Major Book Awards

  • Booker Prize: The Man Booker International Prize is awarded every two years to a living author who has published a work of fiction in the English language.

  • Caldecott Medal: Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

  • National Book Award: Presented annually in the United States by the National Book Foundation to recognize achievements in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,and young people's literature.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award: Honors the finest books and reviews published in English each year.

  • Newbery Medal: Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

  • Nobel Prize for Literature: Since 1901, awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words from the will of Alfred Nobel, produced most outstanding work of literature.

  • PEN/Faulkner Award: Annual award honoring the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year.

  • Pulitzer Prizes: Recognizing the best in journalism, letters, drama and music.

  • Commonwealth Writers' Prize: Awards and encourages literary talent in the British Commonwealth.