We've put together lists of a number of these literary awards where you can find the latest award winning titles as well as look back at past winners. These literary prizes celebrate the finest literature published in the English-speaking world. Many of the prize-winning books have gone on to be enduring classics -- certainly worth reading! They also make great gifts to give a literary friend or relative.
The National Book Critics Circle Award
The PEN/Faulkner Award -- Writers judge their peers
The BookSense Book of the Year Awards
The Booker Prize -- England's premier literary award
The Caldecott Medal -- Children's picture books
The Hugo Award -- The oldest science fiction award
The National Book Award -- One of America's most prestigious literary achievements
The New England Book Awards -- From the New England Booksellers Association
The Newbery Award -- Many of the best books ever written for children and young adults.
The Nobel Prize for Literature -- A lifetime achievement
The Pulitzer Prize for Literature
