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LITERARY AWARDS Bookletters Bestsellers & Awards – These bestseller and awards lists include cover art for each title and links that bring you directly into our catalog to search for availability or place a hold on the title. LITERATURE International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
– Selected libraries in capital and major cities throughout the world nominate works
of fiction for this award established in 1995. National Book Awards – Sponsored by
the National Book Foundation these awards have been given since 1950 to exceptional books
in Fiction, Young People’s Literature, Nonfiction and Poetry. National Book Critics Circle Award –
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books
published in English. Categories include:
Fiction, General Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. Nobel Prize in Literature Site – Go to this site for information about the Nobel Prize in Literature and a list of Nobel Prize Laureates that go back as far as 1901. PEN American Center Literary Awards
– This page includes links to a variety of literary prizes connected to the PEN
American Center. These prizes recognize
excellence among American authors of fiction, nonfiction, drama and poetry, honor the art
of literary translation, and highlight the distinctive contributions of literary editors
and publishers. PEN/Faulkner Award – Writers
founded The PEN/Faulkner award in 1980 to honor their peers. Judges for this award are all writers of fiction. PEN New England – PEN New England presents
two literary awards each year, the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
for a first book of fiction and the L.L. Winship/PEN New England
award honoring a book about New England or by a New England author. Pulitzer Prize – Nine Pulitzer prizes were
originally bestowed in 1917 for excellence in journalism, letters & drama, and
education. Today, the Pulitzer Prize board
awards 21 prizes for excellence in journalism, photography, literature, music, and drama. Costa Book Awards – Established in 1971 as The Whitbread Book Awards, the Costa Book Awards aim to celebrate and promote the best of contemporary writing in the UK. Award categories include poetry, biography, novel, first novel, and children's book. MYSTERY Edgars and Other MWA Awards
– The Edgar Allen Poe awards are awarded to authors of distinguished work in various
mystery categories. Links to information
about the Grand Master Award, The Ellery Queen Award, The Robert L. Fish Memorial Award,
and the Raven Award are also available on this page. Shamus Awards – Created in 1981, the Shamus Award is given by the Private Eye Writers of America to honor excellent work in the Private Eye genre. SCIENCE
FICTION Nebula Awards – Since 1965, the Nebula Awards, chosen by members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, have been given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story in science fiction. CHILDREN'S
LITERATURE Boston Globe Horn Book Awards – Since 1967 the Boston Globe and Horn Book, Inc. have co-sponsored the Horn Book Awards for excellence in literature for children and young adults. NEW
ENGLAND New England Book Awards –
Established in 1990 by the New England Booksellers Association, the purpose of these
awards is to promote New England authors and publishers who have produced a body of work
that stands as a significant contribution to New England’s culture. New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA) Awards
- The New England Science Fiction Association presents two awards, the Gaughan, for
emerging science fiction artists, and the Skylark, for a person who has contributed
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