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Presented each year by the national book foundation, the national book award for fiction is one of the most prestigious literary awards an american author can win. Below are the winners in each of the national book awards four categories. Jesmyn ward wins major prize for sing, unburied, sing. The new yorker presents the longlist for the 2017 national book award for fiction.