January 25, 2010--On Saturday, January 23, 2010, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for its book awards for the publishing year 2009 at Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in New York. Graywolf Press is thrilled to inform you that they received three nominations: Chronic by D. A. Powell in the poetry category, and Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry by Stephen Burt and Notes from No Man's Land: American Essays by Eula Biss, both in the criticism category.

The NBCC consists of some 600 book reviewers and was founded in 1974. The awards will be given out on Thursday, March 11, at the New School in New York. For a complete list of finalists in all six categories, please visit the NBCC website.

Last year Graywolf had two finalists in the poetry category, Modern Life by Matthea Harvey and Elegy by Mary Jo Bang, which went on to win the award.