The Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, established in 1981, is an annual literary award presented by the National Book Critics Circle in honor of its first president, Ivan Sandrof.[1] The award "is given to a person or institution who has, over time, made significant contributions to book culture."[1] The Sandrof Award has also been presented as the "Ivan Sandrof Award for Lifetime Achievement in Publishing" and the "Ivan Sandrof Award, Contribution to American Arts & Letters."

Recipients

Sandrof Award winners[1]
Year Recipient Ref.
1982 Leslie A. Marchand
1983 none
1984 The Library of America
1985 none
1986 none
1987 Robert Giroux
1988 none
1989 James Laughlin
1990 Donald Keene
1991 none
1992 Gregory Rabassa
1993 none
1994 William Maxwell
1995 Alfred Kazin
Elizabeth Hardwick
1996 Albert Murray
1997 Leslie Fiedler
1998 none
1999 Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Pauline Kael
2000 Barney Rosset
2001 Jason Epstein
2002 Richard Howard
2003 Studs Terkel
2004 Louis D. Rubin, Jr.
2005 Bill Henderson
2006 John Leonard
2007 Emilie Buchwald [2][3][4]
2008 PEN American Center [5]
2009 Joyce Carol Oates [6][7]
2010 Dalkey Archive Press [8]
2011 Robert Silvers [9]
2012 Sandra Gilbert [10][11]
Susan Gubar
2013 Rolando Hinojosa-Smith [12]
2014 Toni Morrison [13][14]
2015 Wendell Berry [15]
2016 Margaret Atwood [16]
2017 John McPhee [17][18]
2018 Arte Público Press [19][20][21]
2019 Naomi Shihab Nye [22][23]
2020 The Feminist Press at the City University of New York [24][25]
2021 Percival Everett [26][27][28]
2022 Joy Harjo
2023 Judy Blume [29]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "National Book Critics Circle Announces 2007 Award Winners". the American Booksellers Association. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  3. ^ "2007 NBCC Winners Announced". National Book Critics Circle. 2008-03-07. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  4. ^ Rich, Motoko (2008-03-07). "National Book Critics Circle Awards". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  5. ^ "2008". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  6. ^ "2009". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  7. ^ Reid, Calvin (2010-03-12). "Mantel, Holmes, Biss Among 2009 National Book Critics Circle Winners". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  8. ^ "2010". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  9. ^ "2011". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  10. ^ "2012". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  11. ^ Habash, Gabe (2013-02-28). "2012 National Book Critics Circle Awards Go to 'Billy Lynn,' Solomon, Caro". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  12. ^ "2013". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  13. ^ "2014". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  14. ^ Schaub, Michael (13 March 2015). "2014 National Book Critics Circle Award winners announced". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-24.
  15. ^ "2015". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  16. ^ "2016". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  17. ^ "NBCC Announces 2017 Finalists". The Millions. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  18. ^ Colyard, K. W. (2018-03-16). "The National Book Critics Circle Award Winners For 2017 Are All Women & You'll Want To Read All Their Books". Bustle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  19. ^ "2018". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  20. ^ Squires, Bethy (2019-03-14). "National Book Critics Circle Winners Include New York's Christopher Bonanos". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  21. ^ "Congratulations to the 2019 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners". Book Marks. 2019-03-15. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  22. ^ "2019". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  23. ^ Reiter, Amy (2020-03-13). "National Book Critics Circle Announces 2019 Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  24. ^ Beer, Tom (2021-03-25). "National Book Critics Circle Presents Awards". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  25. ^ "2020". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  26. ^ "Announcing the Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards". National Book Critics Circle. 2022-01-21. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  27. ^ Pineda, Dorany (2022-01-21). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Awards". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  28. ^ Stewart, Sophia (2022-01-20). "NBCC Awards Finalists Announced". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  29. ^ Alter, Alexandra; Harris, Elizabeth A. (March 21, 2024). "Lorrie Moore Is Among National Book Critics Circle Award Winners". The New York Times. Retrieved April 4, 2024.

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