2020 Dagger Awards
Tuesday, June 9th, 2020
"The CWA Dagger Awards are the premier literary crime writing awards in the United Kingdom. Our 11 Daggers are (mainly) nominated by publishers and judged by industry professionals."
Prizes and Awards
55th Annual Nebula Awards
Monday, June 1st, 2020
Sci Fi and Fantasy fans rejoice! The Nebula Award winners are here! The Nebulas recognize the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in the United States, as selected by members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, and are considered among the most prestigious awards for these genres. Have you read all the winners yet?
2020 Lambda Literary Awards
Monday, June 1st, 2020
Lambda Literary Awards celebrates works that explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. The Lambda Literary Foundation astates that its mission is "to celebrate LGBT literature and provide resources for writers, readers, booksellers, publishers, and librarians—the whole literary community." The awards were instituted in 1988.
2020 Thurber Prize
The Thurber Prize is one of America's premier awards for humorous literature. A single winner is selected by a panel of humor writers (often past prizewinners themselves), and receives a $5,000 prize purse.
2020 Hugo Awards
Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
The Hugo Awards, presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The awards are voted on by members of the World Science Fiction Convention (“Worldcon”), which is also responsible for administering them. Finalists are announced in the spring, and winners announced at the World Science Fiction Convention in August.
2019 National Book Critics Circle Awards
Friday, March 13th, 2020
The National Book Critics Circle was founded in 1974 to expand the conversation surrounding writing, literature, and literary criticism. Today, in addition to serving nearly 800 member critics, authors, literary bloggers, book publishing professionals and more, the NBCC presents an annual series of awards to the top books published in the previous year in the categories of Autobiography, Biography, Criticism, Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Check out the finalists and winners now!
The 2020 Audie Awards
Thursday, February 6th, 2020
Founded in 1995, the Audie Awards represent the premier awards program in the United States, recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken word entertainment.
Finalists are selected in 24 different categories ranging from children's titles to memoir, including categories for best male and female audio performer as well.
A single title is selected for the honor of Audiobook of the Year. Winners are announced in March at the annual Audie Awards Gala.
2020 International Booker Prize
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Prior to 2016, the Booker Prize was open only to UK authors, but the addition of the Booker International Prize now helps highlight the works of superb authors and translators from around the world. The Booker International Prize is awarded annually for a single book, translated into English and published in the UK. The £50,000 prize, awarded in May, is divided equally between the winning author and the English translator. This year's winner has just been announced!
The 2019 Bram Stoker Awards
Thursday, February 27th, 2020
Each year, the Horror Writer’s Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. The Bram Stoker Awards were instituted immediately after the organization’s incorporation in 1987.
2020 Youth Media Award Winners Announced
Monday, January 27th, 2020
Today, the American Library Association announced the winners of the 2020 Youth Media Awards, a series of honors recognizing writers and illustrators of children's and young adult literature.