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Known formerly as the Orange Prize for Fiction, this awards celebrates excellence, originality, and accessibility in women's writing from throughout the world. Recent winners include Kamila Shamsie (2018 - 'Home Fire'), Naomi Alderman (2017 - 'The Power'), and Lisa McInerney (2016 - 'The Glorious Heresies').

France's top literary honor, it is awarded to the author of 'the best and most imaginative prose work of the year'. Recent winners include Hervé Le Tellier (2020 - 'L'Anomalie'), Jean-Paul Dubois (2019 - 'Tous les hommes n'habitent pas le monde de la même façon'), and Nicolas Mathieu (2018 - 'Leurs enfants après eux').

America's largest peer-juried prize for fiction, this award honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year. Recent winners are Deesha Philyaw (2021 - 'The Secret Lives of Church Ladies'), Chloe Benjamin (2020 - 'The Immortalists'), and Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi (2019 - 'Call Me Zebra').

An annual award for best original full-length novel, written by a woman in the English language. Recent winners include Maggie O'Farrell (2021 - 'Hamnet'), Tayari Jones (2019 - 'An American Marriage'), and Kamila Shamsie (2018 - 'Home Fire').

Awarded annually to a full-length novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a full-length book of fiction. The award is named after Ernest Hemingway. Recent winners include Ruchika Tomar (2020 - 'A Prayer for Travelers'), Tommy Orange (2019 - 'There There').

The most prestigious award in Britain for science fiction literature, given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom. Recent winners include Tade Thompson (2019 - 'Rosewater'), Anne Charnock (2018 - 'Dreams Before the Start of Time'), and Colson Whitehead (2017 - 'The Underground Railroad').

The UK’s only literary award for comic writing, celebrating the most original and best comic novels. Recent winners include Nina Stibbe (2019 - 'Reasons to be Cheerful'), Vacationland by John Hodgman (2018), and Helen Fielding (2017 - 'Bridget Jones's Baby: The Diaries').

One of four annual U.S. National Book Awards, which are given to U.S. authors for books published in the United States in the current year. Recent winners are Charles Yu (2020 - 'Interior Chinatown'), Susan Choi (2019 - 'Trust Exercise'), and Sigrid Nunez (2018 - 'The Friend').

Among the most prestigious literary awards in Canada, it honors Canadian authors for their English-language and French-language books in seven categories. Recent winners include Michael Crummey (2019 - 'The Innocents'), Sarah Henstra (2018 - 'The Red Word').

An Australian annual literary award for women's writing, both fiction and nonfiction. Recent winners include Jess Hill (2020 - 'See What You Made Me Do'), Vicki Laveau-Harvie (2019 - 'The Erratics'), and Alexis Wright (2018 - 'Tracker').

An annual American award given to short stories of exceptional merit, the award is named after the American short story writer O. Henry. Recent winners include Souvankham Thammavongsa (2021 - 'How to Pronounce Knife'), Jing-Jing Lee (2020 - 'The Art of Straying Off Course'), and Weike Wang (2019 - 'Omakase').

An annual award for the best original novel, written in the English language and published in the UK. Recent winners include Damon Galgut (2021 - 'The Promise'), Douglas Stuart (2020 - 'Shuggie Bain'), and Bernardine Evaristo (2019 - 'Girl, Woman, Other') co-winner with Margaret Atwood ('The Testaments').

Given to books by authors based in the UK and Ireland, it has five categories with one of the winners chosen as Book of the Year. Recent winners include Monique Roffey (2020 - 'The Mermaid of Black Conch'), Jack Fairweather (2019 - 'The Volunteer'), and Bart van Es (2018 - 'The Cut Out Girl').

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is awarded for distinguished fiction published in book form by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. Recent winners are Colson Whitehead (2020 - 'The Nickel Boys'), Richard Powers (2019 - 'The Overstory'), and Andrew Sean Greer (2018 - 'Less').

Awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. Recent winners include Tae Keller (2021 - 'When You Trap a Tiger'), Jerry Craft (2020 - 'New Kid'), and Meg Medina (2019 - 'Merci Suárez Changes Gears').

Presented by the Horror Writers Association for 'superior achievement' in horror writing, winners include Stephen Graham Jones (2021 - 'The Only Good Indians'), Paul Tremblay (2019 - 'The Cabin at the End of the World'), and Victor LaValle (2018 - 'The Changeling').

Awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of the will of Alfred Nobel, produced 'in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction'. Recent winners include Abdulrazak Gurnah (2021), Louise Glück (2020), and Peter Handke (2019).

A partner to The Booker Prize, this award is given annually for a single book translated into English and published in the UK or Ireland. Recent winners are David Diop and translator Anna Moschovakis (2021 - 'At Night All Blood is Black'), Marieke Lucas Rijneveld and translator Michele Hutchison (2020 - 'The Discomfort of Evening').

One of the most prestigious literary awards in the UK, it honors historical novels set at least 60 years ago. Recent winners include Maggie O'Farrell (2020 - 'Hamnet'), Robin Robertson (2019 - 'The Long Take'), and Benjamin Myers (2018 - 'The Gallows Pole').

Bestowed annually for the best science fiction or fantasy novel published in the preceding calendar year. Recent winners include Arkady Martine (2020 - 'A Memory Called Empire'), Mary Robinette Kowal (2019 - 'The Calculating Stars'), and N.K. Jemisin (2018 - 'The Stone Sky').

Presented annually by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English. Recent winners for fiction include Maggie O'Farrell (2021 - 'Hamnet'), Edwidge Danticat (2020 - 'Everything Inside'), and Anna Burns (2019 - 'Milkman').

Often referred to as the 'American Nobel', this biennial award is sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and World Literature Today magazine, and it recognizes significant contributions to world literature. Recent winners include Ismail Kadare (2020), Edwidge Danticat (2018), and Dubravka Ugrešić (2016).

A French literary prize given to authors for a debut novel in French. It is a subsidiary of the Goncourt Prize. Recent winners include Djaïli Amadou Amal (2021 - 'Les Impatientes'), Jean-Baptiste Maudet (2019 - 'Matador Yankee'), and Mahir Guven (2018 - 'Grand frère').

Presented by the Mystery Writers of America, the Edgar Award honors the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the last year. Recent winners include Deepa Anappara (2021 - 'Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line'), Elly Griffiths (2020 - 'The Stranger Diaries').

One of the world's most generous poetry awards, it recognizes both a Canadian and an international poet. Recent winners include Valzhyna Mort (2021 - 'Music for the Dead and Resurrected'), Sarah Riggs (2020 - 'Time', translated from the French written by Etel Adnan), and Don Mee Choi (2019 - 'Autobiography of Death').

Honors works that celebrate LGBT themes in categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and drama with an emphasis on lesbian fiction. Recent winners include Nicole Dennis-Benn (2019 - 'Patsy'), Chelsey Johnson (2018 - 'Stray City'), and Melissa Febos (2017 - 'Abandon Me').

Also known as the Asian Booker, it was an annual literary award between 2007 and 2015 for Asian novels unpublished in English. Winners include Tan Twan Eng (2012 - 'The Garden of Evening Mists'), Kyung-sook Shin (2011 - 'Please Look After Mom'), and Bi Feiyu (2010 - 'Three Sisters').

Considered the most prestigious literary award in the Spanish-speaking world, it is awarded to a writer for their literary oeuvre. Recent winners are Francisco Brines (2020), Ida Vitale (2019), and Sergio Ramírez (2017).