Best of the Best: Literary Award Winners

Award Winners in Youth Literature
Newbery Medal
Moon Over Manifest
by Clare Vanderpool
Caldecott Medal
A Sick Day for Amos McGee
by Philip C. Stead
Coretta Scott King Awards

Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
by Laban Carrick Hill
Illustrator Award

One Crazy Summer
by Rita Williams-Garcia
Author Award
Printz Award
Ship Breaker
by Paolo Bacigalupi

 

Award Homepages | Award Lists

Literary Award Homepages

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Christy Awards

 

The best of Christian fiction written by contemporary authors.

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The Edgars

 

Named after MWA's patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of
distinguished work in various categories of the genre.

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The Hugo Awards

 

International Science Fiction Awards from the World Science Fiction Society.

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The Nebula Awards

 

The best in Science Fiction from the Science Fiction Writer's of America.

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Nobel Prize for Literature

 

Over the years, the Nobel Prize in Literature has distinguished the works of authors from many different languages and cultural backgrounds.

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Pulitzer Prize

 

Use the interactive search or click on a desired year.

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Romance Writers of America Awards

 

Variety of Romance fiction awards, including RITA and Golden Heart Awards.

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Spur Awards

 

Western fiction and non-fiction, TV and movies.

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Other Major Literary Award Winners (from Amazon.com)

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Booker Prize

 

The Man Booker Prize is given to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

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National Book Awards

 

Recognizing achievements in the areas of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. From the National Book Foundation.

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PEN/Faulkner Award

 

Honoring the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year.

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Amazon.com/Books in Canada First Novel Award

 

Given annually to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada.

. James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Awards
  For original, English-language books on culinary topics published the previous year.

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