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Award History
| Award | Year | Book | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkus Prize (Fiction) | 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Shortlist |
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction) | 2017 | The Ninth Hour | Shortlist |
| International Dublin Literary Award | 2015 | Someone | Shortlist |
| National Book Award for Fiction | 1998 | Charming Billy | Winner |
| Whiting Award | 1987 | Charming Billy | Winner |
Award-Winning Books
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About Alice McDermott
Alice McDermott is an American novelist born in Brooklyn, New York in 1953. She was shortlisted for the NBCC Fiction Award in 2017 for *The Ninth Hour*, a novel about a community of nuns in Depression-era Brooklyn. She has also been a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and her novel *Charming Billy* won the National Book Award in 1998.
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