American Book Awards
The American Book Awards "recognize outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre. The purpose of the awards is to acknowledge the excellence and multicultural diversity of American writing."
The Asian American Literary Award
This award is presented
"on the basis of expertise in a literary genre and/or experience in academic environments relevant to Asian American literature; residence in the U.S. and ethnic background as to create a diverse committee." Sponsored by the Asian American Writers' Workshop.
Bakeless Literary Prizes
Sponsored by the
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference of Middlebury College, awards are given in
poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
The Betty Trask Prize and Awards
A British award, "awarded to a writer under the age of 35 for a first novel. The author must be a Commonwealth citizen, and the work must be 'of a romantic or traditional nature, i.e. not experimental'."
The Boston Book Review Literary Awards
Awards given annually in fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
Guardian First Book Award
"Uniquely among book awards, it is open to writing across all genres and judged by both a celebrity panel and members of the public who participate through reading groups run by Waterstone's stores."
The Hemingway Foundation / PEN Award
Sponsored by PEN New England, this prize is given to
a "novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a book of fiction."
Independent Publisher IPPY Awards
Honors
independent, university, small press, and self-publishers in North America. International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
"The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind.
It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language."
The Kiriyama Prize
This award seeks to "recognize 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."
Lambda Literary Awards
The "Lammys"
are presented in numerous categories
recognizing achievement in gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered literature.
Lannan Literary Awards
"Established in 1989 to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality."
The Man Booker Prize
"One of the world's most prestigious awards, and one of incomparable influence," it is awarded to a writer fromthe Commonwealth or Ireland.
Minnesota Book Awards
Sponsored by the Minnesota Humanities Commission, this award "recognizes, honors, and celebrates the best in Minnesota literature."
National Book Award Winners
Sponsored by the National Book Foundation.
National Book Critics Circle Award
Nobel Prize in Literature
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Pulitzer Prize for Letters & Drama: Fiction
Thurber Prize for American Humor
"The nation's highest recognition of the art of humor writing."
Whitbread Book Awards
Presented for Book of the Year, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children's.
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