List of 50 Book awards

50 Book Awards

Note: this list is old and some links might not work.

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City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Award

http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_780_237_0_43/http%3B/content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/Business+Units/City+Clerks+Department/Administration+Services/Calgary+Awards/City+of+Calgary+W.O.+Mitchell+Book+Prize.htm

Deadline: December

“The City of Calgary established this prize, in honour of renowned Calgary writer W.O. Mitchell, to recognize literary achievement by Calgary authors.”

Fiction, poetry, non-fiction, children’s literature, and drama books are eligible. Self-published works, anthologies, cookbooks, guidebooks, textbooks, technical manuals, bibliographies, works of a purely academic or scholarly nature, books of less than 48 pages (except children’s literature), books written in other than English or French, multi-authored books if any one of the authors is not a Calgarian, and reprints or new editions of previously published books are not eligible.


Next Generation Indie Book Award

http://indiebookawards.com/

Deadline: January-March

Established to acknowledge and honor exceptional independently published books in 60 categories, the IBPPG, The Indie Book Awards, takes place in cooperation with the Marilyn Allen of Allen O’Shea Literary Agency.

How-to books, young adult fiction, thrillers, first novels, and health and wellness are among the 60 categories eligible for entries.


Hawaii Book of the Year Award

www.hawaiipublishersassociation.com is another group that gives awards for editorial and graphic content, but not for books, only magazines and other media.


Nautilus Book Award

http://www.nautilusbookawards.com/

Deadline: January

The Nautilus Book Award recognizes books that celebrate conscious living, positive social change and spiritual growth and inspire the imagination and reader to new possibilities.

Entries are being accepted in 28 subject categories including ecology, poetry, fiction, religion and spirituality and audio books and five categories for Children and Teens.


USA Book Award

http://www.usabooknews.com/home.html

Early Bird Entry: December

“The National “Best Books ” Awards are specifically designed to garner MEDIA COVERAGE & BOOK SALES for the winners & finalists! Winners & finalists will be announced October.”

There are over 100 categories you can enter, including first time author, gift books, audio and history books, all listed at the top of the website.


IPPY Book Award

http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/ipawards.php

Deadline: March

The Ippy Awards are presented to authors and independent publishers worldwide who write and produce books for the North American market. It is an unaffiliated program with a wide base.

Prizes are awarded in over 60 National categories and 10 Regional categories, as well as for the Ten Outstanding Books of the Year in fiction and nonfiction.


Independent Book Award Same as IPPY Award noted above.


Ben Franklin Book Award

http://www.ibpa-online.org/custom/benfranklin/benfranklin.aspx

August and December

The IBPA Benjamin Franklin Awards program is the only program where the entrants may receive comments from the book buyers and reviewers. It is highly regarded nationally in the small and independent publishing world.

Awards are given in over 50 categories and are judged for editorial content and design. Audio books, poetry, graphic novels, mystery and gay and lesbian are among the categories.


National Book Award

US National Book Award (same award)

http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html

Deadline: June

Since 1950, the National Book Award has been presented to writers by writers and has honored the best in American literature. Categories were added in the 60s, 70s and 80s, and then reduced again to four categories in 1984.

Today, the awards are given to recognize achievements in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People’s Literature.


ALA American Library Association

www.ala.org

DEADLINES FOR THE ABOVE THREE AWARDS: check websites


California Book Award

http://www.commonwealthclub.org/bookawards/

Deadline: December

The Commonwealth Club was founded in San Francisco in 1903 and a variety of public issues were studied and discussed.   The Club established the book awards in 1931 to provide recognition and encouragement to California authors.

Entries may include works of fiction, first work of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, Californiana, notable contribution to publishing, and young adult and juvenile books.


Harvard Book Award

http://www.clubsandsigs.harvard.edu/article.html?aid=117

Deadline: check website

The Harvard Book Award is given out by Harvard alumni to the 11th and 12th grade top-performing students in 1900 selected high school reading classes. The award was started in 1910.

Students are picked by faculty members.


Grampian Children’s Book Award

http://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/libraries/young_people/grampian_book_awards.asp

Deadline: November to May

Books reviewed by secondary school children in Scotland, ages 12-14. The awards were first given out in 2004, encouraging students to read and to write.


BC Award for Best Canadian Non-Fiction Book

http://www.bcachievement.com/nonfiction/finalists.php?year=2010

Deadline: not available

“The BC Award is the richest non-fiction book prize in the country and the non-fiction counterpart to the Giller Prize for fiction and the Griffin Poetry Prize.”

There is a prize for non-fiction and a separate prize for children’s books


Children’s Choice Book Award

http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ccawards.html and

http://www.cbcbooks.org

Deadline: June

Now in its second year, the Children’s Choice Book Awards Program gives younger readers the chance to voice their opinions about the books they like. To instill a love of reading, it also creates a list of books.

Books must be written for grades K-6 and fiction and non-fiction are eligible. Sticker books, holiday-specific books and calendars are not eligible.


Arizona Book Award

http://azbookpub.com/

Deadline: January

The Arizona Book Award, also known as the Glyph Award, was created to support quality writing by Arizona authors.

