Lists of Awards, Acclaim,
and Creative Achievements

• African-American

• Alternative

• Audio

• Doubly Brilliant: Folks who juggle creativity

• Canada

• Children

• Communications

• Cooking

• Fantasy

• Fiction

• Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans

• Horror

• Movie & Theater

• Music

• Mystery and Suspense

• Recovery

• Science Fiction

• Suspense

• United Kingdom

• Young Adult

• African-American

  • Black Caucus of the American Library Association Awards

  • Coretta Scott King Awards
    Commemorating the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and honoring his widow, Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination in continuing the work for peace and world brotherhood, the Coretta Scott King Award is presented annually by a task force of the American Library Association. Recipients are authors and illustrators of African descent whose distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the American dream.

• Alternative

  • The Firecracker Alternative Book Awards

   

• Audio

  • Audie Awards

• Canada

  • Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award
    The Amazon.ca/Books in Canada First Novel Award is given annually to the best first novel in English published the previous year by a citizen or resident of Canada. Awarded since 1977, the prize has helped to launch the careers of such internationally known novelists as Michael Ondaatje, Joy Kogawa, W.P. Kinsella, Rohinton Mistry, Anne Michaels, and André Alexis.

   

• Children

  • Caldecott Medal

  • Michael L. Printz Award for Teen Literature
    The Michael L. Printz Award, first given in 2000, is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The honor was named for a Topeka, Kansas, school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.

  • Newbery Medal

   

• Communications

  • National Academies Communication Awards
    Established as part of the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative, the National Academies Communication Awards recognize excellence in communicating science, engineering, and medicine to the general public.

   

• Cooking

  • IACP Cookbook Awards
    International Association of Culinary Professional Cookbook Awards

  • James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Awards
    The James Beard Foundation/KitchenAid Book Awards, the oldest recognition program for books on culinary topics in the United States, were originally established in 1966 as the R.T. French Tastemakers Awards. After R.T. French discontinued its funding for the program, the awards were sponsored by a number of organizations before becoming a permanent part of the James Beard Foundation Awards in 1990. Winners are announced each May for original, English-language books on culinary topics published the previous year.

   

• Doubly Brilliant: Folks Who Juggle Their Creativity

  • Politician Who Write Fiction (And the people who love them)

 

• Fiction

  • American Book Awards

  • Man Booker Prize Winners
    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.

  • National Book Awards

  • National Book Critics Circle Awards

  • Nobel Prize for Literature

  • PEN American Center Literary Awards

  • PEN/Faulkner Award

  • Pulitzer Prize for Literature

  • Quill Book Award Winners
    The Quills is a new book award program that pairs a populist sensibility with Hollywood-style glitz to bestow the first literary prizes reflecting the tastes of the people who matter most--readers. The Quills celebrates the best books of the year in 19 popular categories, ranging from romance to biography to graphic novels and beyond.

  • Time Magazine's 100 best English-Language Novels (1923 through Oct. 17, 2005)

   

• Gay/Lesbian/Bi/Trans

  • 100 Best Gay Novels

  • American Library Association GLBTRT Awards

  • Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards (Science Fiction)

  • Lambda Literary Awards
    Finalists and Winners!!

   

• Movie & Theater

  • AARP's Movies for Grownups

  • Academy Awards

  • American Film Institute's Top 100 Inspirational Movies

  • American Film Institute's Top 100 Movie Quotes

  • Books Turned Into Movies/Plays

  • Gay and Lesbian Movies

  • Movies about Recovery

  • Movies at DREAMWalker Group

  • Movies related Escorts, Porn Stars, and the Sex Industry

  • Time Magazine's 2005 List of All Time 100 Best Movies

   

• Music Awards

  • Grammy Awards

   

• Mystery and Suspense

  • Edgar Awards
    The Mystery Writers of America give these awards to honor the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced the previous year. The awards began in 1954 and are named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe.

  • Ellery Queen Awards

  • Grand Master Awards

  • Nero Awards

   

• Recovery

  • Writers Who Write Recovery-Related Fiction

   

• Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror

  • Bram Stoker Awards (Horror)
    The Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement are awarded annually by the Horror Writers Association, a nonprofit group dedicated to promoting the interests of writers of horror and dark fantasy.

  • Chesley Awards (SF/Fantasy)

  • Gaylactic Network Spectrum Awards (Gay SF)

  • Hugo Awards (SF)
    The Hugo Award, also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, is given annually by the World Science Fiction Society. Here's a list of all the Hugo-winning titles since 1953.

  • Nebula Awards (Science Fiction/Fantasy)
    The Nebula Award was inaugurated in 1965 and is given by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

  • Philip K. Dick Awards (SF)
    The Philip K. Dick Award is given annually to the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time in the United States. Here's a list of all the Philip K. Dick Award-winning novels since 1983.

  • Spectrum Awards (Gay SF)

  • Tiptree Awards (Gender/SF)

  • World Fantasy Awards (Fantasy)

   

• United Kingdom

  • Whitbread Book Awards
    Among the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards, the awards given both for high literary merit and also for works that are enjoyable reading.

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