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Literary Prizes and Their Criteria
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Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Honors the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television, film, and theater published or produced in the previous year.
Prix Goncourt
Awarded by the French Académie Goncourt to the author of "the best and most imaginative prose work of the year".
Women's Prize for Fiction
Celebrates excellence, originality and accessibility in women's writing from throughout the world.
Man Booker Prize
Awarded annually for the best original novel written in the English language and published in the UK.
International Dublin Literary Award
Awarded to a full-length novel written in English or translated into English. Nominations are submitted by library systems from across the world.
National Book Award for Fiction
Honors the best fiction book written by an American citizen; awarded annually.
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
Awarded for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.
Hugo Award for Best Novel
Given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy novel of the previous year.
Arthur C. Clarke Award
Awarded to the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year.
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Given annually to the American author of the year's best work of fiction.
National Book Critics Circle Award
Presented annually to the best literature in the fields of fiction, biography, autobiography, poetry, and criticism.
Walter Scott Prize
Celebrates quality, innovation and longevity of writing in the English language, and is open to books published in the previous year in the UK, Ireland or the Commonwealth.
Costa Book Awards
Recognizes the most enjoyable books by writers based in the UK and Ireland.
Governor General's Awards
A Canadian award given annually to authors of English- or French-language literature in seven categories including fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
Award for a book by an author from a Commonwealth country, presented annually in two categories: Best Book and Best First Book.
Orange Prize for Fiction
Was given annually to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom.
Stella Prize
Annual award for Australian women's writing, for both fiction and nonfiction.
Neustadt International Prize for Literature
Biennial literature award sponsored by the University of Oklahoma and its international literary publication, World Literature Today.
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
Annual award for full-length fiction written by a woman. Any woman writing in English – irrespective of nationality, country of residence, age or subject matter – is eligible.
Nobel Prize in Literature
Awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the field of literature, produced the most outstanding work in an ideal direction.
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