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Man Booker Prize

The Man Booker Prize "promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year." For a complete list of Man Booker recipients, visit the Man Booker Prize website.

2009 Recipent
 

National Book Award

Awarded annually by the National Book Foundation, the National Book Award is given to recognize outstanding achievement in four genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature. For a list of past winners and nominees, visit the National Book Award website.

2009 Award Recipients
 
2009 Fiction & Poetry Award Finalists
  • Versed, by Rae Armantrout
  • Or to Begin Again, by Ann Lauterbach
  • Speak Low, by Carl Phillips
  • Open Interval, by Lyrae Van Clief-Stefanon

National Book Critics Circle Award

Recognizing "the finest books and reviews published in English", The National Book Critics Circle Awards are given annually in six categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poetry, and criticism. For a list of past winners and nominees, visit the National Book Critics Circle Award website.

2009 Award Recipients
 
2009 Fiction & Poetry Award Finalists
  • Poetry
  • A Village Life, by Louise Glück
  • Chronic, by D.A. Powell
  • Captive Voices: New and Selected Poems, 1960-2008, by Eleanor Ross Taylor
  • Museum of Accidents, by Rachel Zucker

PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, this award "honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year." For a complete list of all PEN/Faulkner winners and finalists, visit the PEN/Faulkner Foundation website.

2010 Award Winner
 
2010 Award Finalists
  • The Lacuna, by Barbara Kingsolver
  • Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories, by Lorraine M. Lopez

Pultizer Prize

Awarded annually in five categories for books (fiction, general nonfiction, history, biography/autobiography, and poetry), the Pulitzer Prize recognizes the best in letters and is considered by many the most prestigious award an author may receive. For a complete list of all Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, visit the Pulitzer Prize website.

2010 Award Winners
 
2010 Fiction & Poetry Award Finalists

National Book Award

Awarded annually by the National Book Foundation, the National Book Award is given to recognize outstanding achievement in four genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature. For a list of past winners and nominees, visit the National Book Award website.

2009 Award Recipient
 
2009 Award Finalists

National Book Critics Circle Award

Recognizing "the finest books and reviews published in English", The National Book Critics Circle Awards are given annually in six categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poetry, and criticism. For a list of past winners and nominees, visit the National Book Award website.

2009 Award Recipients
 
2009 Non-fiction, Biography, Autobiography & Criticism Award Finalists

Pultizer Prize

Awarded annually in five categories for books (fiction, general nonfiction, history, biography/autobiography, and poetry), the Pulitzer Prize recognizes the best in letters and is considered by many the most prestigious award an author may receive. For a complete list of all Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, visit the Pulitzer Prize website.

2010 Award Winners
 
2010 Non-fiction, History & Biography/Autobiography Award Finalists

Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award

The Arkansas Diamond Primary Book Award began 1998 to encourage reading for students in Grades K-3. The award was established to encourage reading for students in Grades K-3. Like the Charlie May Simon Awards, the award is selected by an annual vote. Children in Grades K-3 must have read at least three of the titles from the annual reading list and select one title. For a complete list of all Arkansas Diamond winners, visit the Arkansas State Library website.

2009-2010 Awards
 

Charlie Simon Award

The Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award for children's literature has been presented annually since 1971 to an author whose book has been selected through a vote taken by Arkansas school children in grades four, five and six. The purpose of the award is to promote better reading for children and to recognize Mrs. John Gould Fletcher, an outstanding Arkansas author who wrote under the pen name Charlie May Simon. For a complete list of all Charlie Simon Award winners, visit the Arkansas State Library website.

2009-2010 Awards
 

Pura Belpré Award

Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, and by REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, the Pura Belpré Award is given to the "Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth". For a complete list of all Belpré winners and honor books, visit the ALSC website.

