Prizes
Agatha Awards
The Agatha Awards, presented annually at the Malice Domestic convention since 1989, honor traditional mystery fiction in the spirit of Agatha Christie. Categories include Best Novel and Best First Novel.
Anthony Awards
The Anthony Awards, presented at Bouchercon (the World Mystery Convention) since 1986, honor excellence in crime and mystery fiction voted on by convention attendees. Named after critic Anthony Boucher.
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award, presented annually since 1987, honors the best science fiction novel published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. Named after the renowned author of 2001: A Space Odyssey.
Booker Prize
The Booker Prize celebrates the best sustained work of long-form fiction written in English and published in the UK or Ireland. Follow winners by year and discover landmark novels.
Bram Stoker Awards
The Bram Stoker Awards, presented by the Horror Writers Association since 1987, honor the best horror writing of the year across multiple categories including novel, first novel, and short fiction. Named after the author of Dracula.
Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal, awarded annually by the American Library Association since 1938, honors the most distinguished American picture book for children. Named after nineteenth-century illustrator Randolph Caldecott.
Carnegie Medal
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded by the American Library Association since 2012, honor the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the United States.
Coretta Scott King Award
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards, presented annually by the American Library Association since 1970, honor African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults.
Costa Book Awards
The Costa Book Awards (formerly Whitbread Book Awards) were presented annually from 1971 to 2019, honoring outstanding books in five categories: Novel, First Novel, Biography, Poetry, and Children’s Book. A Book of the Year was also chosen from the category winners.
Edgar Awards
The Edgar Awards, presented by the Mystery Writers of America since 1946, honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, and media. Named after Edgar Allan Poe, they are the most prestigious awards in the mystery genre.
Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is Canada’s premier award for fiction, recognizing excellence in Canadian novels and short story collections since 1994.
Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards are fan-voted honors presented by the World Science Fiction Society, celebrating the year’s best science fiction and fantasy. Track winners by year across major categories.
International Booker Prize
The International Booker Prize celebrates outstanding translated fiction published in the UK or Ireland. The prize is split equally between the author and the translator, recognizing the art of literary translation.
Kirkus Prize
The Kirkus Prize, awarded since 2014, recognizes the finest books published each year in three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature. Each winner receives $50,000, making it one of the richest literary prizes in the world.
Lambda Literary Awards
The Lambda Literary Awards (Lammys), presented annually since 1989, celebrate published works that explore LGBTQ+ themes. They are the most prestigious awards in LGBTQ+ literature, spanning fiction, memoir, poetry, and more.
Locus Awards
The Locus Awards, presented since 1971, are voted on by readers of Locus Magazine and honor the best science fiction and fantasy across multiple categories including novel, first novel, novella, and more.
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award, presented annually by the American Library Association since 2000, honors the best book written for teens based entirely on literary merit. It is the highest honor in young adult literature.
Miles Franklin Award
The Miles Franklin Award, Australia’s most prestigious literary prize, has been awarded annually since 1957 to the novel that best presents Australian life in any of its phases. It is named after the author of My Brilliant Career.
National Book Award
The National Book Awards, presented by the National Book Foundation since 1950, honor the best American literature across fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature, and young people’s literature.
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Awards, presented since 1975 by a board of professional book review editors and critics, honor outstanding writing in fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poetry, and criticism.
Nebula Awards
The Nebula Awards, presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), honor outstanding science fiction and fantasy. Explore winners by year across novel, novella, novelette, and short story.
Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal, awarded annually by the American Library Association since 1922, honors the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. It is the oldest children’s book award in the world.
Nobel Prize in Literature
The Nobel Prize in Literature, awarded by the Swedish Academy since 1901, recognizes an author’s entire body of work and outstanding contributions to the field of literature.
PEN/Faulkner Award
The PEN/Faulkner Award is the largest peer-juried prize for American fiction. Chosen by a panel of writers, it honors excellence in novels, short story collections, and other works of fiction.
PEN/Hemingway Award
The PEN/Hemingway Award honors an outstanding debut novel by an American author. Established in 1976 by Mary Hemingway, it recognizes exceptional first works of fiction and often highlights emerging voices that go on to shape contemporary literature.
Pulitzer Prizes
The Pulitzer Prizes in Letters, Drama & Music honor outstanding works in fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, biography, memoir, history, and music. Explore winners by category and year below.
Women’s Prize for Fiction
The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence in fiction written by women from around the world. Founded in 1996, it is one of the UK’s most prestigious literary awards.
World Fantasy Awards
The World Fantasy Awards, presented at the annual World Fantasy Convention since 1975, honor the best fantasy fiction across novels, novellas, short fiction, collections, and anthologies.