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- 2008 Hugo Award Finalists
Denvention 3, the 66th World Science Fiction Convention, has recently announced the finalists for the 2008 Hugo Awards. Given annually since 1955, the Awards are the one of the most prestigious honors in the science fiction genre. Winners will be announced at the Hugo Awards ceremony to be held on August 9th in Denver, CO.
- 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners
Members of the American Booksellers Association (ABA) recently announced the winners of the 2008 Book Sense Book of the Year Awards, which recognize titles that independent booksellers most enjoyed hand-selling during the past year. The winners, as well as four honor books, in the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Children's Literature, and Children's Illustrated Literature were voted upon by the owners and staff of ABA member bookstores. The awards will be presented at the ABA's annual Celebration of Bookselling, to be held on May 29th in Hollywood.
- 2008 Thriller Award Nominees
The International Thriller Writers (ITW) recently announced the nominees for this year's Thriller Awards. Chosen from over 500 books, five titles have been selected in the categories of Best Novel, Best First Novel, and Best Paperback Original. The winners will be named at the Annual ThrillerFest Gala Banquet, to be held on July 12 in New York City.
- 2007 Books for a Better Life Winners
The finalists for the 12th Annual Books For A Better Life Awards were announced recently by the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Awards recognize excellence in self-help, motivational, and self-improvement books in nine categories, and will be presented at a ceremony held in New York on February 25, 2008. All profits from the event will go towards funding national research and local chapter services for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Since its inception, the Awards have raised $1.2 million.
- 2008 Audies Awards Finalists
On February 4th, 2008, The Audio Publishers Association (the APA) announced the finalists for this year's Audies® Awards, the only Awards program in the United States devoted entirely to celebrating spoken-word entertainment. A panel of judges has selected a shortlist of five books in each of 30 categories, including Fiction, Nonfiction, Inspirational/Faith-Based Fiction, Multi-Voiced Performance, Romance, Science-Fiction, Spanish Language, and the newly created Achievement in Abridgement. The winners will be honored at a gala celebration to be held at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, CA on May 30.
- 2007 Borders Original Voices Award
Borders Book Group recently announced the winners of their annual Original Voices Award, which honors "fresh, compelling and ambitious works from new and emerging talents." Nominated by store and corporate office employees and selected by a committee of corporate staff members, the winners in four categories of fiction, nonfiction, children's picture book and young adult/independent reader will receive a cash prize of $5,000.
- The 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees
The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) recently announced the nominees of the 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television and film published or produced in 2007. The Awards will be presented at their 62nd Gala Banquet on May 1st at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
- 2007 National Book Critics Circle Award Finalists
On January 12, 2008, the finalists for this year's NBCC Awards were announced at the City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco. Founded by the National Book Critics Circle, the Awards honor the best books in the categories of fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry and criticism. The winners will be honored at the annual NBCC Awards Ceremony, to be held on March 6, 2008 in New York City.
- 2007 Costa Awards
The shortlist for this year's Costa Book Awards, formerly known as the
Whitbread Awards, were announced recently. One of the most prestigious
literary prizes in the UK, the Awards honor the most enjoyable books of
the year by writers based in the UK and Ireland.
- 2007 National Book Award Winners
On November 14th, the 2007 National Book Award winners were announced
at a ceremony held at The Marriott Marquis in New York City and hosted
by Fran Lebowitz. The recipients in the four categories of Young
People's Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction were each given a
cash prize of $10,000 and a bronze statue.
- 2007 Quill Book Awards
October 22nd at Frederick P. Rose Hall in New York City. Now in its third year, the Awards celebrate the best books in nineteen categories, and are voted upon by readers, booksellers, and librarians. The one-hour Quill Awards television special will be aired on NBC Universal Television Stations on October 27, 2007.
- 2007 Dashiell Hammett Award
On October 14, 2007, the North American Branch of the International
Association of Crime Writers (NAIBA) announced the winner of their
annual Hammett Prize for work of literary excellence in the field of
crime writing. THE PRISONER OF GUANTANAMO by Dan Fesperman (Knopf) was
selected by a group of three distinguished judges among five finalists,
which were nominated from among the hundreds of crime novels published
in 2006. These nominees included GHOST DANCER: A Thriller by John Case
(Ballantine), DARK COMPANION BY Jim Nisbet (Dennis McMillan), THE
CRIMES OF JORDAN WISE: A Novel by Bill Pronzini (Walker), and FOUR
KINDS OF RAIN by Robert Ward (St. Martin's).
