Here are the latest posts about Book Awards on Writers Write:
Winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prizes Announced (2024-11-10): Winners of the 2024 Kirkus Prizes have been announced in Fiction, Nonfiction and Young Readers' Literature.
Han Kang Wins The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024 (2024-10-10): Han Kang has been awarded The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2024. The Vegetarian is her best known work.
2024 National Book Awards Finalists Announced (2024-10-03): The finalists for the 2024 National Book Awards have been announced. The categories include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, translated literature and young people's literature.
Booker Prize 2024 Shortlist Announced (2024-09-21): The Booker Prize 2024 Shortlist has been announced.
2024 Winners of The Dragon Awards Announced (2024-09-10): The winners of the 2024 The Dragon Awards were announced at Dragon Con in Atlanta, Georgia. John Scalzi and Rebecca Yarros won in the sf and fantasy categories.
2024 The British Book Awards Highlights (2024-06-01): The winners of the 2024 The British Book Awards have been announced. Murdle by GT Karber wond book of the year. Katherine Rundell is Author of the Year.
NBF Expands National Book Awards Eligibility Criteria (2024-02-16): The Naitonal Book Foundation has expanded the National Book Awards eligibility criteria to include authors who reside in the U.S but do not hold US citizenship.
Oprah Named 2022 PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion (2022-03-30): Oprah Winfrey has been named the Literary Champion of 2022 by PEN/Faulkner. They say she is a literary force field.
2022 International Booker Prize Longlist Announced (2022-03-18): The longlist for the 2022 International Booker Prize has been announced. The list features 13 titles.
Female Spanish Mystery Writer Revealed to be Three Men (2021-10-17): A female Spanish mystery writer has been revealed to be a pseudonym used by three men. The pseudonym, Carmen Mola, won a major Spanish literary prize.
George Saunders Wins 2017 Man Booker Prize (2017-10-17): George Saunders has won the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his novel Lincoln in the Bardo. It his first full-length novel.
Kazuo Ishiguro Wins 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature (2017-10-05): Kazuo Ishiguro is the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. His most recent novel, The Buried Giant, was published in 2015.
Javaka Steptoe Wins 2017 Caldecott Medal for Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017-02-02): Javaka Steptoe has won the 2017 Caldecott Medal for Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Kelly Barnhill Wins 2017 Newbery Medal for The Girl Who Drank the Moon (2017-01-30): Kelly Barnhill won the 2017 Newbery Medal for her fantasy novel, The Girl Who Drank the Moon. She says she was gobsmacked by the win.
Paul Beatty is First American Writer to Win Man Booker Prize for Fiction (2016-10-26): Paul Beatty just became the first American author to win the prestigious Man Booker Prize for Fiction for his satiric novel, The Sellout
Nine Dots Prize Launches With $100,000 Prize for Unfinished Book (2016-10-21): The new Nine Dots Prize is sponsored by Cambridge University Press and offers a $100,000 prize to the winner.
Finalists for the 2016 National Book Awards Announced (2016-10-10): Finalists for the 2016 National Book Awards were announced. Colson Whitehead and Jacqueline Woodson lead the fiction category.
Five American Authors Make Longlist for 2016 Man Booker Prize (2016-07-28): The longlist for the prestigious Man Booker Prize has been announced and five American authors made the list.
Women Writers Dominate 2015 Nebula Awards (2016-05-16): Women won in all category but one at the 2015 Nebula Awards. The winning novel is uprooted by Naomi Novik.
Han Kang and Deborah Smith Win 2016 Man Booker International Prize (2016-05-16): Han Kang and Deborah Smith won the 2016 Man Booker International Prize for the novel, The Vegetarian.
