| Award Name | Open Book |
| Category | Does not apply |
| Rank | Winner |
| Given By | ASJA |
| Medium | |
| Year Presented | 1990 |
| Recipient | The NEA Nine |
| Title | |
| Publisher | Does not apply |
| Link (if any) | |
| Comments | First nine to turn down grants from the National Endowment for the ArtsFirst nine turning down grants from the National Endowment for the Arts protesting strings of censorship attached to grants. The nine: New York Shakespeare Festival, New School for Social Research, Paris Review, Gettysburg Review, Theater for the New City, Bella Lewitzky (choreographer and director), Ferne Ackerman (choreographer), Oregon Shakespeare Festival, University of Iowa Press. Award presented October 1990. |
| Source | nl199010-ocr.pdf; nl199104-ocr.pdf |