- 2007 Man Booker Prize Award Winner
On October 16, Anne Enright was selected as the recipient of the 2007
Man Booker Prize for her novel, THE GATHERING (Black Cat /
Grove/Atlantic), from among a shortlist of five other titles ---
DARKMANS by Nicola Barker, THE RELUCTANT FUNDAMENTALIST by Mohsin
Hamid, MISTER PIP by Lloyd Jones, ON CHESIL BEACH by Ian McEwan, and
ANIMAL'S PEOPLE by Indra Sinha. Garnering much critical acclaim in the
United States and Europe, Enright's fourth work of fiction is described
as "an unflinching look at a grieving family in tough and striking
language," as well as "a very intense piece of writing that does repay
re-reading."
- The 2007 Anthony Award Winners
The winners of the 2007 Anthony Awards were announced during this
year's Bouchercon Festival held in Anchorage, AK.
- The 2007 National Book Award Nominees
On October 10, 2007, the finalists for this year's National Book Awards were announced by author and social critic Camille Paglia at the Library Company in Philadelphia, PA, the oldest public library in America. An esteemed panel of judges selected 20 books and their authors for their outstanding writing published in the last year. The winners, to each receive $10,000 and a bronze statue, will be announced on November 14th, at a Benefit Ceremony hosted by Fran Lebowitz.
- The 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize for Literature has annually honored writers who have produced "the most outstanding work in an ideal direction," in genres ranging from poetry, novels and short stories, to essays,
speeches and plays.
- 2007 Books For A Better Life Award Nominees
The finalists for the 12th Annual Books For A Better Life Awards were announced recently by the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Awards recognize excellence in self-help, motivational, and self-improvement books in nine categories, and will be presented at a ceremony held in New York on February 25, 2008. All profits from the event will go towards funding national research and local chapter services for the Multiple Sclerosis Society. Since its inception, the Awards have raised $1.2 million.
- 2007 Shamus Award Winners
On September 28, 2007, The Private Eye Writers of America announced the
winners of the 26th annual Shamus Awards, which recognize outstanding
achievement in private eye fiction.
- 2007 Macavity Award Winners
The winners of this year's Macavity Awards were announced on September
27, 2007, during the Bouchercon Mystery Convention held in Anchorage,
AK. Named for T. S. Elliot's "mystery cat", the Awards honor favorite
mysteries published during the previous year, which are then voted upon
by members of Mystery Readers International.
- 2007 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards
On September 12, the winners of the 2007 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards were announced. Now in its thirteenth year, the awards are presented annually to six female writers who demonstrate excellence and promise in the early stages of their writing careers. The recipients will be given a $25,000 cash prize at a ceremony to be held in New York City on September 27.
- 2007 Hugo Award Winners
The winners of this year's Hugo Awards were announced on September 1, 2007, during the 65th World Science Fiction Convention held in Yokohama, Japan. The Awards --- which have been presented annually since 1955 --- honor works, authors, editors, and artists of various media in the field of science fiction and fantasy.
- 2007 RITA Award Winners
The winners of this year’s RITA Awards --- the romance-publishing industry’s
highest award of distinction --- were announced on July 14th, during the Romance
Writers of America’s (RWA) Annual National Conference, held in Dallas, Texas.
- 2007 Shamus Award Nominees
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) recently announced the nominees for the 26th annual Shamus Awards, which recognize outstanding achievement in private eye fiction. This year's awards, covering works published in the US in 2006, will be presented on September 28, 2007 at the PWA banquet in Anchorage, Alaska, during the weekend of the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.
- 2007 Thriller Award Winners
On July 14, 2007, the winners of the 2nd annual Thriller Awards were
announced at a banquet held during this year's ThrillerFest convention
in New York City. Presented in five categories, the awards are the
only honors given specifically to thriller books, stories, and films.
- The 2007 SIBA Book Award Winners
On June 19, 2007, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance
announced the winners of this year's SIBA Book Awards, which honors
Southern literature as chosen by independent booksellers. The
recipients will be honored at SIBA's Fall Trade Show in Atlanta during
the Book Award Lunch on Friday, September 28th.
