Literary Awards/Prizes
There are a wide array of literary awards, each with a different focus. This section is dedicated to literary awards, their short and long lists, and their winners.
Past 10 Booker Prize Winners
The Man Booker Prize is awarded to the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. This is a list of the previous 10 years' Booker Prize Winners.
The Man Booker Prize is awarded to the best novel of the year written by a citizen of the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland. This is a list of the previous 10 years' Booker Prize Winners.
Past 10 Giller Prize Winners
The Giller Prize awards $25,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English.
The Giller Prize awards $25,000 annually to the author of the best Canadian novel or short story collection published in English.
IMPAC Dublin International Literary Award
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award awards £100,000 for a single work of fiction. Nominations are made by public libraries in major cities around the world.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award awards £100,000 for a single work of fiction. Nominations are made by public libraries in major cities around the world.
The Man Booker International Prize 2005
The contenders for the new Man Booker International Prize 2005 were announced on February 18. The £60,000 prize is awarded based an author's body of work rather than a single book.
The contenders for the new Man Booker International Prize 2005 were announced on February 18. The £60,000 prize is awarded based an author's body of work rather than a single book.
Past 10 National Book Award Winners
The National Book Awards are given to recognize achievement in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Here are the past ten years' winners from the Fiction category.
The National Book Awards are given to recognize achievement in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. Here are the past ten years' winners from the Fiction category.
Past 10 Nobel Laureates in Literature
The Nobel Prize for Literature is granted not for a single book, but for an author’s entire body of work, and hence usually goes to a well-established writer. Here are the past ten years' winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
The Nobel Prize for Literature is granted not for a single book, but for an author’s entire body of work, and hence usually goes to a well-established writer. Here are the past ten years' winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Past 10 PEN/Faulkner Award Winners
Named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists), the international writers' organization, the PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their peers.
Named for William Faulkner, who used his Nobel Prize funds to create an award for young writers, and affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists and Novelists), the international writers' organization, the PEN/Faulkner Award was founded by writers in 1980 to honor their peers.