Here are the 19 Women Who've Won the National Book Award for Fiction

National Book Award for Fiction

These awards are considered the most prestigious for literature in the country, and have celebrated some of the greatest writers in U.S. history 

National Book Award for Fiction

But they have also served as a mirror, reflecting on the nation’s often exclusionary or reactionary politics. 

National Book Award for Fiction

In the 72-year history of the National Book Awards, there have been 79 winners in the fiction category—only 19 of which have been women

Here are some of the amazing women who've won the award!

Susan Choi in 2019 for Trust Exercise

Sigrid Nunez in 2018 for The Friend

Louise Erdrich in 2012 for The Round House

Alice Walker in 1983 for The Color Purple

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