Literary Awards
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| Award | For | Organization | Description/ Categories | Links |
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| Agatha Award (also: nominees) | work | Malice Domestic, Ltd. | Traditional Mystery Writing
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Akutagawa Prize | work | Association for the Promotion of Japanese Literature | Best serious work of fiction by a promising new Japanese writer published in a magazine or journal | Wikipedia ja.Wikipedia |
| American Academy of Arts and Letters Academy Award (not the Oscars) | author | American Academy of Arts and Letters | To encourage creative work in the arts by
| official webpage |
| American Book Award | work | Before Columbus Foundation | Outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background or genre | Wikipedia official webpage |
| American Library Association Notable Children's Book | work | American Library Association | Books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (birth through age 14) that reflect and encourage children's interests in exemplary ways | official webpage |
| Anthony Award (also: nominees) | work | Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention | Outstanding works in the mystery genre
| Wikipedia |
| Aristeion Prize | work | European Union | Significant contribution to contemporary literature
| Wikipedia |
| Arthur C. Clarke Award (also: shortlist) | work | - | Best science fiction novel, written in English by an author of any nationality, but first published in the United Kingdom | Wikipedia official website |
| Beyond Margins Award | work | PEN American Open Book Committee | Book-length writings by authors of color | official webpage |
| Bollingen Prize | author | Bollingen Foundation | Bestowed on a poet in recognition of the best book of new verse within the last two years, or for lifetime achievement | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Booker Prize (also: shortlist/longlist) | work | Booker Prize Foundation | Best novel written in the English language by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland | Wikipedia official website |
| Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (also: honor books) | work | The Boston Globe and Horn Book Magazine | Children's and young adult literature
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Bram Stoker Award (also: nominees) | work | Horror Writers Association | Superior achievement in horror writing
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| British Fantasy Award (also: shortlist) | work | British Fantasy Society | Outstanding examples of British fantasy writing
| Wikipedia official webpage Locus index |
| British Sports Book Award | work | National Sporting Club | Major biographies and autobiographies of key sporting personalities
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| BSFA Award (also: shortlist) | work | British Science Fiction Association | Awarded based on a vote of British Science Fiction Association members
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Caldecott Medal (also: honor books) | work | Assoc. for Library Service to Children (American Library Association) | Most distinguished American picture book for children | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Carnegie Medal (also: shortlist) | work | Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals | Outstanding book for children and young adult readers, written in English and published in the UK | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Cartier Diamond Dagger | author | Crime Writers' Association | Authors whose careers have been marked by sustained excellence, and who have made a significant contribution to crime fiction published in the English language, whether originally or in translation | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Commonwealth Writers' Prize | work | Commonwealth Foundation | Fiction of merit that should reach a wider audience outside its country of origin
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Coretta Scott King Award (also: honor books) | work | American Library Association | Outstanding books by authors and illustrators of African descent whose work promotes understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Costa Award (Whitbread Award) | work | Costa Coffee | Works of high literary merit whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| CWA Gold Dagger | work | Crime Writers' Association | Best Crime novel | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Ditmar Award (also: shortlist) | work | Australian National Science Fiction Convention | Achievement in Australian science fiction (including fantasy and horror)
| Wikipedia Locus index |
| Dylan Thomas Prize (also: shortlist/longlist) | work | Various Welsh and International Sponsers | Welsh award given to a work by the "best published writer in English under the age of 30 from anywhere in the world" | Wikipedia official website |
| Edgar Award (also: nominees) | work | Mystery Writers of America | Distinguished Mystery and Crime writing
| Wikipedia MWA website |
| Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets (Academy Fellowhip) | author | Academy of American Poets | Distinguished poetic achievement | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Finlandia Prize | work | Finnish Book Foundation | Outstanding Finnish writing
| Wikipedia fi.Wikipedia |
| Franz Kafka Prize | author | Franz Kafka Society and the city of Prague | Awarded in the Czech republic for artistically exceptional literary creation of a contemporary author whose work addresses the readers regardless of their origin, nationality and culture | Wikipedia cs.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Frost Medal | author | Poetry Society of America | Distinguished lifetime service to American poetry | Wikipedia PSA website |
