award winners

Adults

American Library Association Awards

Black Caucus Selections: Excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors

Notable Books (Fiction): Significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or pleasure for adult readers

Notable Books (Nonfiction): Significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or pleasure for adult readers

Stonewall Book Award (Fiction): Exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience

Stonewall Book Award (Nonfiction): Exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience


Other Awards

Audie Award: Audio Publishers Association's best titles in audio publishing

Booker Prize: The best novel of the year written by a citizen of the Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.

Bram Stoker Award: Horror Writers Association's best achievement in horror writing

Christy Award: Catherine Marshall Christian Fiction Award of Excellence

Edgar Award: Mystery Writers of America's award for distinguished work

Hugo Award: World Science Fiction Society's Science Fiction Achievement Award

James Beard KitchenAid Book Awards: Best original cookbook published in English

National Book Award (Fiction): National Book Foundation award for American fiction books of exceptional merit

National Book Award (Nonfiction): National Book Foundation award for American nonfiction books of exceptional merit

National Book Award (Poetry): National Book Foundation award for exceptional volumes of poetry by a single American author

Nebula Award: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America award for the best American science fiction and fantasy writing

PEN/Faulkner Awards: Best work of fiction by an American author as judged by peers

Pulitzer Prize (Biography): Most distinguished biography or autobiography by an American author

Pulitzer Prize (Fiction): Most distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life

Pulitzer Prize (History): Most distinguished book on the history of the United States

Pulitzer Prize (Nonfiction): Most distinguished book of non-fiction by an American author

Pulitzer Prize (Poetry): Most distinguished volume of original verse by an American author

RITA Awards: Presented annually by the Romance Writers of America to the best novels in romantic fiction.

Spur Awards: Western Writers of America award for distinguished writing about the American West

Young Adults  (top)

American Library Association Awards

Alex Award: Written for adults but read by teenagers

Margaret A. Edwards Award: Lifetime achievement in young adult literature

Michael L. Printz Award: Excellence in young adult literature

Pura Belpré Award: Best portrayal of Latino culture by a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator

Top Ten Young Adult Books: Titles that exemplify the quality and range of literature published for young adults


Other Awards

Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize: Best book for young adults

Illinois High School Students’ Choice: Abe Lincoln Award winners and nominees

Notable Graphic Novels: Well-reviewed graphic novels

Teen  (top)

American Library Association Awards

Margaret A. Edwards Award: Lifetime achievement in young adult literature

Michael L. Printz Award: Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

Mildred L. Batchelder Award: Most outstanding book originally published in a foreign language in a foreign country, translated into English and published in the United States

Pura Belpré Award: Best portrayal of Latino culture by a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator

Top Ten Young Adult Books: Titles that exemplify the quality and range of literature published for young adults


Other Awards

Américas Book Award: U.S. works portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States

Jefferson Cup: Distinguished biography, historical fiction or American history book for young people

Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize: Best book for young adults

National Book Award for Young People's Literature: National Book Foundation award for books of exceptional merit written by Americans

Notable Graphic Novels: Well-reviewed graphic novels

Kids  (top)

American Library Association Awards

Coretta Scott King Award: Inspirational and educational contribution by an African American author and illustrator

John Newbery Medal: Most distinguished contribution to American literature for children

Pura Belpré Award: Best portrayal of Latino culture by a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator

Randolph Caldecott Medal: Most distinguished American picture book for children

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award: Author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book for beginning readers

Schneider Family Book Award: Artistic expression of the disability experience for children and adolescents

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award: Most distinguished informational book for children


Other Awards

Américas Book Award: U.S. works portraying Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States

Boston Globe Horn Book Awards: Winners in the "Fiction and Poetry" category

Cooperative Children's Book Center: Recent "Books of the Week" selections

E. B. White Read Aloud Award: Honors books that reflect the universal read aloud standards created by the work of the author E.B White

Jefferson Cup: Distinguished biography, historical fiction or American history book for young people

Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award

National Book Award for Young People's Literature: National Book Foundation award for American books of exceptional merit

National Council of Teachers of English Award for Poetry for Children: Lifetime American poetry achievement

National Council of Teachers of English Orbis Pictus Award: Excellence in nonfiction writing for children

Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Award: Illinois' Children's Choice Award, grades 4–8

Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction: Books based in the New World for children or young adults

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