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Award Winners

Major Awards

National Book Award

Awarded to enhance awareness of exceptional books and to increase the popularity of reading.

Fiction | Nonfiction | Poetry

Pulitzer Prize

Chosen by the Pulitzer Prize board to honor works of distinction.

Fiction | Nonfiction 
Biography | History | Poetry

Booker Prize

Awarded for the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. View List ›

PEN/Faulkner Award

Honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens. View List ›

Genre Fiction Awards

• Agatha Award - Mystery
• Anthony Award - Mystery
• Bram Stoker - Horror
• British Fantasy Award - Fantasy
• Christy - Christian Fiction
• Edgar - Mystery
• Hugo - Science Fiction
• Nebula - Science Fiction & Fantasy
• RITA - Romance
• Spur - Western

Category Awards

• ALA Black Caucus Selections
• Essence Literary Awards
• Audie Awards (audio books)
• IACP Cookbook Awards
• James Beard KitchenAid Awards
• The Kraszna-Krausz Award
• Stonewall Award - Literature
• Stonewall Award - Non-Fiction

Notable Books

• ALA Notable Books -- Fiction
• ALA Notable Books -- Nonfiction
• Great Books Foundation
• Last Year's Bestselling Fiction
• Last Year's Bestselling Nonfiction

Regional Book Awards

• Northeastern Minnesota
• Minnesota
• Massachusetts
• Wisconsin (RR Donnelly Awards)

See Also

• Award Winners for Kids
• Award Winners for Teens