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International literary award for new works of high literary merit in the English language. Managed by representatives of Dublin City, its Public Library System and IMPAC. Information on the award and its sponsors.
http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/
Showcases various lists of bestsellers and recommended books, and links to information on a variety of book awards.
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Welcome to the Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza 1475 Western Avenue Albany, NY 12203 (518) 489-4761 Pick of the Week Save 20% Independent Bookseller Recommendations Subscribe to Newsletter Enter Your E-mail Address...Provides hardcover and paperback bestseller lists from the USA, Canada and UK. Offers excerpts, reviews, interviews, reading guides, and author biographies.
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BookBrowse.com A literary feast of exceptional books We apologize for the inconvenience If you have any trouble finding the page you're looking for please email us and we'll reply telling you where to find it. The best...Articles and discussions on literary prizes, prize winners, and their works, and links to various related sites.
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The Literary Prize Winners Now it is understood that a critic resembles a poet to a hair; he only lacks the suffering in his heart and the music on his lips Soren Kierkegard, Either/Or...Annual awards from the Lambda Literary Foundation, for excellence in gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual publishing. Information on finalists, previous winners and sponsors; calendar and related links. Links to the foundation, its publications and activities.
http://www.lambdalit.org/lammy.html
The New York Foundation for the Arts' searchable database of awards, services and publications, for literature. Various types of awards, international and by US state. Links to information on NYFA awards and activities.
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NYFA Interactive New York Foundation for the Arts Glossary of terms or for answers to some Frequently Asked Questions. Click here for NYFA Source Live Assistance. To begin searching, choose your Geographic Eligibility criteria and an Award type...List of Nobel Prize Laureates in literature, with associated links. Links to other Nobel Prize lists.
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Winners of the Nobel Prize in Literature R who in his plays uncovers the precipice under everyday prattle and forces entry into oppression's closed rooms. 2004 ELFRIEDE JELINEK for her musical flow of voices and counter-voices in...Current bestseller lists, and searchable archives. Covers fiction and non-fiction, hardcovers and paperbacks, childrens books, and links to business bestsellers. Detailed lists require NYTimes membership - free registration.
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Books Best-Seller Lists New York Times E month phone service with Vonage 799 Dell Home notebook after savings. Details here. OKI Printing Solutions It’s Good Math. Internet Phone Service Only $199/year! CHECK IT OUT VoiceWing Broadband...Annual awards for the best titles, in various categories, by independent authors and publishers, including university, small press and self-publishers. Links to guidelines and entry forms, and to IP Online resources.
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2005 Book Awards Awards are now accepting entries for books copyrighted or released in 2005. CLICK HERE for entry form and guidelines. The ninth annual Independent Publisher Book Awards, honoring the year's best...Annual prizes presented by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, for the best published works of fiction by American authors. Winners, submission guidelines, and calendar of events.
http://www.folger.edu/public/pfaulk/
Presented annually for original poetry - includes awards for first books and small press, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement, and the Shelley Memorial Award. Winners, guidelines, PSA activities, and various literary links.
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards.html
Designed to support the working poet. For original poetry in English by a U.S. resident. There is a special award for a first book. Winners and entry requirements.
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The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards Tufts to honor her late husband, poet and writer Kingsley Tufts. The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award is presented annually for a work by an emerging poet, one who is past...Presented by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association for the year's favorite mystery, as chosen by the IMBA membership. Lists nominees and previous winners. Links to fiction and non-fiction bestsellers lists, and the 100 favorite mysteries of the century.
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The Dilys Award Dilys award was announced on February 26 at Left Coast Crime in El Paso, Texas. This years winner, DARKLY DREAMING DEXTER by Jeff Lindsay, was announced at the Saturday night...International prize awarded each year by Pacific Rim Voices, for fiction and nonfiction books that contribute to understanding and cooperation among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Winners, reviews, author biographies, articles, and rules.
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The Kiriyama Prize Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations of this vast and culturally diverse region. The Prize consists of a cash award of US $30,000,...Presented annually in the USA, by the National Book Foundation, to recognise achievements in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,and young people's literature. Winners lists, biographies, excerpts, and entry guidelines.
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The National Book Foundation Their goal was to enhance the public's awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. Since then, The National Book Awards...Annual presentation by the Koret Foundation, for new books on any aspect of Jewish life - biography, literary study, fiction, and philosophy. Special award for a new young writer. Current and prior winners. Further links to the Foundation and its initiatives.
