ShelfEvidentLiterary Awards
The definitive index of literary prizes — from global heavyweights like the Booker and the Pulitzer to genre-defining awards in science fiction, crime, poetry, and children's literature. Browse 104 awards organised by genre, or search for a specific prize.
Prestige tiers:★★★ Global prestige★★☆ National / genre★☆☆ Niche / emerging
Literary Fiction
51 awards- Booker PrizeBooker Prize Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Fiction)Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- International Booker PrizeBooker Prize Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- National Book Award for FictionNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Nobel Prize in LiteratureSwedish Academy★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for FictionColumbia University (Pulitzer Prize Board)★★★Latest: 2025
- Women's Prize for FictionWomen's Prize Trust★★★Latest: 2025
- Akutagawa PrizeSociety for the Promotion of Japanese Literature (Bungei Shunju)★★☆Latest: 2024
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionAmerican Library Association★★☆Latest: 2025
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – FictionCleveland Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Costa Book of the YearCosta Coffee★★☆Latest: 2021
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize – FictionDayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Desmond Elliott PrizeNational Centre for Writing★★☆Latest: 2022
- Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary ExcellenceBaton Rouge Area Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- Goodreads Choice Awards – FictionGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- Governor General's Literary Award for English-Language FictionCanada Council for the Arts★★☆Latest: 2025
- Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (Debut Fiction)Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Indies Choice Book Award – Adult FictionAmerican Booksellers Association★★☆Latest: 2019
- International Dublin Literary AwardDublin City Council★★☆Latest: 2025
- International Prize for Arabic FictionAbu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre★★☆Latest: 2025
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for FictionUniversity of Edinburgh★★☆Latest: 2024
- Jhalak PrizeThe Jhalak Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Joyce Carol Oates PrizeNew Literary Project★★☆Latest: 2025
- Kirkus Prize (Fiction)Kirkus Reviews★★☆Latest: 2025
- Lambda Literary Award for FictionLambda Literary Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Miles Franklin Literary AwardPerpetual Trustee Company★★☆Latest: 2025
- NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – FictionNational Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)★★☆Latest: 2026
- National Book Award for Translated LiteratureNational Book Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)National Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Foundation Distinguished Contribution to American LettersNational Book Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureUniversity of Oklahoma / World Literature Today★★☆Latest: 2024
- Orwell Prize for Political FictionOrwell Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionPEN/Faulkner Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionPEN/Faulkner Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- PEN/Jean Stein Book AwardPEN America★★☆Latest: 2023
- Premio CervantesSpanish Ministry of Culture★★☆Latest: 2025
- Premio PlanetaGrupo Planeta★★☆Latest: 2024
- Premio StregaFondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci★★☆Latest: 2025
- Prix FeminaJury Femina★★☆Latest: 2024
- Prix GoncourtAcadémie Goncourt★★☆Latest: 2024
- Prix RenaudotAssociation des amis de Théophraste Renaudot★★☆Latest: 2024
- Prémio CamõesPortuguese Ministry of Culture / Brazilian National Library Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- RSL Ondaatje PrizeRoyal Society of Literature★★☆Latest: 2025
- Rathbones Folio PrizeFolio Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- Scotiabank Giller PrizeScotiabank Giller Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Stonewall Book AwardAmerican Library Association Rainbow Round Table★★☆Latest: 2025
- Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionThe Abbotsford Trust★★☆Latest: 2025
- Waterstones Book of the YearWaterstones★★☆Latest: 2025
- Whiting AwardMrs. Giles Whiting Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Betty Trask AwardSociety of Authors★☆☆Latest: 2025
- Polari PrizePolari Salon★☆☆Latest: 2024
Nonfiction
19 awards- National Book Award for NonfictionNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for HistoryPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – NonfictionCleveland Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- Baillie Gifford PrizeBaillie Gifford (sponsored); governed by Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction Limited★★☆Latest: 2025
- Coretta Scott King Book AwardsAmerican Library Association / Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table★★☆Latest: 2025
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize – NonfictionDayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Goodreads Choice Awards – NonfictionGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- Kirkus Prize for NonfictionKirkus Reviews★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Award for Translated LiteratureNational Book Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- Orwell Prize for Political WritingOrwell Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- RSL Ondaatje PrizeRoyal Society of Literature★★☆Latest: 2025
- Rathbones Folio PrizeFolio Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalAssociation for Library Service to Children (ALSC) / American Library Association★★☆Latest: 2024
- Stonewall Book AwardAmerican Library Association Rainbow Round Table★★☆Latest: 2025
- Whiting AwardMrs. Giles Whiting Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
Science Fiction & Fantasy
12 awards- Hugo Award (Best Novel)World Science Fiction Society★★★Latest: 2025
- Nebula Award (Best Novel)Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)★★★Latest: 2024
- Arthur C. Clarke AwardArthur C. Clarke Award Trust★★☆Latest: 2025
- British Fantasy Award for Best NovelBritish Fantasy Society★★☆Latest: 2025
- Goodreads Choice Awards for FantasyGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelLocus Magazine / Locus Science Fiction Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Locus Award for Best Science Fiction NovelLocus Magazine / Locus Science Fiction Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Philip K. Dick AwardPhiladelphia Science Fiction Society★★☆Latest: 2025
- World Fantasy Award for Best NovelWorld Fantasy Convention★★☆Latest: 2025
- Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction NovelDragon Con★☆☆Latest: 2024
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult LiteratureMythopoeic Society★☆☆Latest: 2024