- 2007 Man Booker International Prize Winner
On June 13, 2007, Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe was named the recipient of the 2nd Man Booker International Prize. The £60,000 award is given once every two years to a living authors for a body of work that has contributed an achievement in fiction on the world stage.
- 2007 Forward Magazine Book of the Year Award Winners
On June 1st, at a ceremony held during BookExpo America in New York City, Forward Magazine announced the winners of the 2006 Book of the Year Awards. From nearly 1,400 entries, 216 winners were selected by a panel of judges to represent the finest work from today's independent publishing industry.
- 2007 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winners
On June 4, 2007, the winners of the s were announced. The overall winners, plus two honors in each of the three categories of Fiction and Poetry, Picture Book, and Nonfiction will be lauded at a ceremony to be held on October 12 in Boston, MA. Since its inception in 1967, the Awards remain one of the most prestigious honors in the field of children's and young adult literature.
- 2007 Audies Award Winners
On June 1, 2007, the Audio Publishers Association announced the winners of this year's Audies Awards during a ceremony held at the Rainbow Room in New York.
- The 2007 Quill Awards Nominees
On June 2nd, Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations announced the nominees for the 2007 Quill Awards.
- 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners
On April 27, 2007, the winners of the 27th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced at an award ceremony at UCLA's Royce Hall, to kick off the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
- 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award Winners
The winners of the 2007 Edgar Awards were announced on April 26th, at the MWA Gala banquet held in New York City.
- The 2007 Pulitzer Prizes
The winners of the 91st annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama, and Music were announced in New York City on April 16th, 2007. Selected by a distinguished board of professors, journalists and editors, the recipients of this prestigious award will be honored at a luncheon held on May 21st at Columbia University, and presented with a $10,000 prize. The winners in the categories of Letters and Drama are:
- 2007 Man Booker International Prize Finalist
On April 12, 2007, the finalists for the second Man Booker International Prize were announced. Founded in 2005, the Prize is given out every two years to recognize a writer of any nationality --- providing that his or her work is available in the English language --- for "continued creativity, development, and overall contribution to fiction on the world stage." The winner, who will receive £60,000 or $118,000 cash award, will be announced in June.
- 2007 Book Sense Book of the Year Award Winners
On March 29, 2007, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) announced the winners of this year's Book Sense Book of the Year Awards, which recognizes the titles that independent booksellers most enjoyed hand-selling this past year. The winners, as well as four honor books in each category, were voted upon by the owners and staff of ABA member stores, and will be lauded on May 31 in New York at BookExpo America.
- 2007 RITA Awards Finalists
Members of the Romance Writers of America (RWA) recently announced the finalists of their annual RITA Award, the highest and most sought-after achievement in the Romance genre today. Of the 1,100 entries submitted, nearly 100 titles were nominated in 12 categories. A panel of judges comprised of published romance authors will select the final winners, to be revealed on July 14th, 2007 at RWA's 27th Annual Conference in Dallas, TX.
- 2007 Gumshoe Award Nominees
On March 20, 2007, the nominees for the sixth annual Gumshoe Awards were announced. The awards, which recognize the best achievements in the world of crime fiction, are presented by Mysterious Ink --- one of the internet's most popular destinations for readers of mystery and thrillers --- and will be given out on May 1, 2007
- 2007 Commonwealth Prize Winners
The winners of the 2007 Commonwealth Writers' Prize were announced recently by the Commonwealth Foundation in London. The prize --- which was established in 1987 to encourage and reward the upsurge of new Commonwealth fiction and ensure that works of merit reach a wider audience outside their country of origin --- is presented to two winners in each of the four Commonwealth regions. The regional winners then go through to a final phase, in which a distinguished panel decides on an overall Best Book and Best First Book Winners. This year, the Commonwealth panel will present the overall prizes during the Calabash International Literary Festival on May 27th in Jamaica.
- 2007 Thriller Award Nominees
On March 17th, authors Gayle Lynds and David Morrell, co-founders and co-presidents of the International Thriller Writers Organization (ITW), announced the nominees for this year's Thriller Awards. The Awards --- which are the only prizes distributed specifically for thriller books, stories, and films --- will be presented to the winners in five categories, and will be announced during the ThrillerFest convention at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City from July 12-15.
- 2006 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalists
On March 1st, 2007, the finalists for the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced. Established in 1980, the awards honor the best books written during the previous year in nine categories, including biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction, history, mystery/thriller, poetry, science and technology, and young adult fiction.
