BOOK AWARDS
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Scotiabank Giller - http://www.scotiabankgillerprize.ca/ Scotiabank Giller Prize - The Scotiabank Giller Prize, established in 1994, is an award that goes to the author of a Canadian novel or short story fiction collection published in English (including translation) deemed by a jury to be the best published in the previous year.
Pulitzer - http://www.pulitzer.org/ Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life.
Man Booker - http://www.themanbookerprize.com/ The Man Booker Prize promotes the finest in fiction by rewarding the very best book of the year.
Orange - http://www.orangeprize.co.uk/home Orange Prize for Fiction - The Orange Prize for Fiction, started in 1996, is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes, annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full-length novel written in English, and published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.
Nobel - http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/ Nobel Prize in Literature - The Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded annually, since 1901, to an author from any country who has produced "in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction"
National - http://www.nationalbook.org/ National Book Prize - The National Book Awards, started in 1950 and among the most eminent literary prizes in the United States, are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the prior year, as well as lifetime achievement awards including the "Medal of Distinguished Contribution to American Letters" and the "Literarian Award".
Costa (aka Whitbread) - http://www.costabookawards.com/ Costa Book Awards - The Costa Book Awards, launched in 1971, are a series of literary awards given to books by authors based in the United Kingdom and Ireland for both high literary merit, works that are enjoyable reading and whose aim is to convey the enjoyment of reading to the widest possible audience.
Govenor General - http://www.canadacouncil.ca/prizes/ggla/ Governor General Awards - Each year, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Governor General of Canada collaborate to honour the finest in Canadian literature.
The International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award is the largest and most international prize of its kind. It involves libraries from all corners of the globe, and is open to books written in any language. The Award, an initiative of Dublin City Council, is a partnership between Dublin City Council, the Municipal Government of Dublin City, and IMPAC, a productivity improvement company which operates in over 50 countries. The Award is administered by Dublin City Public Libraries.
The Charles Taylor Prize commemorates Charles Taylor’s pursuit of excellence in the field of literary non-fiction. The prize will be awarded to the author whose book best combines a superb command of the English language, an elegance of style, and a subtlety of thought and perception. The prize consists of $25,000 for the winner and $2,000 for each of the runners up as well as promotional support to help all shortlisted books stand out in the national media, bookstores, and libraries. Authors whose books have been shortlisted for the prize will be brought to Toronto for the awards ceremony. The winner will be invited to read at the International Festival of Authors, held in October at Harbourfront Centre in Toronto.