| Gandalf Award | author | World Science Fiction Society | Life achievement in fantasy writing
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| Gaylactic Spectrum Award (also: shortlist/nominees) | work | Gaylactic Spectrum Awards Foundataion | Works of science fiction, fantasy and horror which explore gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender topics in a positive way
| Wikipedia official website |
| Georg Büchner Preis | author | Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung | Awarded to German language authors, this is the most important literary prize of Germany | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Giller Prize (also: shortlist) | work | Scotiabank | Best Canadian novel or short story collection | Wikipedia official website |
| Giverny Book Award | work | 15 Degree Laboratory at Louisiana State University | Children's picture book that teaches its young reader at least one important scientific principle, or encourages the reader toward specific science-related pursuits or inquiry | official website |
| Gouden Griffel | work | Stichting Collectieve Propaganda van het Nederlandse Boek (CPNB) | The Gouden Griffel (gold pen) is awarded in the Netherlands to the best book originally written in Dutch for children or teenagers. | Wikipedia nl.Wikipedia CPNB website |
| Governor General's Literary Award (also: finalists) | work | Canada Council for the Arts | Best English-language and French-language books written, translated or illustrated by Canadian citizens or permanent residents of Canada
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Grace Leven Prize for Poetry | work | Braidwood Historical Society | Best volume of poetry published in the preceding twelve months by a writer either Australian-born, or naturalised in Australia and resident in Australia for not less than ten years | Wikipedia |
| Grand Prix de Littérature Policière | work | - | Best Crime novel
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| Griffin Poetry Prize (also: finalists) | work | The Griffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry | Awarded to collections of poetry published in English
| Wikipedia official website |
| Hammett Prize (also: nominees) | work | N. American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers | Literary excellence in the field of Crime writing | official webpage |
| Harvey Award (also: nominees) | work | Harvey Awards Executive Committee | Outstanding achievement in comic books, as selected by an open vote among the full body of comic book professionals
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Heinrich Heine Preis | author | City of Düsseldorf | Awarded to personalities who through their work in the spirit of Heine's emphasis on the basic rights of man, advance social and political progress, mutual understanding of the peoples, or spread the idea that all people belong to the same group: mankind | Wikipedia de.Wikipedia |
| Hemingway/PEN Award | work | Ernest Hemingway Foundation and PEN New England | Novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a book of fiction | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Hugo Award (also: nominees) | work | World Science Fiction Convention | Excellence in the field of Science Fiction and Fantasy
| Wikipedia official website |
| International Horror Guild Award (also: nominees) | work | International Horror Guild | Achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award (also: shortlist) | work | IMPAC and the Dublin City Council | Novel written in any language and by an author of any nationality, provided the work has been published in English or English translation | Wikipedia official website |
| Irish Book Award (also: nominees) | work | Irish Literary Academy | Outstanding Irish books
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| James Laughlin Award (Lamont Poetry Prize) | work | Academy of American Poets | Given to commend and support a poet's second book | Wikipedia official webpage |
| James Tait Black Memorial Prize (also: shortlist) | work | University of Edinburgh | Works of fiction and biographies written in English and first published in Britain
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| James Tiptree, Jr. Award (also: shortlist/honor list) | work | James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council | Works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore our understanding of gender | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Jerusalem Prize | author | Jerusalem International Book Fair | Writers whose work has dealt with themes of human freedom, society, politics, and government | Wikipedia JIBF website |
| John W. Campbell Award (also: nominees) | author | Worldcon / Dell magazines | Best new science fiction or fantasy writer | Wikipedia |
| John W. Campbell Memorial Award (also: finalists) | work | - | Best science fiction novel first published in English | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Kate Tufts Discovery Award | work | Claremont Graduate University | First book by a poet of genuine promise | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award | work | Claremont Graduate University | A work by an emerging poet, one who is past the very beginning but has not yet reached the acknowledged pinnacle of his or her career | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Kiriyama Prize (also: finalists) | work | Panels of judges appointed by award administrators | "Outstanding books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations of this vast and culturally diverse region"
| Wikipedia official website |
| Lambda Literary Award (also: nominees) | work | Lambda Literary Foundation | Quality writing with LGBT content
| Wikipedia Foundation website |