2010 Award Winners
 
2010 Author & Illustrator Honor Books
  • Diego: Bigger Than Life, illustrated by David Diaz, written by Carmen T. Bernier-Grand
  • Federico García Lorca, illustrated by Enrique S. Moreiro, written by Georgina Lázaro
  • My Abuelita, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, written by Tony Johnston
  • Gracias Thanks, illustrated by John Parra, written by Pat Mora

Caldecott Medal

Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, the Caldecott Medal is given to "the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children published in English in the United States during the preceding year." For a complete list of all Caldecott winners and honor books, visit the ALSC website.

2010 Award Winner
 
2010 Honor Books
  • All the World, illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon

Geisel Award

Named in honor of Theoder Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, the Geisel Award is given annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to "the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English in the United States during the preceding year". For a complete list of all Geisel winners and honor books, visit the ALSC website.

2010 Award Winner
  • Benny and Penny in the Big No-No!, by Geoffrey HayesBenny and Penny in the Big No-No!
    written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes
 
2010 Honor Books
  • I Spy Fly Guy!, written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold
  • Little Mouse Gets Ready, written and illustrated by Jeff Smith
  • Mouse and Mole: Fine Feathered Friends, written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee
  • Pearl and Wagner: One Funny Day, written by Kate McMullan, illustrated by R. W. Alley

Coretta Scott King Award

Awarded annually by the American Library Association, the King Award is given to "African American authors and illustrators for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions". For a complete list of all King Award winners and honor books, visit the ALA website.

2010 Award Winners
  • Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal, by Vaunda Micheaux NelsonAuthor:
    Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
    by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
  • My People, by Langston HughesIllustrator:
    My People
    illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr.
    written by Langston Hughes
 
2010 Author & Illustrator Honor Books

National Book Award

Awarded annually by the National Book Foundation, the National Book Award is given to recognize outstanding achievement in four genres: fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and young people's literature. For a list of past winners and nominees, visit the National Book Award website.

2009 Award Recipient
 
2009 Award Finalists

Newbery Medal

Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, the Newbery Medal is given to "the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." For a complete list of all Newbery winners and honor books, visit the ALSC website.

2010 Award Winner
 
2010 Honor Books

Sibert Medal

Awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, the Sibert Medal is given to "author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished book published in English during the preceding year". For a complete list of all Sibert winners and honor books, visit the ALSC website.

2010 Award Winner
 
2010 Honor Books

Audie Awards

The only award in the United States devoted exclusively to recognizing excellence in audiobooks, the Audie is given annually by the Audio Publishers Association. For a complete list of winners, visit the Audio Publishers Association website.

2010 Audiobook of the Year
 
2010 Audiobook of the Year Nominees
  • Time of My Life, by Ahmed Rashid

Edgar Awards

Named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe, the Edgar is given by the Mystery Writers of America in recognition of excellence in mystery fiction and nonfiction. For a complete list of Edgar winners and nominees, visit the Edgar Awards website.

2010 Award Winners
 
2010 Novel, First Novel & Fact Crime Award Nominees

The Hugo Awards

Given by the members of the World Science Fiction Society, the Hugo Awards recognize excellence in the genre of science fiction and fantasy. For a complete list of past winners and nominees, visit the Hugo Awards website.

2009 Best Novel
 
2010 Best Novel Nominees

James Beard Foundation

The James Beard annually recognizes the best in cookbook writing, illustration, and publishing, including the Cookbook of the Year. For a list of all winners this year, visit the James Beard Foundation Awards website.

2010 General Cooking Book of the Year
 
2010 Nominees
  • Salt to Taste: The Keys to Confident, Delicious Cooking by Marco Canora with Catherine Young
 

Nebula Awards

Presented annually by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, the Nebula Awards "celebrate excellence in science fiction and fantasy writing". For a complete list of past winners and nominees, visit the Nebula Awards website.

2009 Best Novel Winner
 
2009 Best Novel Nominees

Thurber Prize for American Humor

Given annually by the Thurber House, the Thurber Prize for American Humor recognizes works of humorous fiction and non-fiction written by American citizens. For a complete list of past winners and nominees, visit the Thurber Prize website.

2009 Winner
 
2009 Finalists
  • The Idiot Girl and the Flaming Tantrum of Death, by Laurie Notaro