The Independent Publisher Book Awards were established in 1996 to
bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles
published by independent authors and publishers.
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The Man Booker Prize is awarded for the best full-length novel written
in English by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
The Man Booker Prize is sponsored by Booker PLC.
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The National Book Awards awarded each fall by the Association of
American Publishers. Listed here are the winners for Fiction. Other
categories include Nonfiction, Poetry, Young People's Literature,
and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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Every year, the National Book Critics Circle of over 700 book reviewers
from all parts of the country present awards for the finest books
published in English. Categories include: Fiction, General Nonfiction,
Biography/Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
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Based on the recipient's entire body of published work, the
Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded "to the person who shall have
produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of
an idealistic tendency."
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The Oregon Book Awards are presented annually by Literary Arts,
Inc. for the finest accomplishments by Oregon writers.
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The Orange Prize for fiction was created in 1995 in response
to a growing awareness that often the considerable achievements
of women novelists were frequently being passed over by the major
literary prizes. The Orange Prize is judged exclusively by women,
who choose the year's best novel in English written by a women.
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The PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their
peers and is now the largest juried award for fiction in the United
States. The award was named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel
Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and is affiliated
with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists),
the international writers' organization.
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The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each
spring since 1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for
Journalism, Letters, Music and Drama. The awards for Letters include
Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography, History, and Fiction,
which is listed here.
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The Whitbread awards are given annually in five categories: Poetry,
Biography, First Novel, Novel, and Children's Literature to authors
who exemplify the best of contemporary British writing and who have
lived in Great Britain or Ireland for at least three years. Out
of these four winners, one book is chosen as the Whitbread Book
of the Year.
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The National Book Awards awarded each fall by the Association of
American Publishers. Listed here are the winners for Poetry. Other
categories include Fiction, NonFiction, Young People's Literature,
and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each
spring since 1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for
Journalism, Letters, Music and Drama. The awards for Letters include
Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography or Autobiography, History, and Poetry,
which is listed here.
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The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year to the illustrator of the
most distinguished American picture book for children by the Association
for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library
Association.
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The Newbery Medal is awarded to the year's most distinguished contribution
to American literature for children. The medal is presented by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American
Library Association.
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Though not recognized as an association award by the ALA until 1982,
the Coretta Scott King Award had its inception in the late sixties.
The award, commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and honoring
his widow, Coretta Scott King, honors African American writers and
illustrators and celebrates the African American experience through
artistic expression. It is presented annually by the Coretta Scott
King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities
Round Table.
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The YRCA was established in 1940 to promote reading for enjoyment.
Children and young adults of Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia,
Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington select the winners from nominees
submitted by librarians, teachers, students and others. Books must
be published within the previous 3 years to be eligible.
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The Edgar Award, in honor of Edgar Allan Poe, is given by The Mystery
Writers of America to the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction
produced the previous year. Listed here are the winners in the Fiction
category. The first Edgar was awarded in 1954.
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The Crime Writers' Association Dagger Awards are Britain's most
important crime fiction awards. The Gold Dagger is awarded to the
year's best crime novel.
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The Hugo Award is awarded by the current members of the World Science
Fiction Convention. Though Hugos are given in dozens of categories,
listed here are the winners in the Novel category.
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The Nebula Awards are chosen by the members of the Science Fiction
and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) in the following categories:
Novella, Novellette, Short Story, Script, and Novel, which is listed
here.
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The Kiriyama Pacific Rim Book Prize has been awarded every year
since 1996. It promotes books that will contribute to greater understanding
and cooperation among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim.
The Prize is worth US$30,000. Half of the cash award is given to
the author of the winning fiction title, and half is given to the
author of the winning nonfiction title.
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The National Book Awards awarded each fall by the Association of
American Publishers. Listed here are the winners for Nonfiction.
Other categories include Fiction, Poetry, Young People's Literature,
and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.
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full list
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle of over 700 book reviewers
from all parts of the country present awards for the finest books
published in English. Categories include: Fiction, General Nonfiction,
Biography/Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism.
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full list
The Pulitzer Prize has been awarded by Columbia University each
spring since 1917. The awards are chosen by a board of jurors for
Journalism, Letters, Music and Drama. The awards for Letters include
Fiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography, History, and Nonfiction,
which is listed here.
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The Firecracker Alternative Book Awards herald the best in wildly
independent writing and publishing — the people who sharpen
the cutting edge, the First-Amendment radicals with a bad attitude.
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