| Lamont Poetry Prize (James Laughlin Award) | work | Academy of American Poets | Given to commend and support a poet's second book | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Lannon Literary Award (also: fellowships) | author | Lannon Foundation | Awarded to both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality, who have made significant contributions to English-language literature, and who demonstrate potential for continued outstanding work
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal | author | American Library Association | Writers or illustrators of children's books published in the U.S. who have made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature | Wikipedia |
| Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (also: nominees) | work | Academy of American Poets | Outstanding book of poetry | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Locus Award (also: nominees) | work | Locus Magazine | Winners of Locus Magazine's annual readers' poll, which was established in the early '70s specifically to provide recommendations and suggestions to Hugo Awards voters
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize (also: shortlist) | work | Los Angeles Times |
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Lulu Blooker Prize | work | Lulu.com | best blooks -- bound and printed books having content that was developed in a significant way from material originally presented on a blog or website | Wikipedia official website |
| MacArthur Fellowship | author | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation | Citizens or residents of the U.S. who show exceptional merit and promise for continued and enhanced creative work | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Macavity Award (also: nominees) | work | Mystery Readers International | Favorite Mysteries voted by MRI members
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| Mark Twain Award | work | Missouri Association of School Librarians | Book for children in grades four through eight | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Miles Franklin Literary Award (also: shortlist/longlist) | work | Permanent Trustee Co Ltd of Sydney (based on terms in the will of the late Miles Franklin) | Australian-published novel or play of the highest literary merit, presenting aspects of Australian life | Wikipedia |
| MWA Grand Master | author | Mystery Writers of America | Author who has not only made important contributions to the mystery field over time, but who has also provided significant output of consistently high quality | Wikipedia official webpage |
| National Book Award (also: finalists) | work | National Book Foundation | Literary excellence
| Wikipedia NBF website |
| National Book Critics Circle Award (also: finalists) | work | National Book Critics Circle | Finest books and reviews published in English
| Wikipedia NBCC website |
| National Outdoor Book Award | work | Idaho State University and the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education | Outstanding writing and publishing in the outdoor field
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| National Poetry Series | work | National Poetry Series | Five annual winners of an open competition, judged and chosen by poets of national stature | Wikipedia official website |
| Nebula Award (also: shortlist) | work | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Fiction
| Wikipedia SFWA website |
| Nero Award | work | Nero Wolfe Society | Literary excellence in the Mystery genre | Wolfe Pack website |
| Neustadt International Prize | author | World Literature Today (University of Oklahoma) | Literature | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Newbery Medal (also: honor books) | work | Assoc. for Library Service to Children (American Library Association) | Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children | Wikipedia official webpage |
| New York Drama Critics' Circle Award | work | New York Drama Critics' Circle | Best new plays of the season
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| New York Times Notable Book of the Year | work | New York Times | Best books reviewed in the Sunday Book Review
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| Nobel Prize | author | Royal Swedish Academies |
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| Norma Farber First Book Award | work | Poetry Society of America | First book of original poetry written by an American | Wikipedia |
| Ondaatje Prize | work | Royal Society of Literature | Work of fiction, non-fiction or poetry which evokes the "spirit of a place", and which is written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland (replaced the Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize) | Wikipedia official website |
| Orange Prize for Fiction (also: shortlist) | work | Orange Prize Management Committee | Best original full-length novel by a female author of any nationality, written in English | Wikipedia official website |
| Outer Critics Circle Award | work | Outer Critics Circle | Theatrical achievements both on and Off-Broadway, as decided upon by theater critics who review for out-of-town newspapers and publications
| Wikipedia official website |
| Pacific Northwest Booksellers Award | work | Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association | excellence in writing from the Pacific Northwest | official web page |
| PEN/Faulkner Award | work | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Best American work of fiction | Wikipedia official webpage |
| PEN/Malamud Award | author | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | Excellence in the art of the short story | Wikipedia official webpage |
| PEN/Nabokov Award | author | PEN/Nabokov Foundation | Living author whose body of work, either written in or translated into English, is of enduring originality and consummate craftsmanship | official webpage |
