Books
Book Award Winners
Nonfiction:
|
Award |
Years |
Description |
|
American
Book Awards |
1996-1999 |
Recognize
outstanding literary achievement by contemporary American authors,
without restriction to race, sex, ethnic background, or genre.
The purpose of the awards is to acknowledge the excellence and
multicultural diversity of American writing |
|
American
Library Association's Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual Book Awards |
1971-1999 |
Best
works of fiction and nonfiction dealing with gay, lesbian, and
bisexual themes |
|
Audie
Awards |
1996-1998 |
Presented
by the Audio Publishers Association for excellence in Spoken
Audio publishing |
|
Black
Caucus of the American Library Association Literary Awards |
1994-1999 |
Recognize
outstanding work by African American authors |
|
Boston
Book Review Literary Prize |
1995-1999 |
Recognize
the finest of the year's literary offerings - three awards: the
Bingham Poetry Prize, the Rea Non-Fiction Prize, and the Fisk
Fiction Prize |
|
BP Natural World Book Prize |
1998 |
|
|
Bread
Loaf Bakeless Prize |
1996-1999 |
Awarded
to new authors of literary works in poetry, fiction, and nonfiction |
|
Firecracker
Alternative Book Awards |
1996-1998 |
Celebrate
and publicize the best in alternative publishing |
|
Robert
F. Kennedy Book Awards |
1980-1999 |
The
book that "most faithfully and forcefully reflects Robert
Kennedy's purposes--his concern for the poor and the powerless,
his struggle for honest and even-handed justice, his conviction
that a decent society must assure all young people a fair chance,
and his faith that a free democracy can act to remedy disparities
of power and opportunity" |
|
Kiriyama
Pacific Rim Book Prize |
1996-1999 |
Recognize
books that promote greater understanding among people of the
Pacific Rim |
|
Lannan
Literary Awards |
1996-1999 |
|
|
MacArthur
Fellowships |
1994-1999 |
The
so-called "Genius Awards" |
|
Minnesota
Book Awards |
1997-1998 |
Recognize,
promote, and celebrate throughout each year the contributions
that Minnesota's authors, illustrators, editors, and publishers
make to its quality of life |
|
National
Book Awards |
1989-1999 |
|
|
National
Book Critics Circle Awards |
1995-1998 |
More
than 700 book reviewers -- centerpiece has been annual awards
for the best book in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction,
biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism |
|
Pen
Center USA West Literary Awards |
1997-1999 |
Unique
regional competition that rewards writers in ten categories,
from playwrights to journalists, novelists to poets, and celebrates
the written word in all forms |
|
Pulitzer
Prize |
1965-1999 |
|
|
Reference
and User Services Association Awards |
1993-1999 |
Chosen
for their significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge
or for the pleasure they can provide to adult readers |
|
Whitbread
Prize |
1973-1998 |
Given
each year in four categories (novel, first novel, poetry, and
biography) to works by authors who have lived for three or more
years in Great Britain or Ireland |
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