- 2006 National Book Cricitics Circle Award Winners
The winners of the National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced at a ceremony held in New York City on March 8th, 2007. Established by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC), the Awards honor excellence in books and reviews published in English within the past year.
- The 2006 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards
On February 28th, the winners of the 14th annual Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards were announced.
- 2006 Books For A Better Life Awards Winners
On February 27, 2007, the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society announced the winners of the 2006 Books For A Better Life Awards, which honor titles and authors of the self-help, motivational, and self-improvement genres.
- 2007 Audies Awards Finalists
On January 31st, the Audio Publishers Association (APA) announced the finalists of this year's Audies Awards. Since 1996, The Audies have honored excellence in audio book publishing, and is the only awards program in the U. S. entirely devoted to recognizing distinction in audio books and spoken-word entertainment.
- The 2006 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards
On February 1st, Barnes & Noble announced the finalists for their 2006 Discover Great New Writers Awards. Established in 1990, the Award honors forthcoming new work by debuting and underappreciated authors, and is based solely on literary merit. This year's panel of judges, who are all previous "Discover" Award winners or seasonal picks, include Moshin Hamid, Lily King and Marcus Stevens for fiction, and Da Chen, Mary Pipher and Mary Roach for nonfiction.
- 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award Nominees
On January 20, 2007, the National Book Critics Circle announced the nominees of their annual Awards, which honor outstanding writing in books and reviews published in English. The winners in the following five categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography/Memoir, and Criticism will be announced at the NBCC Annual Awards Ceremony on March 8, 2007. Past winners include Ian McEwan, Frank McCourt, Adrienne Rich, John Updike, and James Laughlin.
- 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees
The Mystery Writers of America (MWA) recently announced the nominees of the 2007 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor outstanding writing in fiction, nonfiction, television, and film published or produced in the past year. The Awards will be presented at the MWA Gala Banquet on April 26th in New York City.
- 2007 Pacific Northwest Book Awards
The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association recently announced the winners of their 2007 Book Awards. The authors of the six winning titles will receive a $1,000 prize, and will be honored at a ceremony held on March 16 at the PNBA Spring Trade Show in Portland, OR.
- The 2006 Oregon Book Awards
On December 1, 2006, at a ceremony held at the Portland Art Museum, the winners of the 20th Annual Oregon Book Awards were announced. The Award, founded in 1987 by the Literary Arts --- a statewide non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the importance of language and literacy --- honors the accomplishments of Oregon writers in eight categories, along three special prizes. The winners are chosen by out-of-state judges, based solely upon literary merit.
- The 2006 Borders Original Voices Award Nominees
On November 11, 2006, Borders Inc. announced the nominees for the 11th annual Borders Original Voices Awards. The Award --- consisting of a $5,000 cash prize --- recognizes "innovative and ambitious" new books and music from emerging artists, and will be presented in January to one winner in each of five categories.
- The 2006 National Book Award Winners
At an annual black tie ceremony and dinner held in New York City on November 15th, the winners of the 2006 National Book Awards were announced. The recipients in the four categories of Young People's Literature, Poetry, Nonfiction, and Fiction were each given a cash prize of $10,000 and a bronze statue. Previous winners include Jonathan Franzen, Julia Glass, Nancy Farmer, Louis Sachar, Joan Didion, Gore Vidal, W. S. Merwin, and Philip Levine.
- New York Times Best Illustrated Books of 2006
The New York Times Book Review recently named the Ten Best Illustrated Books of 2006. These titles were selected among several thousand children's books by a panel of judges comprised of author Donald Crews, author Michael Patrick Hearn, and Judy Zuckerman, the assistant director of neighborhood services for the Brooklyn Public Library Judy Zuckerman.
- 2006 Mercantile Library Center For Fiction Award Winners
On November 6th, 2006 the Mercantile Library Center For Fiction held a Gala Award Dinner in New York City to announce the winners of their annual prizes, The John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize, the Clifton Fadiman Medal, and the Maxwell E. Perkins Award.
