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Award Winners

Click on an award for more information -- including a list of honorees that dates back to the award's inception.
Links to Individual Award Pages:

American Book Awards
American Book Awards / Children's Books
Man Booker Prize / 2007 - 1971
Caldecott Medal / 2008 - 1938
Newbery Medal / 2008 - 1922
Edgar Awards / Best Novel / 2007-1954
Edgar Awards / Best First Mystery Novel / 2007 - 1957
Edgar Awards / Best Paperback Original / 2007-1980
National Book Critics Circle Award / Fiction / 2007 - 1981
National Book Critics Circle Award / General Nonfiction / 2007 - 1981
Edgar Awards / Best Critical / Biographical Work / 2007-1999
Edgar Awards / Best Fact Crime / 2007-1999
Edgar Awards / Best Young Adult / 2007-1999
Edgar Awards / Best Juvenile / 2007-1999
National Book Critics Circle Award / Biography & Autobiography / 2007 - 1983
National Book Critics Circle Award / Poetry / 2007 - 1981
National Book Critics Circle Award / Criticism / 2007 - 1981
National Book Award / 2007 - 1986 / Fiction
National Book Award / 2007 - 1986 / Nonfiction
National Book Award / 2007 - 1991 / Poetry
Nebula Awards / Best Novel / 2005 - 1965
Hugo Awards / 2007 - 1956
Pulitzer Prize / Fiction / 2007 - 1918
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction / 2008 - 1981
Pulitzer Prize / General Nonfiction / 2007 - 1986
Philip K. Dick Award / 2004-1984
Texas Bluebonnet Award / 2005 - 1981
Pulitzer Prize / Biography or Autobiography / 2007 - 1986
Pulitzer Prize / Poetry / 2007 - 1986
Pulitzer Prize / History / 2007 - 1986
Lambda Literary Awards / Lesbian Fiction / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Gay Men's Fiction / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Lesbian Studies / 2001 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Gay and Lesbian Studies / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Lesbian Poetry / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Gay Men's Poetry / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Lesbian Mystery / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Gay Men's Mystery / 2006 - 1989
Lambda Literary Awards / Lesbian Biography / Autobiography / 2001 - 1994
Lambda Literary Awards / Biography / 2006 - 1994
Lambda Literary Awards / Anthologies / Fiction / 2006 - 1995
Lambda Literary Awards / Anthologies / Nonfiction / 2005 - 1995
Lambda Literary Awards / Photography / Visual Arts / 2005 - 1996
Lambda Literary Awards / Humor / 2006 - 1990
Lambda Literary Awards / Religion / Spirituality / 2006 - 1996
Lambda Literary Awards / Sci-Fi / Fantasy / 2006 - 1990
Lambda Literary Awards / Drama / 2005 - 1994
Lambda Literary Awards / Children's / Young Adult / 2006 - 1990
Lambda Literary Awards / Transgender / 2006 - 1997
Pulitzer Prize / Drama / 2007 - 1987
Whitbread Book Award / Novel / 2004 - 1973
Whitbread Book Award / First Novel / 2004 - 1981
Whitbread Book Award / Poetry / 2004 - 1987
Whitbread Book Award / Biography / 2004 - 1988
Whitbread Book Award / Children's Book / 2004 - 1972
Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize / Fiction / 2005 - 1996
Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award / 2005 - 1984
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Fiction / 2005 - 1980
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / First Fiction / 2005 - 1991
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Biography / 2005 - 1980
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Current Interest / 2005 - 1981
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / History / 2005 - 1980
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Poetry / 2005 - 1980
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Science and Technology / 2005 - 1989
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Fiction / 2002 - 1997
ABBY Award / Adult / 1999 - 2007
ABBY Award / Children's / 1999 - 1993
Book Sense Book of the Year Award / Adult Fiction / 2007 - 2000
Book Sense Book of the Year Award / Illustrated Children's Book / 2007 - 2000
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Nonfiction / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Poetry / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Politics / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Sex / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Drugs / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Music / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Art & Photography / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Graphic Novels / 2002 - 1997
Firecracker Alternative Book Awards / Kids / 2002 - 1997
The Golden Sower Award / Grades K- 3 / 2005 - 1983
The Golden Sower Award / Grades 4 - 6 / 2005 - 1981
The Golden Sower Award / Young Adult / 2005 - 1991
Coretta Scott King Award / For Narrative / 2008 - 1978
Coretta Scott King Award / For Illustration / 2008 - 1978
