SAVE THE DATE!

The 2020 Connecticut Book Awards were held a mere month ago (check out the video to the right) but it’s time to start thinking about next year’s awards already.

We will start accepting submissions starting January 11, 2021. Please mark your calendar and visit the submissions guidelines page for more information.

Connecticut Grown Literature

Connecticut Center for the Book is the state affiliate of the national Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Our mission is to promote the written and spoken word throughout the state, and to foster a love of reading for the people of Connecticut.

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News & Stories

Joy Harjo Appointed to Third Term as U.S. Poet Laureate
November 19, 2020
2020 Connecticut Book Awards Winners
October 16, 2020
2020 Connecticut Book Awards Finalists
August 26, 2020
2020 Great Reads from Great Places
August 6, 2020
Q & A with Connecticut Authors: Susan Hood
August 3, 2020
Q & A with Connecticut Authors: Cortney Davis
July 16, 2020
Call for Submissions | Poems for a Green Poetry Anthology
July 9, 2020
Q & A with Connecticut Authors: Karen Romano Young
July 1, 2020
Q & A with Connecticut Authors: Amy Bloom
June 16, 2020
Winning Reads: 2019 CT Book Awards Winners
April 22, 2020

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