- 2006 Books For A Better Life Awards Finalists
This year's finalists for the 11th Annual Books For A Better Life Awards were announced recently by the New York Chapter of the Multiple Sclerosis Society. The Awards recognize excellence in self-help, motivational, and self-improvement books in nine categories, and will be presented at a ceremony held in New York on February 26, 2007. All profits from the event will go towards funding national research and local chapter services for the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
- The 2006 Whiting Writers' Awards
On October 25, 2006, the ten recipients of this year's Whiting Writers' Awards were announced by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation in New York City. Now in its 21st year, the Award presents $40,000 each to emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and plays. Previous winners include Jonathan Franzen, Sarah Ruhl, William T. Vollman, Tobias Wolff, and Michael Cunningham.
- 2006 National Book Awards Finalists
On October 11, 2006 at City Lights Books in San Francisco, CA, poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti announced the finalists for the 2006 National Book Awards. The shortlists of five titles in four categories were chosen from a record number of 1,259 entries, submitted by publishers. Sponsored and presented by the National Book Foundation, the award seeks to recognize books of exceptional merit written by Americans, and is the country's preeminent literary prize.
- 2006 Man Booker Prize Winner
On October 10th, Kiran Desai was selected as the winner of the 2006 Man Booker Prize for Fiction. Her book, THE INHERITANCE OF LOSS (Hamish Hamilton / Atlantic Monthly Press), was chosen from among a shortlist of five other titles, and was described by the chair of judges as "a maginficent novel of breadth and wisdom, comic tenderness and powerful political acuteness."
- The 2006 Quill Awards Winners
The Second annual Quill Awards were announced during a ceremony hosted by NBC News’s Lester Holt at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City on Tuesday, October 10th.
- The 2006 Shamus Awards Winners
During the 25th annual Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) banquet, held on September 29 in Madison, WI, the winners of the 2006 Shamus Awards were presented. The Award honors excellence in the Private Eye genre, which is defined by the PWA as a work featuring a protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent.
- 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist
The shortlist for the 2006 Scotiabank Giller Prize was announced at a press conference held on October 3. The four finalists were selected by a panel of judges comprised of The Right Honourable Adrienne Clarkson, and writers Alice Monro and Michael Winter, from a total of 101 titles submitted from every region across the country. Founded in 1994 by Jack Rabinovitch in honor of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller, the Prize aims to celebrate the best of Canadian fiction. The winner will be announced at a gala on November 7th, and will be awarded a cash prize of C$40, 000 (about $35,000 USD). Past winners include Alice Munro, Michael Ondaatje, Margaret Atwood, and Rohinton Mistry.
- 2006 Anthony Awards
At this year's Bouchercon --- the oldest and largest annual world mystery convention --- the winners of the 2006 Anthony Awards were announced during a ceremony held on September 30th in Madison, Wisconsin. The award honors the best mystery and crime writing of the preceding year.
- 2006 Barry Awards
The winners of the 2006 Barry Awards were recently announced. The Awards, founded in 1997 by mystery magazine Deadly Pleasures, were named after fan reviewer Barry Gardner and honor excellence in crime fiction. They are divided into seven categories, including the Don Sandstrom Award, which is presented to a fan for lifetime achievement.
- 2006 Macavity Awards Winners
Members of the Mystery Readers International recently named the nominees of this year's Macavity Awards. This honor, named after the "mystery cat" in T. S. Elliot's OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS, is bestowed on mysteries published in the previous year, and is divided into four categories.
- The 2006 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
On September 24, 2006, at the closing of the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Festival, Haruki Murakami was named the recipient of this year's Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Recognized for his recently published collection of short fiction, BLIND WILLOW, SLEEPING WOMAN (Knopf), Murakami received a monetary prize of 35,000 euros (about $44,400 USD), currently the world's richest prize for the genre. Sponsored by the Munster Literature Center and funded by the City Council of Cork, Ireland, the award annually honors the best collection of short stories written in English.
- The 2006 Rea Award for the Short Story
This year's Rea Award for the Short Story has been presented to John Updike, the prolific writer of 22 novels and 12 short collections, as well as numerous volumes of poetry, essays, criticism, and children's books. Now celebrating its 20th year, the award was founded by Michael M. Rea --- an voracious reader and collector of short stories --- to honor an American or Canadian writer whose works have given "significant contribution to the discipline of the short story as an art form." Previous REA Award winners include Tobias Wolff, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, Alice Monroe, and Ann Beattie.