Pacific Northwest Bookseller Awards / 2004 - 1984
The Charlotte Zolotow Award / 2005 - 1998
New England Book Awards / Fiction / 2007 - 1990
New England Book Award / Nonfiction / 2007 - 1990
New England Book Awards / Children's / 2007 - 1990
New England Book Awards / Editorial Excellence
New England Book Awards / Literary Excellence
Southeast Booksellers Association Award / Fiction / 2005 - 1999
Southeast Booksellers Association Award / Nonfiction / 2005 - 1999
Southeast Booksellers Association Award / Poetry / 2005 - 1999
Southeast Booksellers Association Award / Children's / 2005 - 1999
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award / Fiction / 2006 - 1991
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award / Nonfiction / 2006 - 1992
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award / Children's / 2006 - 1990
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award / Poetry / 1999 - 1991
Nobel Prize for Literature / 2005 - 1902
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association / Spirit of the West Award / 2006 - 1992
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book Awards / Fiction
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book Awards / Nonfiction
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book Awards / Children's
New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book Awards / Young Adult
Great Lakes Book Award / Children's Chapter Book / 2007 - 1996
Great Lakes Book Award / Fiction / 2007 - 1997
Great Lakes Book Award / General / 2007 - 1996
Great Lakes Book Award / Nonfiction
Great Lakes Book Award / Voice of the Heartland Award / 2001 - 1998
James Tiptree, Jr. Memorial Award / 2004 - 1991
Golden Dagger Award / Fiction / 2007 - 1955
Orange Prize for Fiction / 2006 - 1996
National Book Award / Young People's Literature / 2007 - 1996
International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award / 2005 - 1996
World Fantasy Award / Novel / 2004 - 1975
Macavity Awards / Best Mystery Novel / 2005 - 1987
Macavity Awards / Best First Mystery Novel / 2005 - 1987
Macavity Awards / Critical or Biographical / 2004 - 1987
Pura Belpré Award / Narrative / 2008 - 1996
Pura Belpré Award / Illustration / 2008 - 1996
Michael L. Printz Award / 2008 - 2000
Dilys Award / 2005 - 1992
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Regional Book Award / Arts / 2006 - 2001
Bollingen Prize for Poetry / 2001 - 1949
Lambda Literary Awards / Small Press / 2002 - 1989
Josette Frank Award / 2003 - 1943
Flora Stieglitz Straus Award / 2000 - 1993
Claudia Lewis Award / 2000 - 1998
Triangle Awards: The Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian Fiction
Triangle Awards: The Ferro-Grumley Award for Gay Fiction
Triangle Awards: The Randy Shilts-Judy Grahn Awards for Lesbian Non-fiction
Triangle Awards: The Randy Shilts-Judy Grahn Awards for Gay Non-fiction
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism / 2005 - 1988
Book Sense Book of the Year Award / Adult Nonfiction / 2007 - 2001
Book Sense Book of the Year / Children's Literature / 2007 - 2001
Audie Awards / Fiction -- Abridged / 2007-1998
Audie Award / Fiction -- Unabridged / 2007-1998
Audie Award / Nonfiction -- Unabridged / 2007 - 2000
Audie Award / Childrens Ages 0-7 / 2007-2001
Audie Award / Children Aged 8+ / 2007-1998
Audie Awards / Mystery / 2007-1998
Audie Award / Nonfiction -- Abridged / 2007-1998
Audie Award / Fiction -- Classics / 2007-1999
Nutmeg Children's Book Award / 2005 - 1993
Nutmeg Children's Book Award 2002 Nominees
Oregon Book Awards / H.L. Davis Award for Fiction / 2003 - 1987
Oregon Book Awards / Hazel Hall Award for Poetry / 2003 - 1987
Oregon Book Awards / Frances Fuller Victor Award for Literary Nonfiction / 2003 - 1987
Oregon Book Awards / Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Readers / 2003 - 1987
Bram Stoker Award / Novel 2004 - 1988
Bram Stoker Award / First Novel 2006 - 1990
Bram Stoker Award / Fiction Collection 2006 - 1988
Bram Stoker Award / Anthology 2007 - 2000
Bram Stoker Award / Non-fiction 2004 - 1991
Bram Stoker Award / Works for Young Readers 2004 - 2000
Parents Choice Awards / Fiction/2001
WritingToday Grand Master Award/ 2004 - 1982
Test Award
Oklahoma Book Awards / Children / 2006 - 1990
Oklahoma Book Awards / Poetry / 2006 - 1990
Oklahoma Book Awards / Fiction / 2006 - 1990
Oklahoma Book Awards / Non-fiction / 2005 - 1990
Oklahoma Book Awards / Arell Gibson Award for Lifetime Achievement / 2006 - 1996
Oklahoma Book Awards / Ralph Ellison Award / 2006 - 1990
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award / Fiction and Poetry / 2007-1967
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award / Nonfiction / 2007-1976
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award / Picture Book / 2007-1967
World Fantasy Award / Collection / 2004 - 1975
World Fantasy Award / Anthology / 2004 - 1988