Eligibility requirements are that the works be published in Arizona, the author lives in Arizona, or that the stories be written about Arizona.


 LA Times Book Award

Deadline: (check website for latest info)

http://www.latimes.com

Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded book prizes in nine categories, along with the Art Seidenbaum Award, which was added in 1991, making it ten.

Prizes are award for biography, current interest, fiction, first fiction, history, mystery/, poetry, science and technology and young adult fiction.


New England Book Award

http://www.newenglandbooks.org

Deadline: February

The New England Book Awards were established 20 years ago by the New England Independent Booksellers Association, the largest regional booksellers association in the U.S. The awards recognize authors and publishers who have made a noteworthy contribution to New England’s culture.

Awards are given for Fiction, Non-fiction, children’s books, literary and editorial excellence, as well as publishing.


Reader Views Book Award

http://www.readerviews.com/Awards.html

Deadline: October-November

“The annual literary awards were established to honor writers who self-published or had their books published by a subsidy publisher, small press, university press, or independent book publisher geared for the North American reading audience. POD books are accepted.”

Prizes are awarded in 32 categories, ranging from Health and Fitness, Science Fiction, Humor, Travel and Romance, in addition to 10 regional and six global categories.


McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book Award

http://www.mcnallyrobinson.com/home

This site is the closest, but I couldn’t find any award deadlines or pages.

“The McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year Award is a Canadian literary award, presented annually since 2005 to a First Nations, Inuit or Metis writer for work published in English in any literary genre. The author receives a cash award of $5,000, donated by the Canadian bookstore chain McNally Robinson.”


Governor’s Literary Book Award

I found this:     Lieutenant Governor’s Award for Literary Excellence

http://www.bcbookprizes.ca

Deadline: January

“Established in 2003 by the Honourable Iona Campagnolo to recognize British Columbia writers who have contributed to the development of literary excellence in the Province.”

Entries are accepted by writers in the following categories – Fiction, Poetry, Children’s (including young adults), Drama and Creative Non-Fiction.


Julia Ward Howe Book Award

www.bostonauthorsclub.org

Deadline: January

“The Boston Authors Club is the oldest continuous authors group in the United States.” The club gives annual prizes of $1,000 each for two books (one for young readers).

Works of fiction, non-fiction, memoir, poetry, and biography are eligible; picture books, textbooks and self-published works are not.


National Outdoor Book Award

http://www.noba-web.org/policy.htm

Deadline: June – August

“The National Outdoor Book Awards (NOBA) is a non-profit educational program sponsored by the NOBA Foundation, Idaho State University, and the Association of Outdoor Recreation and Education.  Its purpose is to recognize and encourage outstanding writing and publishing in the outdoor field.”

Awards are given in nine categories, including History & Biography, Outdoor Literature, Instructional and How-to Texts, Guidebooks (Outdoor Adventure and Nature), Design and Artistic Merit, The Outdoor Classic Award, Nature and the Environment, Natural History Literature and Children’s Books, both fiction and non-fiction.


PEN/Beyond Margins Award

http://www.pen.org

Deadline: September -December

“The Beyond Margins Awards were created by PEN American Center’s Open Book Committee, a group committed to racial and ethnic diversity within the literary and publishing communities.”

Works of fiction, literary nonfiction, biography/memoir, and other works of literary character are eligible and strongly preferred. Submissions are accepted from publishers and agents only.


Catholic Book Award

http://catholiccommunicators.blogspot.com/2009/03/2009-cardinal-sin-catholic-book-awards.html

Deadline: Accepted entries are published between May and June

The Asian Catholic Publishers, Inc. was founded by Jaime Cardinal Sin, organized the Catholic Authors’ Awards to recognize lifetime achievement of Catholic authors in the Philippines.” Its objective is to honor authors/publishers whose work promote total human development, Gospel values, and Filipino culture.”

Categories eligible for entry are Spirituality, Ministry, Theology and Liturgy, Family Life, Youth and Children, Emerging Author, and there is a Lifetime Achievement category.


 Writer’s Digest International Self-Published Book Awards

www.writersdigest.com/generalmenu/

Deadline:  May

The only competition for self-published books is now in its 17th year. One Grand Prize winner will be awarded $3,000 and the book will be promoted in the Writer’s Digest and Publishers Weekly. The editors of Writer’sDigest then endorse the book and it is then sent to major review houses such as The New York Times and The Washington Post.

Categories for prizes include literary and genre Fiction, nonfiction, inspirational, biographies, children’s picture books and young adult books, reference and poetry. This year they are accepting ebooks.


Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards

www.moonbeamawards.com

Deadline: August

The Moonbeam Children’s Book awards were designed to honor the best children’s books, authors and illustrators, and the competition is now in its fourth year.

There are over 30 categories, among them pop-up cutout books, fiction and non-fiction, science, holiday and best first book. Entries are accepted in English and Spanish for a books intended for the North American market.


International Latino Book Awards

http://lbff.us

Nominations Open

These awards honor literary excellence in a variety of categories. Latino Literacy Now is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes literacy and literary excellence within the Latino community. The awards are 12 years old.