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Koret Foundation Koret Jewish Book Awards View recent press release Congratulations to the winners of the 2004-2005 Koret Jewish Book Awards Biography, Autobiography and Literary Studies Amos Oz, translated from the Hebrew by Nicolas de Lange...Winners lists for the annual presentations by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, to books by writers from Massachusetts, or to works of significant thematic importance to Massachusetts. Prizes are given in fiction, non-fiction, poetry and children's literature.
http://www.massbook.org/programs/mba.html
Annual presentation by Barnes and Noble, for exceptional new authors making strong literary debuts. One winner is selected for each of fiction and non-fiction. Judges comments, excerpts, and author profiles. Links to program details, and previous winners.
http://www.barnesandnoble.com/awards/index_cds2.asp?PID=1527
Presented annually by the Horror Writers Association, for outstanding work in twelve different categories of the genre. History of the awards, and winners lists. Links to the HWA, other HWA awards, a variety of resources and literary links.
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Horror Writers Association Stoker Awards Awards were instituted immediately after the organization's incorporation in 1987. While many members, including HWA's first President, Dean Koontz, had reservations about awards for writing since the point of HWA...Annual presentations for full-length books on outdoor adventure activities, nature, or the environment. There is a special award for books of lasting significance in the field. General information, winners lists and reviews, press releases, entry requirements, and application forms.
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National Outdoor Book Awards: Home Page The results will appear on this website soon after the announcement. Nominations for 2005 Awards have closed. The 2006 Awards will be announced in late May, 2006. The eligibility guidelines...Book/media awards and notables lists offered by various divisions, committees, and roundtables of the ALA. Links to awards pages, and to winners lists. Further links to other awards, grants, scholarships and honors offered by the ALA.
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ALA Publications Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards each consisting of $5000...A new annual, international, multi-lingual award, offered by Lettre International, for the best published work of reportage writing, or 'creative non-fiction'. Books or outstanding magazine articles are eligible. Information on the conceptualisation, jury, organizers, and award timetable.
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Lettre Ulysses Award Literary reporters should represent reality in such a way that its complexity, heterogeneity and palimpsest-like structure become clear.Hans-Jürgen Heinrichs (jury member 2004)...Weekly updated list of 150 bestselling books based on sales, as reported by a number of booksellers. Includes fiction and nonfiction books - presents authors, titles, brief book descriptions, current and previous rankings on the list.
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/top-50.htm
The Black Caucus of the ALA presents several awards each year for works relating to the African diaspora - fiction and non-fiction. There are special awards for first-time novelists and for outstanding contributions to publishing. Entry details and winners lists. Further links to the BCALA and its resources.
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BCALA Literary Awards Home These awards acknowledge outstanding achievement in the presentation of the cultural, historical and sociopolitical aspects of the Black Diaspora. The Fiction Award recognizes depictions of sensitive and authentic personal experience...Formerly the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Book Award. Offered annually by the GLBT Round Table of the ALA, for fiction and nonfiction books of "exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience". Current and previous winners, award history, committee and selection process. Further links to the ALA and GLBTRT.
http://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/stonewall/
From the American Booksellers Association, based on sales reported by independent bookstores in the USA. There are current lists for hardcover and paperback, fiction and non-fiction, and children's books. Further links to the ABA.
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BookSense.com Afghan culture and politics. 2. Wicked By Maguire, Gregory The paperback version of a hardcover Book Sense Pick. Maguire turns Dorothy and company on their ears. 3. The Shadow of...Awarded by the Mystery Writers of America, for distinguished work in the mystery genre - novels, television, and motion pictures. Links to winner and nominee lists, and to other MWA awards.
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Mystery Writers of America Edgars® and Other MWA Awards Other awards given at the Edgar Awards Banquet recognize special achievement in the mystery field: Grand Master Award Established to recognize important contributions to the mystery field over time, as...Official Nobel Foundation site, for literature. Awarded for an outstanding body of work 'in an ideal direction'. Presents Laureates and Symposia, articles and educational links, the Swedish Academy and selection process. Links to other Nobel Prizes.
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The Nobel Prize in Literature Literature has recognized the whole spectrum of literary works including poetry, novels, short stories, plays, essays and speeches. Starting off with the first prize in 1901 to the poet and...Awards, prizes and grants for poetry. Information and links for other major poetry awards. Also presents poems and poets, events and exhibits, discussion forums, and various related links.
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The Academy of American Poets Academy Book Awards Poets provides the most important collection of awards for poetry in the United States. Guidelines and entry forms are provided, where applicable. Academy Fellowship $25,000 for distinguished poetic achievement Wallace...Presented yearly for the finest books published in English, in five categories: fiction, general non-fiction, biography/autobiography, poetry and criticism. Winners, calendar, newsletter, information on NBCC, and links to related resources.
http://www.bookcritics.org/page2.html
Presents the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, for a distinguished first book of fiction by an American author, and the L.L. Winship Award. Winners, entry guidelines, and application forms. Further links to PEN-NE and their activities.
http://www.pen-ne.org/awards/
The American branch of International PEN - an association of writers and editors, offers a variety of prizes for excellence among American authors. Background and entry requirements for each award. Further links to PEN and its activities.
http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/968