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Arts (Art, Music, Photography)/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Audiobooks - Adult Fiction/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Audiobooks - Adult Nonfiction/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Audiobooks - Children/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Best New Voice: Fiction and Nonfiction/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Children's Picture Book/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Coffee Table-Gift Book/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Computers, Computer-Related/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Cookbooks / 2008 - 2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Crafts, Hobby/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Education, Teaching, Academic/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Gardening, Agriculture/ 2007-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Gay, Lesbian/ 2007-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Health (Wellness, Nutrition)/ 2007-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/History, Political/ 2007-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Humor / 2008 - 2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Juvenile, Young Adult Fiction/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/Juvenile, Young Adult Nonfiction/ 2005-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Multicultural / 2008 - 2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Mystery, Suspense / 2008 - 2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ Nature/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ New Age/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Parenting / 2008 - 2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Poetry and Literary Criticism / 2008 - 2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ Popular Fiction/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ Psychology and Self-Help/ 2008-2003
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ Recreation and Sports/ 2008-2001
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ Religion/ 2008-2001
Arthur C. Clarke Award / 2007 - 1987
Whitbread Prize / Book of the Year / 2004 - 1996
T.S. Eliot Prize / 2004 - 1993
Young Lions Fiction Award / 2007 - 2001
Rea Award for the Short Story 2002
Lambda Literary Awards / Erotica / 2006 - 2002
Lambda Literary Awards / Romance / 2006 - 2002
Book Sense Book of the Year Award / Rediscovery / 2003-2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Fiction/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Creative Nonfiction/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Research Nonfiction/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Poetry/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Childrens Literature/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Translation/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award/ Lifetime Achievement Award/ 2002
PEN Center West Literary Award of Honor 2002
Writing Today Grand Master Award
Chester Himes Mystery Award
WILLA Contemporary Fiction Award / 2005 - 2002
WILLA Historical Fiction Award / 2005 - 2002
WILLA Nonfiction Award / 2005 - 2002
WILLA Memoir/Essay Award / 2005 - 2002
WILLA Poetry Award / 2005 - 2002
WILLA Children's/Young Adult Award / 2005 - 2002
WILLA Original Softcover Award / 2005 - 2002
Commonwealth Writer's Prize for Best First Book / 2005-1989
Commonwealth Writer's Prize / 2005-1987
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Best Children's Picture Book (Bilingual)
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Best Children's Picture Book (Spanish)
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Best Young Adult Fiction (English)
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Biography
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Health
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ History
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Self-help
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Arts
Latino Literary Hall of Fame/ Religious
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Short Story
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Mystery
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Romance
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award/ Poetry
Latino Literary Hall of Fame Award- The Mariposa Award
Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize / Non-Fiction / 2005 - 1996
Southern California Booksellers Association Book Award / Fiction / 2005 - 2002
Southern California Booksellers Association Book Award / Non-Fiction / 2005 - 2002
Southern California Booksellers Association Book Award / Children's Book / 2005 - 2002
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award / 2003 - 1954