- 2006 Man Booker Prize Shortlist
On September 14th, the short list for the year's Man Booker Prize was announced during a press conference held at Man Group Offices plc offices in London. These six books --- each chosen for having "a distinctive original voice, an audacious imagination that takes readers to undiscovered countries of the mind, a strong power of story-telling and a historical truthfulness --- were narrowed from the long list of 19 titles. The winner, to be announced on October 10th, will receive a £50,000 prize, along with a guaranteed increase in sales and worldwide recognition.
- 2006 Hugo Awards
The winners of this year's Hugo Awards were announced on August 26th, 2006 at the L. A. Con IV in Anaheim, CA. The award, presented annually by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS), honors works, authors, editors, and artists of various media in 14 categories, including the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
- 2006 Quill Book Awards
On August 22, 2006, the nominees for the second annual Quill Book Awards were announced. Sponsored by Reed Business Information and NBC, the Award is designed to act as an industry qualified "consumers choice" program that honors excellence in writing and publishing, recognizes the creators of great literature, and promotes reading and literacy initiatives. The winners will be announced at the Quills Awards Ceremony on October 10th, in New York City.
- 2006 Golden Heart Award Winners
The winners of this year's Golden Heart Awards were announced recently at the 26th Annual Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference held on July 26-29, 2006, in Atlanta, GA. The Awards recognize, celebrate, and offer exposure to manuscripts written by the RWA's unpublished members.
- 2006 Man Booker Prize Longlist
On August 14th, the longlist of titles nominated for the 2006 Man Booker Prize for Fiction was announced. These 19 titles were chosen from a total of 112 entries, 95 of which were submitted for the prize and 17 were called in by a panel of judges. The shortlist will be announced on September 14th, and the winner on October 10th. The Award, now in its 38th year, aims to honor the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
- 2006 RITA Awards
At the 26th Annual Romance Writers of America (RWA) Conference, held in Atlanta, GA from July 26-29, 2006, the winners of this year's RITA Awards were announced. The Awards --- presented in 13 different categories to compare books of similar lengths, settings, and story elements --- are the highest honors given in the romance fiction genre.
- 2006 James Madison Book Awards
Every July, the James Madison Book Award honors excellence in novels that bring knowledge and understanding of American History to readers ages five to fourteen. This award was created in 2003 by Lynne Cheney, the wife of the Vice President and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
- 2006 Thriller Awards
At the first annual ThrillerFest --- held June 29th to July 2nd in Phoenix, AZ --- the International Thriller Writers (ITW) debuted its very first series of awards, the Thrillers. The award honors writers and novels that "transcend or amplify" the genre and is divided into five categories, including one for lifetime achievement, the ThrillerMaster.
- 2006 SIBA Awards
The winners for this year's Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance Award (SIBA) have been announced. This award, which recognizes outstanding Southern Literature that Southern booksellers have "most enjoyed handselling in the previous year," was announced on June 19, 2006. At SIBA's trade show in Orlando, FL, the winners will be presented with a $500 prize.
- 2006 Macavity Awards
Members of the Mystery Readers International recently named the nominees of this year's Macavity Awards. This honor, named after the "mystery cat" in T. S. Elliot's OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS, is bestowed on mysteries published in the previous year, and is divided into four categories.
- The 2006 Audie Awards
On May 19th, 2006, the winners of the Audies® Awards were announced at a gala held in Washington D.C. by the Audio Publishers Association (APA).
- 2005 Nebula Awards
The winners of the 2005 Nebula Awards --- which were voted on by the members of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America --- were announced at the Nebula Awards Banquet in Tempe, AZ on May 6, 2006.
- 2005 National Book Critics Circle Award Winners
On March 3, 2006, the 32nd Annual National Book Critics Circle awards were handed out at a ceremony held in New York City. Organized by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) --- the country's leading organization of book critics and book review editors --- the Award honors the finest books and reviews published in English within the past year.
- The 2006 GRAMMY Award Winners
Hours before the February 8th telecast of the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, two audio categories of interest to booksellers were honored off-screen at an awards presentation.
- 2006 Edgar Awards
Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for the 2006 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television and film published or produced in 2005. The Edgar Awards will be presented to the winners April 27, 2006 at their 60th Gala Banquet at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.
- The 2005 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Awards
Introduced in 1993, The Discover Awards honor the best works featured in the company's Discover Great New Writers program during the previous year.
- 2005 Whitbread Award Winners
The Whitbread Book Awards is the prize that highlights some of the many well-written, enjoyable British books published during the past year. The Awards were launched in 1971 by Whitbread PLC, which is now one of the UK’s leading leisure companies.
