2000 National Book Awards
Updated September 9, 2022 |
Infoplease Staff
The 51st Annual National Book Awards were presented November 15, 2000, at New York City's Marriott Marquis Hotel.
| Fiction: | In America, Susan Sontag (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) |
| Nonfiction: | In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex, Nathaniel Philbrick (Viking Penguin) |
| Poetry: | Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems 1988–2000, Lucille Clifton (BOA Editions, Ltd.) |
| Young People's Literature: | Homeless Bird, Gloria Whelan (HarperCollins Children's Books) |
| Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Literature: | Ray Bradbury |
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