1985-2005  Nebula Award for Best Novel  (Book Award, book Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners) The Nebula Award is an annual award given to recognize excellence in science-fiction writing.

2003  Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books, book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners)(book awards)(book award)

 

1987-2005 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel: (book, books, award, awards, winner, winner) The Bram Stoker Awards are given out each year by members of the Horror Writers Association. The book award is awarded for the previous years' best novel. For example, the 1999 Best Novel Award was awarded in May 2000, for the best novel published in 1999.

1970-1984 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel (book award, awards, prizes, prize, Edgars, mystery) Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel The Edgar Allan Poe Awards or "Edgars" are presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America.

1998 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners Governors writers, prize, prizes) (Washington State Book Awards, Center for the Book) The Governor's Writers Awards are intended to honor the ten best books written by Washington residents or Washington natives during the previous year. Selection of the winners is by a committee picked by the state library.

1997 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners Governors writers, prize, prizes) (Washington State Book Award, Center for the Book) The Governor's Writers Awards are intended to honor the ten best books written by Washington residents or Washington natives during the previous year. Selection of the winners is by a committee picked by the state library.

1996 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners Governors writers, prize, prizes) (Washington State Book Award, Center for the Book) The Governor's writers Awards are intended to honor the ten best books written by Washington residents or Washington natives during the previous year. Selection of the winners is by a committee picked by the state library.

1995 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners, Governors writers, prize, prizes) (Washington State Book Awards, Center for the Book) The Governor's Writers Awards are intended to honor the ten best books written by Washington residents or Washington natives during the previous years. Selections of the winners is by a committee picked by the state library.

1994 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners, Governors writers, prize, prizes) (Washington State Book Award, Center for the Book) The Governor' s Writers awards are intended to honor the ten best books written by Washington residents or natives during the previous year. Selections of the winners is by a committee picked by the state library.

1985-1997 Edgar Award (Book Awards, Award, Prizes, Prize, Winner, Winner Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel The Edgar Allan Poe Awars or "Edgars" are presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America.

1993 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners) (Governors writers, prize prizes) (Washington State Book Award, Center for the Book) The Governor's Writers Awards are intended to honor the ten best books written by Washington residents or Washington natives during the previous year. Selection of the winners is by a committee picked by the state library.

1971-2005 National Book Award for Fiction.  The National Book Award is presented annually for an outstanding literary work by an American citizen. (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners)

1999 Edgar Award (books, book, award, awards, winner, winners) (Edgar Allan Poe, Edgars) See AnswerFile for prvious Edgar Award winners)

1991-2006 Evergreen Young Adult Book Award (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) The Evergreen YA Book Award is sponsored by Washington Young Adult Reading Group and designed for students in grades 7-12.

1994 Notable Books Award ((American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)

1980-2005 National Book Award for Nonfiction (book award, awards, prize, prize, winner, winners)

2000 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)

1999 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners) (Governors writers, prize, prizes)(Washington State book Award)

1990-1999 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books 1990-1992 (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners)

1995 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (award, awards, Notable Books Council, book) (Book Award, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners)

1998 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)

1993 Notable Books Award  (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notable)

Michael L. Printz Award Information (award, awards, YA, YALSA, ALA, American Library Association). See separate entries for winners and honor announcements.

2000 Edgar Award (books, book, award, awards, winner, winners) (Edgars, Edgar Allan Poe) The 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Awards were awarded May 4, 2000. Please see addtional entries in AnswerLine under Edgar Awards.

Ellery Queen Award (Edgar, Edgar Allan Poe, Edgars, Winner, winners) (elery,)

1997 Notable Books Award   (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners)

 Notable Books Award -- Information (award, book, American Library Association)

1996 Notable Books Award (awards, American Library Association)

2000 Governor's Writers Award (book, book award, book awards, winner, winners) (Governors writers, prize, prizes) The recipients will be honored at a public ceremony November 4, 2000 at the Redmond Public Library. From 2001 on, the Governors Writers Award has been renamed the Washington State Book Awards. The administration has moved from the Washington State Library to Seattle's Washington Center for the Book.

Whitbread Prize for Best Novel 2001-2006 (award, awards, novel) The Whitbread Prize for Novel will be awarded January 4, 2001. The 2000 Whitbread Book of the Year is chosen from the winner in each of the following catagories: Novel, First Novel, Biography, and Poetry.

2000-2006 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winners, winner)

2001 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)(book award)

1992-2005 Hammett Prize for Best Crime Novel (Dashiell Hammett, winner, winners, novel, novels) (crime fiction, detective fiction) The North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers, established in 1987, has presented the Hammett Prize annually since 1992 for the best work (fiction or non-fiction) of literary excellence in crime writing.

