Literary awards Literary awards (1939 Pulitzer Prize) *Novel – The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Scribner) ...more on Wikipedia about "1939 Pulitzer Prize"
The Akutagawa Prize (芥川龍之介賞 Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō) is Japan's most prestigious literary award. Established in 1935 by Kikuchi Kan, the editor of Bungei Shunjū magazine, in memory of novelist Akutagawa Ryunosuke, it is sponsored by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Literature (Nihon Bungaku Shinkō Kai), and is awarded semiannually in January and July to the best story of a purely literary nature published in a newspaper or magazine by a new or rising author. The winner receives a pocket watch and a cash award of 1 million yen. Short stories and novellas win the prize more frequently than do full-length novels. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner receives from the media, it is Japan’s most sought after literary prize. ...more on Wikipedia about "Akutagawa Prize"
The Alan Paton Award - named for the author of Cry, The Beloved Country - has been conferred annually since 1989 for meritorious works of non-fiction. Sponsored by the Johannesburg weekly the Sunday Times, recipients represent the cream of contemporary South African writers who produce works that are judged to demonstrate ** : ...more on Wikipedia about "Alan Paton Award"
The American Book Award was established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation. It was established to acknowledge the excellence and multicultural diversity of American writing. The awards are granted to outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors, without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre. ...more on Wikipedia about "American Book Award"
The Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award is the world's largest children's and youth literature award. It was instituted by the Government of Sweden in 2002 in honour of the Swedish children's books author Astrid Lindgren. The prize is awarded annually to an amount of five million SEK, which is about US$717,100 or €552,470. ...more on Wikipedia about "Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award"
The Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award is an award given annually to the writer who produces the worst description of a sex scene in a novel. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bad Sex in Fiction Award"
The Bancroft Prize was established in 1948 with a bequest from Frederic Bancroft and is awarded by Columbia University for books about diplomacy or about the history of the Americas which were first published the year before. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bancroft Prize"
Bangla Academy Award is a literary award given by the Bangla Academy of Bangladesh. The award is given in recognition of creative genius in advancement and overall contribution in the field of Bangla language and literature. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bangla Academy Award"
The Baumgarten Prize was founded by Ferenc Ferdinánd Baumgarten on October 17 1923. It was first awarded in 1929, last in 1949 (it ceased in 1945). It was one of the most prestigious literary prizes in XX century Hungary, along with Attila József Prize and Kossuth Prize. ...more on Wikipedia about "Baumgarten Prize"
The Albert J. Beveridge Award was established in 1928 in memory of United States Senator Beveridge of Indiana, former secretary and longtime member of the American Historical Association, through a gift from his wife, Catherine Beveridge and donations from AHA members from his home state. It is awarded annually for the best English-language book on American history ( United States, Canada, or Latin America) from 1492 to the present. ...more on Wikipedia about "Beveridge Award"
The Bollingen Prize, awarded every two years by the Bollingen Foundation, is a prestigious literary honor bestowed on a poet in recognition of the best book of new verse within the last two years, or for lifetime achievement. It rewards a cash prize, currently $25,000. ...more on Wikipedia about "Bollingen Prize"
The Booker-Open Russia Literary Prize, sometimes known as the Russian Booker Prize, is a Russian literary award modelled after the Booker Prize and inaugurated in 1992. Now established as the country's premier literary prize, it is awarded to the best work of fiction written in the Russian language each year as decided by a panel of judges, irrespective of the writer's citizenship. ...more on Wikipedia about "Booker-Open Russia Prize"
The British Book Awards are given annually and promoted by the UK publishing industry trade journal Publishing News. They are also know as the Nibbies. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Book Awards"
The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards. The current award categories are Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Small Press, Best Artist, Best Anthology, Best Collection, and the Karl Edward Wagner Award is given at the discretion of the BFS committee. ...more on Wikipedia about "British Fantasy Award" You've Got Questions. We've Got http://www.shortopedia.com.
The Caine Prize for African Writing is named in memory of the late Sir Michael Caine, former Chairman of Booker plc. He was Chairman of Africa 95, and Chairman of the Booker Prize management committee for almost 25 years. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caine Prize"
The Caldecott Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published that year. It was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. Together with the Newbery Medal it is the most prestigious American children's book prize. ...more on Wikipedia about "Caldecott Medal"
The Camões Prize (Portuguese, Prémio Camões), named after Camões (author of the Lusiadas), is the most important literary prize for the Portuguese language, are awarded annually by the Fundação Biblioteca Nacional (National Library Foundation) (of Portugal) and by the Departamento Nacional do Livro (National Book Department) (of Brazil) to a writer that developed an outstanding work in Portuguese. ...more on Wikipedia about "Camoens Prize"
Premio Miguel de Cervantes (the Miguel de Cervantes Prize) is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language. It is regarded as a type of Nobel Prize in Literature in the Spanish language. It is named after Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote. ...more on Wikipedia about "Cervantes Prize"
Children's Laureate is an award made in the UK once every two years to a distinguished writer or illustrator of children's books. A bi-annual bursary of £10,000 is offered. ...more on Wikipedia about "Children's Laureate"
The Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize was created in 1977, in memory of Christopher Ewart-Biggs, British Ambasssador to the Republic of Ireland, who was assassinated by the IRA in 1976. ...more on Wikipedia about "Christopher Ewart-Biggs Memorial Prize"
The Colorado Book Awards are awards presented annually to Colorado authors who exemplify the best writing in the state during a given year. Awards have been presented since 1991. ...more on Wikipedia about "Colorado Book Awards"
The Commonwealth Writers Prize was established in 1987. It awards £10,000 to the best book submitted, £3,000 to the best first book, and £1,000 each to the best book and best first book of an author in each of the four Commonwealth regions, South East Asia and the South Pacific, Eurasia, Africa, the Caribbean and Canada. ...more on Wikipedia about "Commonwealth Writers Prize"
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend in downtown Baltimore, Maryland each year. Awards have been presented since 1983. The award is also known as the Compton Crook/ Stephen Tall Award. ...more on Wikipedia about "Compton Crook Award"
The Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis is a literary award in memory of Conrad Ferdinand Meyer. ...more on Wikipedia about "Conrad-Ferdinand-Meyer-Preis"
The Drue Heinz Literature Prize is a major American literary award for short fiction in the English language. ...more on Wikipedia about "Drue Heinz Literature Prize" Please inform your friends about http://www.shortopedia.com Literary_awards
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