Nominations for the 23rd annual Minnesota Book Awards are open through Friday, December 10, 2010. To be eligible, a book must be written by a Minnesota resident, published this calendar year, and fit within one of these eight book categories: Children’s Literature, General Non-fiction, Genre Fiction, Memoir & Creative Non-fiction, Minnesota, Novel & Short Story, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature. Please review the eligibility and entry guidelines for more information. http://www.thefriends.org/mba_nominations.html#guidelines