Spur Award Best Novel of the West 1990-2006 (awards, award, western, westerns, book, spurs) The Spur Award for Best Novel of the West is presented for works whose inspiration, image, and literary excellence best represent the reality and the spirit of the American West. The Spur Awards are presented by the Western Writers of America.

Spur Award Best Non-Fiction Historical Book 1990-2006 (award, awards, western, westerns, book, spurs) The Spur Award for Best Non-Fiction Historical Novel is presented yearly by the Western Writers of America.

2000-2006 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction   (prize, prizes, awards, book, books)(pen faulkner)The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction recognizes the most distinguished booklength work of fiction published by an American writer during the calender year. The PEN/Faulkner Award is the largest annnual juried prize for fiction in the United States.

2001 Edgar Award  (books, book, award, awards, winner, winners) (Edgars, Edgar Allan Poe) The 2001 Edgar Allan Poe Awards were awarded during Edgars Week, early May 2001.

1954-1969 Edgar Award for Best Mystery Novel (book awards, Edgars, Mystery,prize, prizes) The Edgar Allan Poe Awards or Edgars are presented annually by the Mystery Writers of America. Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery Novel

1984-2007  Hugo Award for Best Novel  (prize, prizes, Hugos, Science Fiction,) The Hugo Awards are given annually for achievement in science fiction and fantasy.

Whitbread Prize for Best Novel 1971-2000 (award, awards, novel) The Whitbread Prize awards a total of 30,500 pounds prize money spread over five categories. To be eligible, writers must have lived in Great Britain or Ireland for three or more years. The following list is the Novel of the Year Prize. See also in AnswerFile Whitbread Prize for Book of the Year. This book is chosen from five categories: Biography, childrens novel,first novel, poetry, novel.

Whitbread Book of the Year Prize 2001-2005 (award, awards, novel) The Whitbread Prize awards a total of 30,500 pounds prize money spread over five categories. To be eligible, writers must have lived in Great Britain or Ireland for three or more years. The following list is for the Book of the Year. In 2006, the name of the Whitbread Award was changed to the Costa Award.

1981-1999 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (prize, prizes, awards, book, books)(pen faulkner)The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction recognizes the most distinguished booklength work of fiction published by an American writer during the calendar year. The PEN/Faulkner Award is the largest annual juried prize for fiction in the United States.

Whitbread Book of the Year Prize 1985-2000 (prizes, award, awards) The Whitbread Prize awards a total of 30,500 pounds prize money spread over five categories. To be eligible, writers must have lived in Great Britain or Ireland for three or more years. The five categories are: Novel, First Novel, Children's Novel, Biography/Autobiography and Poetry. The overall winner is awarded the Book of the Year Prize. The Book of the Year Prize has been awarded since 1985. 

1950-1970 National Book Award for Fiction  (Book Awards, Awards, Prize, winner, winners) The National Book Award for Fiction is presented annually for an outstanding literary work by an American citizen.

Caldecott Medal Information (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners)

Booker Prize 1969-2005 (book award, awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners, Man Booker) The Booker Prize is annually awarded to a novel written in English and published first by a British publisher. Note: In 1993 the prize committee awarded a "Booker of Bookers" to Salman Rusdie for his epic novel "Midnights Children".

Newbery Medal Information (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners) Newberry) (book awards)

1965-1984 Nebula Award for Best Novel  (book award, awards,science fiction)(book awards)The Nebula Award is an annual award given to recognize excellence in science fiction writing.

Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winners 1951-2006 (Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner)

Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winners 1917-1950 (Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner)

2001 Washington State Book Awards (Governor's Writers Awards, Washington Center for the Book, Governors Writers Award, winner, winner)(book awards)The Washington State Book Awards were formerly the Governor's Writers Awards. The program has been renamed since its administration moved last year from the Washington State Library to Seattle's Center for the Book. Previous AnswerFile entries are listed under Governor's Writers Awards.

Pulitzer Prize Nonfiction  Winners 1962-2006(Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner) (non-fiction)

Pulitzer Prize Biography/Autobiogiography Winners 2000-2006 (Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner)

Pulitzer Prize Biography/Autobiography Winners. 1951-1999 (Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner)

Pulitzer Prize Biography/Autobiography Winners 1917-1950 (Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner)

2000-2006 Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books 2002-2003 (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (newbery)

2000-2006 Michael L. Printz Award Winner/Honor Books (award, awards, YA, young adults, ALA, American Library Association)

2002  Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)(book awards)

1997 Nobel Prize   (Prizes; Award; Awards) See also in Answer File seperate entries from 1980-present

Pulitzer Prize American Poetry Winners 2000-2006(Pulitzers, award, awards, book, books, winner)

2002 Edgar Awards  (books, book award, awards, winner, winners) (Edgars, Edgar Allan Poe))(book awards)(book award)

PNW Young Reader's Choice Award 2000-2005  Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Awards (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners) (YRC)