- New York Times Best Books of 2005
On December 11th, the New York Times Book Review ran their list of the 10 Best Books of 2005. Their selection is comprised of a number of genres, including fiction, memoir, history, biography and current events.
- 2005 National Book Award Winners
On November 16, 2005 the National Book Foundation announced the winners of their annual award at a black tie ceremony and dinner at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel. As one of the country's most distinguished literary prizes, the award honors books of exceptional merit written by Americans.
- 2005 Whiting Writers' Awards
The Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation recently announced the recipients of this year's Whiting Writers' Awards. The winners --- consisting of emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise --- were chosen by an anonymous committee of established writers, literary scholars and editors, and were given a prize of $40,000 each. They include one playwright, three authors of fiction, five poets, and one who writes both poetry and fiction.
- 2005 Quill Awards
At a ceremony in New York City on October 11, 2005, the Quills Literacy Foundation, a partnership between Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations, announced the winners of the first annual Quill Awards.
- 2005 Nobel Prize for Literature
Since 1901, the Nobel Prize for Literature has annually celebrated distinguished literary works ranging from poetry, novels and short stories, to essays, speeches and plays. On October 13, 2005 the Nobel Foundation awarded their 102nd prize.
- 2005 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
On October 10, 2005, the winner of the 2005 Man Booker Prize was named. Considered one of the most prestigious awards for contemporary literary fiction, its purpose is to reward the best novel of the year, written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. Past winners include LIFE OF PI by Yann Martel (2002) and THE LINE OF BEAUTY by Alan Hollinghurst (2004). This year's winner will be announced on October 10th.
- The 2005 Rea Award for the Short Story
The Rea Award for the Short Story was founded in 1986 by Michael Rea, the award recognizes authors whose work has made a "significant contribution to the discipline of the short story as an art form," and is the only accolade presented in the United States exclusively for short fiction.
- The 2005 Giller Prize Nominees
The Giller Prize was founded by Jack Rabinowitch in 1994 in memory of his late wife, literary journalist Doris Giller. The award recognizes excellence in Canadian fiction --- both long format and short stories.
- The 2005 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award
The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award was founded this year by the Munster Literature Centre in honor of the eponymous Irish author, playwright, theatre director and literary critic.
- The 2005 Great Lakes Book Award Winners
The Great Lakes Booksellers Association --- an organization conceived to improve the effectiveness of booksellers, create partnerships among members of the bookselling industry, and promote the Great Lakes region as a vital marketplace --- has announced the winners of the 2005 Great Lakes Book Awards.
- 2005 Macavity Award Winners
The Macavity Award is named for the "mystery cat" of T.S. Eliot (OLD POSSUM'S BOOK OF PRACTICAL CATS). Each year the members of Mystery Readers International nominate and vote for their favorite mysteries in four categories. During the 2005 Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, held in Chicago from September 1-4, Mystery Readers International presented the Macavity Awards to the best crime fiction writers of the past year.
- The 2005 Anthony Award Winners
The winners of this year's Anthony Awards, recognizing excellence in the mystery and crime writing genre, were announced at the Sheraton Hotel & Towers in Chicago on September 3rd. They were nominated by fans and voted upon by attendees of Bouchercon 2005, the World Mystery Convention.
- 2005 RITA Award Winners
On July 30, 2005, the winners of this year's RITA Awards --- presented by the Romance Writers of America (RWA) --- were announced in Reno, Nevada.
- The 2005 Orange Prize for Fiction
The Orange Prize for Fiction is the UK's largest annual literary award for a single novel.
- 2005 Shamus Awards
The Private Eye Writers of America (PWA) has announced its nominees for the 2005 Shamus Awards, honoring excellence in the Private Eye writing tradition. Winners will be announced during Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention held this year in Chicago, September 1-4.
- The 2005 Agatha Awards
On April 30, 2005 the Agatha Awards were presented at the Malice Domestic Awards Banquet.
- 2005 Pulitzer Prize
On April 4th, the winners of the 89th annual Pulitzer Prizes in Journalism, Letters, Drama, and Music were announced at Columbia University in New York City.
- 2004 Borders Original Voices Award Winners
Borders® Books & Music has announced the winners of the eighth annual Borders Original Voices Awards. These winners will receive $5,000 from the company for their outstanding achievement in crafting creative, original books.
