ▁ma iling ▁nominated ▁books ▁to ▁the ▁panel ists ▁by ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁and ▁announ ces ▁five ▁final ists ▁in ▁October . ▁The ▁winner ▁is ▁announced ▁on ▁the ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁final ▁ceremony ▁in ▁November . ▁The ▁award ▁is ▁$ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁and ▁a ▁bronze ▁sculpt ure ; ▁other ▁final ists ▁get ▁$ 1 0 0