| PEN/Voelcker Award | author | PEN | American poet whose distinguished and growing body of work to date represents a notable and accomplished presence in American literature | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Philip K. Dick Award (also: finalists) | work | Philadelphia Science Fiction Society | Best science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Phoenix Award (also: honor books) | work | Children's Literature Association | A book originally published in English twenty years previously which did not receive a major award at the time of its publication | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Premio Bagutta | work | Bagutta jury | Outstanding Italian literary work | Wikipedia it.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Prémio Camões | author | Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (Portugal) and Departamento Nacional do Livro (Brazil) | Author of an outstanding work written in Portuguese | Wikipedia pt.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Premio Herralde | work | Editorial Anagrama | Full-length novel in lengua castellana (Castillian Spanish) | es.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Premio Miguel de Cervantes | author | Spanish Ministry of Culture | Lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish Language | Wikipedia es.Wikipedia |
| Premio Nadal (also: finalists) | work | Ediciones Destino (Grupo Planeta) | Full-length novel in lengua castellana (Castillian Spanish) that has not received any other literary award | Wikipedia es.Wikipedia official website |
| Prémio Pessoa | author | Expresso / Unisys | Awarded to a person of Portuguese nationality who has distinguished him or herself as a figure in scientific, artistic or literary life | Wikipedia pt.Wikipedia official website |
| Premio Planeta | work | Editorial Planeta | Outstanding original novel written in Spanish | Wikipedia es.Wikipedia Ed. Planeta website |
| Premio Príncipe de Asturias | author | Fundación Príncipe de Asturias | Spanish award presented to individuals, entities, organizations or others from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, or public affairs
| Wikipedia es.Wikipedia official website |
| Premio Rómulo Gallegos | work | Government of Venezuela (via the Rómulo Gallegos Center for Latin American Studies) | Venezuelan award "to perpetuate and honour the work of an eminent novelist and to encourage the creative endeavours of Spanish-language writers" | Wikipedia es.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Premio Strega | work | Fondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci | Best work of prose fiction by an Italian author | Wikipedia it.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Premio Xavier Villaurrutia | work | Coordinacion Nacional de Literatura | Work published in Mexico by a Latin American writer | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Prix Aurora Award (also: shortlist) | work | Canadian SF and Fantasy Association | Best Canadian science fiction and fantasy literary works
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Prix des Deux Magots | work | Deux Magots jury | Outstanding works of French literature (generally works that are more off-beat and less conventional than those that receive the more mainstream Prix Goncourt) | Wikipedia fr.Wikipedia official webpage |
| Prix Femina | work | Femina magazine | Outstanding works of French literature as recognized by an exclusively female jury, although the authors of the winning works do not have to be women
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| Prix Goncourt | work | Académie Goncourt | Best and most imaginative prose work of French literature | Wikipedia fr.Wikipedia |
| Prix Médicis | work | Le jury Médicis | work by an author whose fame does not match their talent
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| Prix Renaudot | work | Le jury Renaudot | Outstanding original French novel | Wikipedia fr.Wikipedia official website |
| Prometheus Award (also: shortlist) | work | Libertarian Futurist Society | Awarded to current and classic libertarian novels to provide encouragement to science fiction writers whose books examine the meaning of freedom
| Wikipedia official webpage |
| Pulitzer Prize | work | Columbia University | Outstanding literary achievement
| Wikipedia official website |
| Pura Belpré Award (also: honor books) | work | Assoc. for Library Service to Children (American Library Association) | Awarded to works by a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth
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| Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize | author | The Poetry Foundation | Awarded to a living U.S. poet whose lifetime accomplishments warrant extraordinary recognition | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Samuel French Morse Poetry Prize | work | Norteastern University | Unpublished manuscript of a first or second book of poems by a U.S. poet | official webpage |
| San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year | work | San Francisco Chronicle | the year's top books, both fiction and non-fiction | latest webpage |
| SFWA Grand Master (Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award) | author | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Living author for lifetime achievement in science fiction and/or fantasy | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Shamus Award (also: nominees) | work | Private Eye Writers of America | Excellent work in the Private Eye genre
| Wikipedia PWA webpage |
| Shelley Memorial Award | author | Poetry Society of America | Living American poet selected with reference to genius and need | Wikipedia official webpage |
| Tanizaki Prize | work | Chūō Kōronsha, Inc. | Full-length representative work of fiction or drama of the highest literary merit by a professional Japanese writer | Wikipedia |
| Templeton Prize | author | Templeton Foundation | Living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension, whether through insight, discovery, or practical works. Full name of award (since 2002): Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiri |