Book prize seminar

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 5

The index

• The origin of The nbcc awards
• The jury
• Criteria for winning the prize 
• Non-financial value
• How does the (your chosen) novel deal with citizenship?
• The writer of afterparty

The origin of The National Book Critics Circle Awards

• 1974
• The fist award 
• Award categories
• Changes

John Leonard Prize 

• Named after the cofounder
• Best first book in any genre
• 2013
• Afterparties by Anthony Veasna

How many prizes had been added up till now?

1. 1
2. 3
3. 2
4. 4

Who was John Leonard?

The jury

• Different committees
  
• One person is in atleast two committees
• Three meetings
• Memberships
  

What do you think of the way the John Leonard Prize is being given away?

Criteria for winning the prize

• Originality
  
• Characters
  
• Pace

what in your opinion is the most important criteria?

Non-financial value

•  Aside from money

1. Recognition
2. Confidence 
3. inspiration

What do you think is the most valuable a writer takes with them when winning a prize?

Money

Fame

Recognition

Confidance

inspiration

Impact on society

Not much impact

LGBTQ+

The writer

Anthony Veasna So 1992-2020

Persons

• Not as complex individuals 
• As paths 

Short but meaning full

Anthony Veasna So makes his story's more interesting by writing about people as complex individuals.

1. True
2. False