- Sidewise Award for Alternate HistorySidewise Awards for Alternate History★☆☆Latest: 2024
Mystery & Crime
6 awards- Agatha Award for Best NovelMalice Domestic Ltd.★★☆Latest: 2025
- Anthony Award for Best NovelBouchercon World Mystery Convention★★☆Latest: 2025
- Edgar Award (Best Novel)Mystery Writers of America★★☆Latest: 2025
- Gold Dagger AwardCrime Writers' Association (CWA)★★☆Latest: 2025
- Goodreads Choice Awards for Mystery & ThrillerGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- Premio PlanetaGrupo Planeta★★☆Latest: 2024
Historical Fiction
8 awards- Booker PrizeBooker Prize Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for FictionColumbia University (Pulitzer Prize Board)★★★Latest: 2025
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – FictionCleveland Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize – FictionDayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- International Dublin Literary AwardDublin City Council★★☆Latest: 2025
- Premio PlanetaGrupo Planeta★★☆Latest: 2024
- Walter Scott Prize for Historical FictionThe Abbotsford Trust★★☆Latest: 2025
- Sidewise Award for Alternate HistorySidewise Awards for Alternate History★☆☆Latest: 2024
Biography & Memoir
11 awards- National Book Award for NonfictionNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – NonfictionCleveland Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- Coretta Scott King Book AwardsAmerican Library Association / Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table★★☆Latest: 2025
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize – NonfictionDayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Goodreads Choice Awards – NonfictionGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- James Tait Black Memorial Prize for BiographyUniversity of Edinburgh★★☆Latest: 2024
- Kirkus Prize for NonfictionKirkus Reviews★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
Poetry
10 awards- National Book Award for PoetryNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for PoetryPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Griffin Poetry PrizeGriffin Trust for Excellence in Poetry★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for PoetryNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- Premio CervantesSpanish Ministry of Culture★★☆Latest: 2025
- Prémio CamõesPortuguese Ministry of Culture / Brazilian National Library Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- RSL Ondaatje PrizeRoyal Society of Literature★★☆Latest: 2025
- Rathbones Folio PrizeFolio Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- T.S. Eliot PrizeT.S. Eliot Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Whiting AwardMrs. Giles Whiting Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
Children's
11 awards- Caldecott MedalAmerican Library Association★★★Latest: 2025
- National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Newbery MedalAmerican Library Association★★★Latest: 2025
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardSwedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet)★★☆Latest: 2025
- Carnegie Medal for WritingCILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)★★☆Latest: 2025
- Coretta Scott King Book AwardsAmerican Library Association / Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table★★☆Latest: 2025
- Hans Christian Andersen AwardInternational Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)★★☆Latest: 2024
- Kate Greenaway MedalChartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)★★☆Latest: 2025
- Pura Belpré AwardAmerican Library Association / REFORMA★★☆Latest: 2025
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book MedalAssociation for Library Service to Children (ALSC) / American Library Association★★☆Latest: 2024
- Schneider Family Book AwardAmerican Library Association★★☆Latest: 2025
Young Adult
8 awards- National Book Award for Young People's LiteratureNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Astrid Lindgren Memorial AwardSwedish Arts Council (Kulturrådet)★★☆Latest: 2025
- Carnegie Medal for WritingCILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals)★★☆Latest: 2025
- Coretta Scott King Book AwardsAmerican Library Association / Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table★★☆Latest: 2025
- Hans Christian Andersen AwardInternational Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)★★☆Latest: 2024
- Michael L. Printz AwardYoung Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), American Library Association★★☆Latest: 2025
- Pura Belpré AwardAmerican Library Association / REFORMA★★☆Latest: 2025
- Schneider Family Book AwardAmerican Library Association★★☆Latest: 2025
Translated / International
13 awards- Booker PrizeBooker Prize Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- International Booker PrizeBooker Prize Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Nobel Prize in LiteratureSwedish Academy★★★Latest: 2025
- International Dublin Literary AwardDublin City Council★★☆Latest: 2025
- International Prize for Arabic FictionAbu Dhabi Arabic Language Centre★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Award for Translated LiteratureNational Book Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Neustadt International Prize for LiteratureUniversity of Oklahoma / World Literature Today★★☆Latest: 2024
- Premio CervantesSpanish Ministry of Culture★★☆Latest: 2025
- Premio StregaFondazione Maria e Goffredo Bellonci★★☆Latest: 2025
- Prix FeminaJury Femina★★☆Latest: 2024
- Prix GoncourtAcadémie Goncourt★★☆Latest: 2024
- Prix RenaudotAssociation des amis de Théophraste Renaudot★★☆Latest: 2024
- Prémio CamõesPortuguese Ministry of Culture / Brazilian National Library Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
Horror
4 awardsRomance
2 awardsHistory
11 awards- National Book Award for NonfictionNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography or AutobiographyPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for HistoryPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award – NonfictionCleveland Foundation★★☆Latest: 2024
- Dayton Literary Peace Prize – NonfictionDayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
- Goodreads Choice Awards – NonfictionGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- Kirkus Prize for NonfictionKirkus Reviews★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for BiographyNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025
- Orwell Prize for Political WritingOrwell Foundation★★☆Latest: 2025
Science & Nature
5 awards- National Book Award for NonfictionNational Book Foundation★★★Latest: 2025
- Pulitzer Prize for General NonfictionPulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University★★★Latest: 2025
- Goodreads Choice Awards – NonfictionGoodreads★★☆Latest: 2025
- Kirkus Prize for NonfictionKirkus Reviews★★☆Latest: 2025
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionNational Book Critics Circle★★☆Latest: 2025