Book and Literary Awards
Adult Book Awards
1999 O'Henry
Awards
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Book Sense Book of
the Year Award (formerly The ABBY
Award)
American Booksellers Children's Book of the
Year.?
Boston
Globe-Horn Book Awards
Awarded since
1967 by the
Boston
Globe &
Horn
Book Magazine.?
Caldecott
Medal
The awards are sponsored by the
Association for
Library
Service
to
Children's Division of
the American Library Association. The award is given to the illustrator of the
most
distinguished picture book for children published in the United States
during the preceding year. Only U.S. citizens or residents are
eligible.
Children's
Literature Web Guide
International
Reading Association Children's Book Awards
The awards are given for an author's first or second
published book.
Four awards will be
for fiction and non-fiction in two age
categories: younger readers (ages 4-10); older readers
(ages 10-17). Books from any country written in any language
copyrighted
during
1999 are considered.
Michael
Printz Award
This yearly award is for the book that exemplifies literary excellence in
young adult literature.
Newbery Medal
Sponsored by the American
Library
Association. Given to the author of the most
distinguished contribution to children's literature published during
the preceding year. Only U.S. citizens or residents are eligible for this
award.
SCBWI Golden Kite
Award
Presented by the Society of Children's Book
Writers and
Illustrators to children's book authors and illustrators by their
fellows.
Andrew Carnegie
Medal for Excellence in Children's Video
Award to honor outstanding video productions for children released in the preceding
year.
BESSIE Award
Given by ComputED Learning Lab, San Diego. Recognition for innovative and content-rich
educational software appropriate for family purchase.
Carnegie
Medal [United Kingdom]
Sponsored by The Library
Association of the United Kingdom and? presented annually to an outstanding
book published in the United Kingdom
Kate
Greenaway Medal [United Kingdom]
Presented by
The Library Association of the United Kingdom annually for the
most distinguished work in the illustration of children's books
published in the United Kingdom.
New Zealand Literary
Prizes, Awards
Whitbread
Award for a Children's Novel [New Zealand]
Paul A.
Witty Short Story Award
Awarded to the author of an original short story
published
for the first time during
SCBWI Magazine Merit
AwardsAwarded by Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) each year to honor members' outstanding original magazine work published during that year.
Americas
Award
Awarded by CLASP to U.S. work published in the previous year in English or Spanish which authentically or engagingly presents the experiences of individuals in Latin America or the Caribbean or Latinos in the U.S.
Carter G. Woodson
Award
Award for the most distinguished social science books appropriate for
young
readers which depict ethnicity in the United States.
National Jewish Book Awards
The awards include awards for children's books and
children's
picture books (Louis Posner Memorial Award).
Nonfiction Awards
The
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-Nonfiction
Fiction and poetry; nonfiction; picture
books
Children's Book
Guild. Award for Nonfiction
Poetry Awards
Lee Bennett
Hopkins Promising Poet Award
Award given every three years to a
promising new
author of children's poetry
Poetry Society of
America Awards (Adult awards)
MARS Best of Free
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Books for Children
National Science Teachers Association
Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12.
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Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Awards
Bram Stoker
Award
From the Horror Writers Association (HWA).
Awards for novel,
first novel, long fiction, short story, collections, nonfiction and
life
achievement, specialty press and Hammer Award.
Hugo
Awards
Science fiction awards given from the
World
Science Fiction Society (WSFS).?
SFWA Nebula
Awards
Science
fiction
awards given by the
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.
Traditional Literature (Folklore)
Best books lists for Toddler and Board Books, Picture Books & Early Readers; Middle Readers Young Adult Literature ; General Nonfiction; Science & Nature; etc..
Bulletin
of the
Center for Children's Books. Blue Ribbons Books?
Best of the previous year's literature for
children and
young adults. Includes
picture books, easy readers, fiction and nonfiction.
Children's
Literature-Best Books Lists
Hungry Mind Review. 100
Best 20th-Century American Books Follow the links to the lists.
YALSA's Outstanding
Books for the College Bound
YALSA
Popular
Paperbacks for Young Adults 2000
2000
YALSA Teens' Choice for Top 10 Books
Best Sellers Lists
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Book Company. Children's and Teens Best Sellers
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& Noble. Teens Top 10 Sellers?
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& Noble. Kids Top 10 Sellers