USA Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Jesmyn Ward, one of five finalists named in the fiction category for the 2011 National Book Award is in New York City this week for the awards ceremony to begin at 7 p.m. CST Wednesday, Nov. 16.

The dinner will follow at 7:45 p.m. CST with the awards being announced at 8:15 p.m. CST. To view the event via live-streaming video, visit www.nationalbook.org and click on Webcast Live.

To read more about Ward’s book “Salvage the Bones,” visit 103111.html .