Literary Fiction
The Independent Publisher Book Awards were established in 1996 to bring increased
recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent
authors and publishers.
The Man Booker Prize is awarded for the best full-length novel written in English
by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. The Man Booker Prize
is sponsored by Booker PLC.
The National Book Awards awarded each fall by the Association of American Publishers.
Listed here are the winners for Fiction. Other categories include Nonfiction,
Poetry, Young People's Literature, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution
to American Letters.
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle of over 700 book reviewers from
all parts of the country present awards for the finest books published in English.
Categories include: Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, Poetry,
and Criticism.
Based on the recipient's entire body of published work, the Nobel Prize
for Literature is awarded "to the person who shall have produced in the field
of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency."
The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by Literary Arts, Inc. for
the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers.
The Orange Prize for fiction was created in 1995 in response to a growing
awareness that often the considerable achievements of women novelists were frequently
being passed over by the major literary prizes. The Orange Prize is judged exclusively
by women, who choose the year's best novel in English written by a women.
The PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their peers and
is now the largest juried award for fiction in the United States. The award was
named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award
for young writers, and is affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists
and Novelists), the international writers' organization.
The PEN/Nabokov Award is given to a living author whose body of work, either
written in or translated into English, is of enduring originality and consummate
craftsmanship.
The PEN/Robert Bingham Fellowship for Writers honors an exceptionally talented
fiction writer whose debut work — a novel or collection of short stories — represents
distinguished literary achievement and suggests great promise.
The PEN/Malamud Award and Memorial Reading was established by the family of the
late Bernard Malamud to honor excellence in the art of the short story.
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each spring since
1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music
and Drama. The awards for Letters include Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography,
History, and Fiction, which is listed here.
The Costa awards are given annually in five categories: Poetry, Biography,
First Novel, Novel, and Children's Literature to authors who exemplify the best
of contemporary British writing and who have lived in Great Britain or Ireland
for at least three years. Out of these four winners, one book is chosen as the
Costa Book of the Year.
Cooking and Gardening
Each year the American Horticultural Society (AHS) honors great gardening literature
through the AHS Book Award Program.
The James Beard Foundation Awards recognize culinary professionals for excellence
and achievement in their field. The Awards are presented by the James Beard Foundation,
a not-for-profit charitable organization dedicated to furthering the appreciation
and practice of fine food and beverage.
The IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals) Cookbook Awards
annually celebrate the year's most outstanding food and beverage publications.
The awards program was created to encourage and promote quality and creativity
in cookbook writing and publishing and to expand awareness of culinary literature.
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Children's Books
The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished
American picture book for children by the Association for Library Service to
Children, a division of the American Library Association.
The Newbery Medal is awarded to the year's most distinguished contribution to
American literature for children. The medal is presented by the Association for
Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
Though not recognized as an association award by the ALA until 1982, the Coretta
Scott King Award had its inception in the late sixties. The award, commemorating
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honoring his widow, Coretta Scott King, honors
African American writers and illustrators and celebrates the African American
experience through artistic expression. It is presented annually by the Coretta
Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities
Round Table.
The YRCA was established in 1940 to promote reading for enjoyment. Children and
young adults of Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and
Washington select the winners from nominees submitted by librarians, teachers,
students and others. Books must be published within the previous 3 years to be
eligible.
Mystery
The Edgar Award, in honor of Edgar Allan Poe, is given by The Mystery Writers
of America to the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced the previous
year. Listed here are the winners in the Fiction category. The first Edgar
was awarded in 1954.
The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards are Britain's most important crime
fiction awards. The Gold Dagger is awarded to the year's best crime novel.
Sci-Fi/Fantasy
The Hugo Award is awarded by the current members of the World Science Fiction
Convention. Though Hugos are given in dozens of categories, listed here are the
winners in the Novel category.
The Nebula Awards are chosen by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy
Writers of America (SFWA) in the following categories: Novella, Novellette, Short
Story, Script, and Novel, which is listed here.
General Nonfiction
The Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize has been awarded every year since 1996. It
promotes books that will contribute to greater understanding and cooperation
among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim. The Prize is worth US$30,000.
Half of the cash award is given to the author of the winning fiction title, and
half is given to the author of the winning nonfiction title.
The National Book Awards awarded each fall by the Association of American Publishers.
Listed here are the winners for Nonfiction. Other categories include Fiction,
Poetry, Young People's Literature, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution
to American Letters.
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle of over 700 book reviewers from
all parts of the country present awards for the finest books published in English.
Categories include: Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography/Autobiography, Poetry,
and Criticism.
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each spring since
1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music
and Drama. The awards for Letters include Fiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography,
History, and Nonfiction, which is listed here.
Poetry
The National Book Awards awarded each fall by the Association of American Publishers.
Listed here are the winners for Poetry. Other categories include Fiction, NonFiction,
Young People's Literature, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American
Letters.
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each spring since
1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music
and Drama. The awards for Letters include Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography or Autobiography,
History, and Poetry, which is listed here.
Alternative Press
The Firecracker Alternative Book Awards herald the best in wildly independent
writing and publishing — the people who sharpen the cutting edge, the First-Amendment
radicals with a bad attitude.
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