The awards are given in over 30 categories, including four new ones, Best Young Adult Sports/Recreation), Best Gift Book, a general fiction category, Best Popular Fiction and Best Graphic Novel.


 International Reader’s Association Book Award

http://www.reading.org

Deadline: January

There are more than 40 awards and grants available to honor educators, authors, and others involved in reading and literacy, among them the IRA’s Children’s and Young Adult’s Book Awards.

Primary fiction and nonfiction, young adult fiction and non-fiction are among the categories that accept submissions.


American Book Award

http://www.bookweb.org

Deadline: Can’t find one

“The American Book Awards, established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation, recognize outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America’s diverse literary community. The purpose of the awards is to recognize literary excellence without limitations or restrictions. There are no categories, no nominees, and therefore no losers.”


Science Fiction Book Award

http://www.bookspot.com/awards/scifi.htm

There are six separate science fiction awards

Mythopoeic Awards

Deadline: December

“The Mythopoeic Society is a non-profit organization promoting the study, discussion, and enjoyment of fantastic and mythic literature through books and periodicals, annual conferences, discussion groups, awards, and more.”

“The Mythopoeic Awards are chosen from books nominated by individual members of the Mythopoeic Society, and selected by a committee of Society members.” There are four categories; namely, The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature, The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies, and The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies. They do not accept or review unsolicited manuscripts.


Hugo Award

http://www.thehugoawards.org/

Deadline: Nominations are made from January thru March

“The Hugo Awards, given annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious award. The Hugos are voted on by the thousands of members of the current Worldcon which is also responsible for administering them.

The categories are Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Novelette, Best Short Story, Best Classic Story, Best Related Book.


Nebula Award

http://nebulaawards.com/

Deadline: Nominations made November thru February

“The Nebula Awards are annual awards presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America to celebrate excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing.”

Categories include Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Novelette, Best Short Story, Best Script, Andre Norton Award, Grand Master and Author Emeritus. There is also a SFWA Service Award.


Philip K. Dick Award           

http://www.philipkdickaward.org/

Deadline: Nominations are announced in January

“The Philip K. Dick Award is presented annually for distinguished science fiction published in paperback original form in the United States. The award is sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society.” There are five nominations each year.


Skylark Award           

http://www.nesfa.org/awards/skylark.html

Deadline: Voting opens in December

“The Edward E. Smith Memorial Award for Imaginative Fiction is presented annually by NESFA to some person, who, in the opinion of the membership, has contributed significantly to science fiction, both through work in the field and by exemplifying the personal qualities which made the late “Doc” Smith well-loved by those who knew him.”

“The NESFA Short Story Contest is held most years, with awards presented to the winner and runners-up at Boskone.”


James Tiptree Jr. Award           

http://www.tiptree.org/

Ceremony takes place in May

“In February of 1991 at WisCon (the world’s only feminist-oriented science fiction convention), award-winning SF author Pat Murphy announced the creation of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, an annual literary prize for science fiction or fantasy that expands or explores our understanding of gender.”


Edgar Award

http://www.theedgars.com/nominees.html

  • Deadline:
  • For works published/released January 1 – March 31: Submit by March 31.
  • For works published/released April 1 – June 30: Submit by June 30.
  • For works published/released July 1 – September 30: Submit by September 30.
  • For works published/released October 1-December 30: Submit by November 30.
  • Books with a December publication date may be submitted in galleys.

Please Note: No work will be accepted after November 30.

“Since 1946, the annual presentation of the Edgar Allan Poe Awards® has been one of the most important and certainly the most publicly visible task undertaken by the Mystery Writers of America. The number of awards given out has grown from one (the very first award, given to Watchful at Night by Julius Fast, was for Best First Novel by an American Author) to twelve.”

Awards are given for the best novel, best first novel by an American Author, best paperback novel, best paperback original, best fact crime, best critical/biographical, best short story, best juvenile, and best young adult.


Newberry Book Award

http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberymedal.cfm

Deadline: December

“The John Newbery Medal is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award is given to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award has been given since 1922. It was the first children’s literary award in the world.”

Children are the audience for which the book was written, and the book should “respect for children’s understandings, abilities, and appreciations. Children are defined as persons of ages up to and including fourteen, and books for this entire age range are to be considered.”


Trillium Book Award

http://www.ontariocreates.ca/site3.aspx

Deadline: January – February

“The Ontario government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing and foster increased public awareness of the quality and diversity of Ontario writers and writing.”

“The Trillium Award is open to books in any genre: fiction, non-fiction, drama, children’s books and poetry.”


Pushcart Press Editors Book Award

www.pushcartpress.org

Deadline: November

“The Press is best known for its annual anthology The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses, published every year for more than three decades and featuring outstanding fiction, poetry, memoirs and essays selected from hundreds of little magazines and small book publishers.

“In 1983, Pushcart Press inaugurated its Editors’ Book Award series to identify and publish manuscripts that are rejected by today’s bottom line, profit driven commercial presses. Each manuscript is nominated by an in-house editor who has seen his or her literary enthusiasms rejected by an employer.”


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