2020 PEN America Literary Awards
Tuesday, January 28th 2020
"PEN America is thrilled to announce the 2020 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists!
Prizes and Awards
2020 Stonewall Book Awards
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
Three Stonewall Book Awards are given each year, to recognize the best of LGBT+ literature, nonfiction, and YA/Children's literature. The awards announcement is made at the ALA Midwinter Meeting as part of the Youth Media Awards and is celebrated with a program and reception each year at the ALA Annual Conference.
2020 Printz Award
Wednesday, February 12th, 2020
The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year. The awards announcement is made at the ALA Midwinter Meeting as part of the Youth Media Awards and is celebrated with a program and reception each year at the ALA Annual Conference.
2020 Coretta Scott King Book Award Winners and Honorees
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards recognize African-American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults. There are seperate awards for authors and illustrators, as well as the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award and the Coretta Scott King/Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. They are awarded annually by the American Library Association as part of the Youth Media Awards.
2020 Caldecott Medal: Winner and Honorees
Tuesday January 28, 2020
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It 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. See the 2020 winners here!
2020 Newbery Medal
Tuesday, January 28th, 2020
The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
2020 Edgar Awards
"Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 211th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019."
This year's Edgar Award winners will be announced on April 30th in New York City.
The 2020 Edgar Awards
"Mystery Writers of America is proud to announce, as we celebrate the 211th anniversary of the birth of Edgar Allan Poe, the Nominees for the 2020 Edgar Allan Poe Awards honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction and television published or produced in 2019."
This year's Edgar Award winners will be announced on April 30th in New York City.
Bookish Golden Globe Winners
Last Sunday, the brightest stars in Hollywood came together to celebrate the one of the biggest nights in Hollywood, the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards
From Big Little Lies and Little Women, to Where'd You Go Bernadette, Game of Thrones, and beyond, this year's nominees were jam-packed with bookish adaptations on both the big and small screen.
Check out this list of books that inspired some of this year's winners and nominees below.
2019 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
Friday December 13, 2019
The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize winner has been revealed! This $10,000 prize is awarded to the best debut fiction title published in a given year, selected from a longlist of 22 nominated books. Check out the best new fiction titles of 2019!