PNW Young Reader's Choice Award 1971-2000  Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Awards (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners) (YRC)

PNW Young Reader's Choice Award 1940-1970 Pacific Northwest Young Reader's Choice Awards (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners) (YRC)

1996 -Present Oprah's Book Club (Oprah Winfrey's, Oprah, Opra, read, reading) Opra's, Oprah's, book club, book clubs, bookclub) (bookclubs)

Christy Awards for Contemporary Fiction 2000-2006 book award, awards, Christian, Christie) The Christy Awards were established in the spring of 1999, when nearly a dozen Christian publishers confirmed the need for establishing a Christian fiction award to recognize novelists and novels. The Christy Award is named in honor of Catherine Marshall's novel.

1960-1969 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners)

2002 Washington State Book Awards (Governor's Writers Awards, Washington Center for the Book, Governors Writers Award, winner, winners) The Washington State Book Awards were formerly the the Grovernor's Writers Awards. The program has been renamed since its admistration moved last year from the Washington State Library to The Center for the Book. Previous AnswerFile entries are listed under: Governor's Writers Awards.

1990-1999 Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

1980-1989  Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

1970-1979  Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

1960-1969  Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books 1960-1963 (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

1950-1959 Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (awards, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

1940-1949 Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winner, Winners) Newberry)

2003 Edgar Award books, book, award, awards, winner, winners) (edgars, Edgar Allan Poe)

1930-1939  Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books   (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

1922-1929 Newbery Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners) (Newberry)

2003 Washington State Book Awards (Governor's Writers Award, Washington Center for the Book, Governors Writers Award, winner, winners) The Washington State Book Awards were formerly the Governor's Writers Awards. The program has been renamed since 2001.

1980-1989 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners)

2004 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)

Agatha Award for Best Novel 1988-2005   (Agathas, award, prize, prizes, book, books, book awards) The Agatha Awards, named for Agatha Christie, salutes "mysteries of manners" books best typlified by the works of Agatha Christie.

2004 Edgar Award   (books, book, award, awards, winner, winners) (edgars, Edgar Allan Poe)

1970-1979 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners)

1950-1959 Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners)

1938-1949  Caldecott Medal Winners and Honor Books (award, awards, book, books, winner, winners)

1998 Edgar Award  (book, books, awards, award, winner, winners) (Edgar Allan Poe, edgars) See AnswerFile for previous Edgar Award winners.

Literary Awards in AnswerFile (book, books, award, awards, prize, prizes) (literature, Answer File) Please search AnswerFile under specific award.

1953-1983 Hugo Award for Best Novel  (Book Award, Awards, Prize, Prizes, Winners, Winner) The Hugo Award is an annual award for achievement in science-fiction or fanatsy writing.

2005 Edgar Award  (books, award, awards, winner, winners)(edgars, Edgar Allan Poe)

2004 Washington State Book Awards (Governor's Writers Award, Washington Center for the Book, Governors Writers Award, winner, winners) The Washington State Book Awards were formerly the Governor's Writers Awards. The program has been renamed since 2001.

2005 Washington State Book Awards (Governor's Writers Award, Washington Center for the Book, Governors Writers Award, winner, winners) The Washington State Book Awards were formerly the Governor's Writers Awards. The program has been renamed since 2001.

2006 Edgar Awards (books, award, awards, winner, winners)(edgars, Edgar Allan Poe)

2005 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)

2006 Notable Books Award (American Library Association Notable Books) (book awards, prize, prizes, winner, winners) (notables)

Book Awards in AnswerFile.  Please search individual book award for list of recipients.   (book award, book awards, prize, prizes, book, books)

2006 Washington State Book Awards (Governor's Writers Awards, Washington Center for the Book, Governors Writers Award, winner, winner)(book awards)The Washington State Book Awards were formerly the Governor's Writers Awards. The program has been renamed since its administration moved last year from the Washington State Library to Seattle's Center for the Book. Previous AnswerFile entries are listed under Governor's Writers Awards.  

Costa Award for Best Novel 2006- 2007 (Costa Award, book award, book awards)  The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards.  They were known as the Whitbread Awards until 2006, when Costa Coffee took over sponsorship.

 

Costa Award for Book of the Year 2006-2007 (Costa Award, book award, book awards)(Whitbread Awards) The Costa Book Awards are among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards.  They were known as the Whitbread Awards until 2006, when Costa Coffee took over sponsorship.

The Awards have evolved over the past 35 years and the Costa Book Awards are the only book prize in the UK to use a category system.

The five categories are:

Novel

First Novel Biography Poetry Children's Book The total prize fund is £50,000. 

Each of the category winners receives £5,000, and the overall winner of the Book of the Year receives a further £25,000.