- 2004 Whitbread Award Winners
The Whitbread Book Awards is the prize that highlights some of the many well-written, enjoyable British books published during the past year. The Awards were launched in 1971 by Whitbread PLC, which is now one of the UK’s leading leisure companies.
- 2004 National Book Award Winners
The winners of the 2004 National Book Awards were announced November 17, at a ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City. The annual awards are given by the National Book Foundation to recognize achievements in four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature. The night's ceremonies included the presentation of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters to Judy Blume.
- 2004 Barry Awards
The 2004 Barry Awards were presented on October 7th during the Opening Night Bash at Bouchercon, the World Mystery Convention in Toronto. The Barry Awards honor excellence in crime writing and are named after Barry Gardner, who was a fan reviewer for Deadly Pleasures mystery magazine.
- 2004 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
- 2004 Hugo Awards
The winners of the 51st Hugo Awards for best science fiction works in 2003 were announced on September 4, 2004 at the 62nd World Science Fiction Convention, Noreascon Four, in Boston.
- The 2003 Bram Stoker Awards
Each year, the Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, DRACULA. The first awards were presented in 1988 (for works published in 1987), and they have been presented every year since. The Stokers are given "for superior achievement" --- not for "best of the year" --- and are non-juried.
- The 2003 Nebula Awards
The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. The winners of the 2003 Nebula Awards were announced during a ceremony at The Westin Seattle in Seattle, Washington, on April 17, 2004.
- 2004 Book Sense Award Winners
The winners of the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year awards were announced on Friday, June 4, 2004 by the American Booksellers Association during the Celebration of Bookselling at BookExpo America 2004 held in Chicago.
- 2004 International Horror Guild Award Winners
The International Horror Guild Awards recognizing outstanding achievement in the field of Horror and Dark Fantasy for the year 2003 were presented at the World Horror Convention on Saturday, April 10, 2004 in Phoenix, AZ.
- 2003 Borders Original Voices Award Finalists
Borders Books and Music has announced the nominees for the 7th Annual Original Voices Awards
- 2004 Newbery/Caldecott/Sibert/King Awards
The American Library Association (otherwise known as the ALA) has announced its 2004 awards, honoring the best books published in 2003. And we've got them all for you right here!
- 2004 Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.
- The 2003 National Book Awards
The winners of the 2003 National Book Awards were announced on November 19, at a ceremony at the New York Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.
- 2003 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
2003 National Book Award Nominees
The finalists for the 2003 National Book Awards were recently announced by novelist Walter Mosley, who will serve as Master of Ceremonies at the Award Ceremony and Benefit Dinner on November 19th.
- 2003 Hugo Awards
The winners of the 50th Hugo Awards for science fiction writing were recently announced at the 61st annual World Science Fiction Convention in Toronto.
- 2003 Golden Heart Awards
- 2003 Christy Awards
The finalists for the 2003 Christy Awards have been announced. The awards will be presented on July 11 in Orlando, Florida.
- 2003 Book Sense Awards
The 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year winners were announced at the BEA convention on May 30, 2003.
- 2003 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced on April 26, 2003.
- 2003 Pulitzer Prizes
The 2003 Pulitzer Prizes were announced on April 7th. Pulitzers are awarded in a number of categories, including fiction, drama, history, biography, poetry, and general nonfiction.
- 2003 PEN/Faulkner Award
- 2003 World Horror Convention
- 2003 Whitbread Award Winners
- 2002 Man Booker Prize for Fiction
- 2002 National Book Award Nominees
 The Swedish Academy has announced that Jewish-Hungarian author Imre Kertész is the 2002 recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
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- Book Sense Awards
- 14th Annual Lambda Literary Awards
- 2002 International Horror Guild Awards
- Bookreporter.com congratulates Ann Patchett, author of BEL CANTO, on winning the 2002 Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
- Bookreporter.com extends its congratulations to the winners of the British Book Awards for 2002!
- In celebration of Black History Month, Bookreporter.com wants to congratulate the winners and honorees of the Black Caucus Literature Awards.
- The Whitbread Award, one of the most prestigious in the UK, has been bestowed on Philip Pullman for THE AMBER SPYGLASS from HIS DARK MATERIALS children's series.
- The American Library Association has announced its winners and honorees of the 2002 Newbery, Caldecott, and Coretta Scott King awards in Children's books.
- 2002 Bram Stoker Awards
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