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Modern Library
- Modern Library's 100 Best Books will provide hours of reading and debating about what's on the list and why.
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Colorado Book Awards
- The Colorado Book Awards are presented by Colorado Humanities & Center for the Book to recognize outstanding contributions by Colorado authors, editors, illustrators, and photographers.
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Spur Award
- The Spur Awards is given by the Western Writers of America for distinguished writing about the American West.
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Willa Award
- The award is named in honor of Pulitzer Prize winner Willa Cather. The award is given by Women Writing the West.
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Big Thrill
- This award is given by the International Thriller Writers association.
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Bram Stoker Awards
- Presented annually by the Horror Writers Association, the Stoker Awards are a well-recognized guide to the best new horror literature and film.
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Christy Awards
- The Christy Award is designed to:
Nurture and encourage creativity and quality in the writing and publishing of fiction written from a Christian worldview.
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Shamus Awards
- The Shamus Awards are given by the Private Eye Writers of America (PWA). Books and stories about private investigators, lawyers and reporters who do their own legwork, and other hired agents are eligible for recognition.
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Audie Awards
- The Audie Awards are given by the Audio Publishers Association.
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Costa Awards
- This book award was established by Whitbread in 1971 to encourage, promote and celebrate the joy of reading. The name was change in 1996 to Costa Awards.
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Giller Prize
- The Giller Prize was founded in 1994 and recognizes excellence in Canadian fiction.
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International Literary Prizes and Book Awards
- Excellent listing of current book awards, including American.
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Man Booker Prize
- The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, first awarded in 1969, promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year published in the UK.
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Nobel Prize in Literature
- The Nobel Prize in Literature recognizes the works of authors from many different languages and cultural backgrounds. The 2012 honoree is Mo Yan of China.
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Orange Prize
- The Orange Prize for Fiction celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women’s writing from throughout the world.
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Lambda Awards
- The Lambda Literary Foundation nurtures, celebrates, and preserves LGBT literature through programs that honor excellence, promote visibility and encourage development of emerging writers.
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National Book Awards
- The goal is to enhance the public's awareness of exceptional books written by fellow
Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general.
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National Book Critics Circle
- The National Book Critics Circle Awards are given in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography or autobiography, poetry, and criticism.
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National Jewish Book Awards
- The awards, presented by category, are designed to give recognition to outstanding books, to stimulate writers to further literary creativity, and to encourage the reading of worthwhile titles.
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PEN/Faulkner Award
- The PEN/Faulkner Award is the largest peer juried prize for fiction in the United States.
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Agatha Awards
- The Agatha Awards honor the
"traditional mystery" or books best typified by the works of Agatha Christie.
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Anthony Awards
- The Anthony Awards are given by attendees at Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.
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Edgar Awards
- Mystery Writers of America give the Edgar Awards to recognize excellence in crime, detective and mystery fiction.
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James Beard Foundation Awards
- A cookbook author and teacher, James Beard was a champion of American cuisine. The foundation that gives awards in his name is dedicated to exploring the way food enriches our lives.
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Pulitzer Prizes
- The Pulitzer Prize honors excellence in journalims and the arts, including works of fiction, biography, drama, history and general nonfiction that reflect American life.
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Rita Awards
- The Romance Writers of America award the Rita for the best published romance novels in a variety of categories.
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Hugo Awards
- The Hugo Awards are given by the World Science Fiction Society to recognize the best in books, short stories, film and television.
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Nebula Awards
- The Nebula Awards by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to celebrate excellence in writing.
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