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- National Book AwardsThe mission of the National Book Foundation and the National Book Awards is to celebrate the best of American literature, to expand its audience, and to enhance the cultural value of great writing in America. Awards given yearly for fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
- Pulitzer PrizeAwarded annually for achievements in 21 categories comprising journalism, literature, and music.
- Nobel Prize in LiteratureAn annual award from the Swedish Academy for "the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction."
- Man Booker Prize for FictionThe leading literary award in the English speaking world, which has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over 50 years. Awarded annually to the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK or Ireland.
- ALA Book, Print & Media AwardsWide variety of awards given to fiction, nonfiction, scholarly, and children's literature. We recommend browsing the Booklist Editor's Choice and the Notable awards.
- Anisfield-Wolf Book AwardsAnnually awarded to "recognize books that contribute to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of diversity."
- Arab American Book Award"Established in 2006 by the Arab American National Museum, the Arab American Book Award honors significant literature by and about Arab Americans."
- Asian Pacific American Libraries Association Literary AwardsAnnually awarded "to honor and recognize individual works related to Asian/Pacific American experiences (either historical or contemporary) or Asian/Pacific American culture."
- BCALA Literary AwardsAwarded annually by the Black Caucus of the American Library Association to "recognize excellence in adult fiction and nonfiction by African American authors" from the previous year.
- Lambda Literary Awards (Lammy)Awarded annually by the Lambda Literary foundation to "identify and honor the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books in their year of publication."
- Stonewall Book AwardsSponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table, they are awarded annually to English language works "for exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience."
- Colorado Book AwardsCelebrating Colorado's outstanding authors, editors, and illustrators
- Eisner Awards"The Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, considered the “Oscars” of the comic book industry, are handed out each year... at Comic-Con International: San Diego. Named for renowned cartoonist Will Eisner (... pioneer of the graphic novels), the Awards are given out in more than two-dozen categories covering the best publications and creators of the previous year."
- The EdgarsAwarded annually by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of distinguished works.
- Agatha AwardsAwarded annually by the Malice Domestic organization, honors "traditional mystery" works published in America.
- Hammett PrizeAwarded annually by the North American Branch of the International Association of Crime Writers for literary excellence in crime writing.
- List of Crime Fiction AwardsPublished by Omnimystery.com, this site gives a more complete list of mystery, suspense, and thriller fiction awards.
- RITA AwardGiven annually by the Romance Writers of America "to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas."
- Romantic Times (RT) AwardsRT is a book review magazine focused on the romance genres. Awards are given annually in a wide range of categories.
- Romantic Novel Award (RoNA)Given annually by the Romantic Novelists' Association.
- Hugo AwardsGiven annually for the best science fiction and fantasy works of the previous year. Overseen by the World Science Fiction Society. Awarded since 1946.
- Nebula AwardsAwarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for the best works of science fiction and fantasy published in the previous year.
- Stoker AwardsAn annual award for "superior achievement" in the genre of horror. Past categories include: Novel, First Novel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction Collection, Poetry Collection, Anthology, Screenplay, Graphic Novel and Non-Fiction.
- Science Fiction Awards DatabaseMaintained by Locus Magazine. Browse by name and award.
Online Book Clubs
- Goodreads Choice Awards Book ClubReads fan-favorite books every month, with group members voting on the books they want to read, and then discussing the books together on the Goodreads forums.
- Now Read ThisThe joint book club by the PBS NewsHour and the New York Times
- Our Shared ShelfActress and activist Emma Watson runs Our Shared Shelf, a feminist book club with over 100,000 members. Each month the group chooses a new book that deals with themes of race, gender, and justice, and opens up a friendly, literary dialogue on Goodreads.
- RedditIn addition to a general discussion board for book-lovers, Reddit hosts forums for many genres (the one devoted to science fiction is nearly 50,000 members strong) and has its own book club.
- WIRED Book ClubFor fans of the fantastic and the science fictional, WIRED has an excellent book club that zeroes in on all things speculative fiction.