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award / 2005 - 2001
Margaret A. Edwards Award / 2005 - 1988
Mildred L. Batchelder Award / 2008 - 1968
Stonewall Book Awards / 2005 - 1971
Lodgie Awards/ 2003
Southeast Booksellers Association Award / Cookbook / 2005 - 2003
Left Coast Crime Lefty Award/2004-2003
Left Coast Crime Arty Award/2003
Best of Beyond Difference/ 2004-2002
Oklahoma Book Awards / Design and Illustration / 2006 - 1996
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards/ Non-Fiction/ 2007-1994
Black Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards/ Fiction/ 2007-1994
Black Caucus of the American Library Association/ First Novel/ 2006-1994
PEN/Hemingway Award/ 2004 - 1977
John Burroughs Award / 2005 - 1926
British Science Fiction Award: Best Novel / 2004 - 1969
New York City Book Award / 2004 - 1995
Koret Jewish Book Awards / Fiction / 2005 - 1999
Koret Jewish Book Awards / History / 2005 - 1999
Koret Jewish Book Awards / Biography, Autobiography, and Literary Studies / 2005 - 1999
Koret Jewish Book Awards / Philosophy and Thought / 2005 - 1999
Book Sense Book of the Year / Paperback / 2004-2003
Young Reader's Choice Award / 2007 - 1940
Lambda Literary Awards / Autobiography / 2005 - 2003
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Young Adult Fiction / 2005 - 1989
Los Angeles Times Book Prize / Mystery or Thriller / 2005 - 2002
Agatha Awards/ 2008-1988
Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism/ 2004-1990
Benjamin Franklin Awards/ Travel-Essay/ 2008-2002
Benjamin Franklin Awards / Autobio-Bio-Memoir / 2008 - 2001
International Horror Guild Award/ Novel/ 2003 - 1995
International Horror Guild Award/ First Novel/ 2003 - 1995
International Horror Guild Award/ Short Story Collection/ 2003 - 1995
International Horror Guild Award/ Anthology/ 2003 - 1995
International Horror Guild Award/ NonFiction/ 2003 - 1995
RITA Award / Traditional Romance / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Short Contemporary Series / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Paranormal Romance / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Inspirational Romance / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / First Book / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Regency Romance / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Short Historical Romance / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Long Historical Romance / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Romantic Suspense / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Contemporary Single Title / 2005 - 2000
RITA Award / Long Contemporary Series / 2005 - 2000
SPUR Awards / First Novel / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Western Novel (under 90,000 words) / 2007 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Novel of the West (over 90,000 words) / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Original Paperback Novel / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Western Non-Fiction - Historical / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Award / Western Nonfiction-Contemporary / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Award / Biography / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Western Juvenile Fiction / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Western Juvenile Non-Fiction / 2006 - 2000
SPUR Awards / Storyteller Award / 2006 - 2000
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature: 2005 - 2000
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature: 2005 - 2000
Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel / 2007 - 1999
Giller Prize / 2004-1994
Massachusetts Book Awards / 2005 - 2001
Governor General's Literary Award for Fiction / 2004-1996
Connecticut Book Awards / Biography and Memoir / 2004 - 2002
Connecticut Book Awards / Children's Literature / 2004 - 2002
Connecticut Book Awards / Design / 2004 - 2002
Connecticut Book Awards / Fiction / 2004 - 2002
Connecticut Book Awards / Nonfiction / 2004 - 2002
Connecticut Book Awards / Poetry / 2004 - 2002
National Outdoor Book Awards / History / 2007 - 1998
National Outdoor Book Award / Literature / 2007 - 1997
National Outdoor Book Award / Children's / 2007- 1999
National Outdoor Book Awards / Nature / 2007 - 1997
National Outdoor Book Awards / Instructional / 2007 - 1998
National Outdoor Book Awards / Adventure Guidebook / 2007 - 1999
National Outdoor Book Award / Nature Guidebook / 2007 - 1997
National Outdoor Book Award / Design / 2007 - 1997
National Outdoor Book Award / Outdoor Classic / 2007 - 1998
Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association Awards / Regional Reference / 2005 - 2004
Bellwether Prize/ 2004-2000
Audie Award/ Audiobook of the Year/ 2007
Great Lakes Book Awards / Children's Picture Books / 2004
Oklahoma Book Awards / Young Adult / 2006 - 2004
Sydney Taylor Book Awards