The
Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize was founded in 1969 by Booker McConnell,
a multinational conglomerate company. Administered by Book Trust in the United
Kingdom, this prestigious award is given to the best full-length novel written
in English by a citizen of the U.K., the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South
Africa.
The
Edgar Awards
The Mystery Writers of America give these awards to honor the best in mystery
fiction and nonfiction produced in the previous year. The awards began in 1954
and are named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe.
The
Hugo Awards
The Hugo Awards are presented annually by members of the current World Science
Fiction Convention.
National
Book Awards
Established in 1950, the National Book Awards for Fiction honors American books
of the highest literary merit. The purpose of this award, given by the National
Book Foundation, is to promote reading and to raise funds for literacy programs.
National
Book Critics Circle Awards
Every year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books
published in English. Together, over 700 book reviewers chose the National Book
Critics Circle Awards, which are offered in five categories: fiction, general
nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism.
Nobel
Prize for Literature
The Nobel Prize for Literature recognizes a person who has produced the most
distinguished work of an idealistic nature in the field of literature. Authors,
regardless of nationality, are considered for their complete body of work.
The
Pulitzer Prize
This award was established in 1917 and was endowed by Joseph Pulitzer, the noted
Hungarian-born American journalist who founded the Columbia University School
of Journalism. Its purpose it to recognize outstanding accomplishments in journalism,
letters, music, and drama.
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