Award Winners

Take a look below for updates on some of the literary world's highest accolades!

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 was announced on September 9, 2020.
Congratulations to this year's winner, Louise Glück

On 27 November 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, giving the largest share of his fortune to a series of prizes, the Nobel Prizes. As described in Nobel’s will one part was dedicated to “the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work in an ideal direction”.

The Nobel Prize in Literature 2020 was awarded to Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal." Read more about the prize here!

Heartland Booksellers Award 2020

Congratulations to the winners of the first annual Heartland Booksellers Award!

Brought to you by two regional independent bookseller assocations, all the books are selected directly by independent booksellers, and celebrate literature in the Great Lakes and Midwest, with content either about the region, or an author from the region. Celebrating these book awards as one industry force amplifies the impact of the award for booksellers, publishers, authors, and consumers, as 12 states and 300 bookstores throughout the Greater Midwest will celebrate the same set of exemplary titles.

*Fiction*	*Nonfiction*	*Poetry*	*Young Adult & Middle Grade*	*Picture Book*

Everywhere You Don't Belong by Gabriel Bump	In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado	Homie by Danez Smith	The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys	A Map into the World by Kao Kalia Yang

The Booker Prize 2020

The finalists for the Booker Prize 2020 were announced on September 15th, 2020.

"The leading literary award in the English speaking world, which has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over 50 years. Awarded annually to the best novel of the year written in English and published in the UK or Ireland."

The winner will be announced on November 17th, 2020.


The New Wilderness by Diane Cook	This Mournable Body by Tsitsi Dangarembga	Burnt Sugar by Avni Doshi	The Shadow King by Maaza Mengiste	Shuggie Bain by Douglas Stuart	Real Life by Brandon Taylor

2020 Women's Prize for Fiction

The 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction was announced on September 9, 2020.
This year's winner is Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell!

The Women’s Prize for Fiction is the UK’s most prestigious annual book award celebrating & honouring women’s fiction. Founded in 1996, the Prize was set up to celebrate originality, accessibility & excellence in writing by women and to connect world-class writers with readers everywhere.

2020 Pulitzer Prize Winners

The Pulitzer Prizes were announced on May 4th, 2020.

The Pulitzer Prize administration awards prizes across 21 categories in journalism, and the arts each year. Click here for the full list of winners.

Congratulations to Colson Whitehead and The Nickel Boys, winner of the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction!

Here are the other 2020 winners in Letters & Drama:

History	Biography	Poetry	General Nonfiction

Sweet Taste of Liberty by W. Caleb McDaniel	Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser	The Tradition by Jericho Brown	The End of the Myth by Greg Grandin	The Undying by Anne Boyer

2020 Edgar Awards Winners

The 2020 Edgar Awards were announced on April 20th, 2020.

Each spring Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television. Here are the latest winners for books published in 2019!

Best Mystery Novel of the Year!	Best Fact Crime

*The Stranger Diaries* by Elly Griffiths	The Less People Know about Us: A Mystery of Betrayal, Family Secrets, and Stolen Identity by Axton Betz-Hamilton

Best Paperback Original	Best First Novel by an American Author

*The Hotel Neversink* by Adam O'Fallon Price	*Miracle Creek* by Angie Kim

2020 National Book Critics Circle

The National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced on March 12, 2020.
Supporting Book Criticism and Literary Culture since 1974, the National Book Critics Circle honors outstanding writing and fosters a national conversation about reading, criticism, and literature. To see the full list of finalists and other announcements, click here.

Congratulations to the recipients of the book awards for the 2019 publishing year!

Autobiography	Biography	Criticism

Know My Name by Chanel Miller	The Queen by Josh Levin	Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments by Saidiya Hartman

Fiction	Nonfiction	Poetry	The John Leonard Prize

Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat	Say Nothing by Patrick Radden Keefe	Magical Negro by Morgan Parker	The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom

Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes were announced on April 17, 2020.

The 40th annual ceremony recognized outstanding literary works published in 2019. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes are committed to litereary excellence, championing new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing from authors at all stages of their careers.

This year's winner for fiction is The Topeka School by Ben Lerner! Congratulations to all the winners, check them out below!

Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction	Biography	Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose	Current Interest	Graphic Novel/Comics

The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell	Our Man by George Packer	Black is the Body by Emily Bernard	Charged by Emily Bazelon	The Hard Tomorrow by Eleanor Davis

History	Mystery /Thriller	Poetry

They Were Her Property by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers	Your House Will Pay by Steph Cha	Deaf Republic by Ilya Kaminsky
Science & Technology	Young Adult Literature	The Ray Bradbury Prize for Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction

Figuring by Maria Popova	When the Ground is Hard by Malla Nunn	Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James

2020 Nebula Awards
The Nebula Awards were announced on May 30th, 2020.

The 2020 Nebula Award Winners were announced on May 30. They are voted on, and presented by, active members of Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Since 1965, the Nebula Awards have been given each year for the best novel, novella, novelette, and short story eligible for that year’s award.

Congratulations to this year's winners: Sarah Pinsker and A Song for a New Day for Best Novel, and Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone and This is How You Lose the Time War for Best Novella!

Best Novel	Best Novella

A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker	This Is How You Lose the Timie War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone

The Story Prize 2020
The Story Prize was announced on February 26, 2020.

Edwidge Danticat's Everything Inside is the latest winner of The Story Prize for short fiction collections!

The Story Prize is a $20,000 book prize awarded to the author of the short story collection named best of the year by three independent judges.

Danticat was also the first ever winner for The Dew Breaker fifteen years earlier, in 2005. This makes Danticat the first ever two-time winner of The Story Prize. The other finalists this year were authors Kali Fajardo-Anstine for Sabrina & Corina and Zadie Smith for Grand Union.

The 2020 Newbery and Caldecott Medals
The 2020 John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

This year's winner is New Kid by Jerry Craft!

The 2020 Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children.

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

This year's winner is The Undefeated illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Kwame Alexander!

The 2019 National Book Awards

The winners of the National Book Awards were announced on November 20th, 2019!

The National Book Foundation was founded in 1989 to administer the National Book Awards, which has been one of the most prestigious literary prizes in the country since 1950. The Foundation also produces numerous educational and public programs that help connect readers to books in new and meaningful ways. Congratulations to all the winners!

Fiction	Nonfiction	Poetry	Translated Literature	Young People's Literature
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi	The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom	Sight Lines by Arthur Sze	Baron Wenckheim's Homecoming by László Krasznahorkai	1919: The Year That Changed America by Martin W. Sandler

Lambda Literary Awards
The 32nd annual Lambda Literay Award winners will be announced on June 8th, 2020.

To see the Current Finalists in all 24 categories, click here!

The 31st annual Lambda Literay Award winners were announced on June 3rd, 2019.

For over 30 years, "the Lammys" have identified and honored the best lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender books. The Lammys bring together nominees, celebrities, sponsors, and publishing executives to celebrate excellence in LGBTQ publishing. Here are the latest winners:

Lesbian Fiction The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai	Gay Fiction Jonny Appleseed by Joshua Whitehead	Bisexual Fiction Disoriental by Négar Djavadi	Transgender Fiction Little Fish by Casey Plett	Bisexual Nonfiction The Tiger Flu by Larissa Lai
Transgender Nonfiction Histories of the Transgender Child by Julian Gill-Peterson	LGBTQ Nonfiction Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry	Lesbian Poetry Each Tree Could Hold a Noose or a House by Nina Puro	Gay Poetry Indecency by Justin Phillip Reed	Bisexual Poetry We Play a Game by Duy Doan
Transgender Poetry Lo Terciario by Raquel Salas Rivera	Lesbian Mystery A Study in Honor by Claire O'Dell	Gay Mystery Late Fees: A Pinx Video Mystery by Marshall Thornton	Lesbian Biography/Memoir Chronology by Zahra Patterson	Gay Biography/Memoir No Ashes in the Fire by Darnell L. Moore
Lesbian Romance Beowulf for Cretins by Ann McMan	Gay Romance Crashing Upwards by S.C. Wynne	LGBTQ Children's/ Young Adult Hurricane Child by Kheryn Callender	LGBTQ Graphic Novel The Lie and How We Told It by Tommi Parrish	LGBTQ SciFi/Fantasy/Horror The Breath of the Sun by Isaac R. Fellman

2019 Tony Awards
The Tony Awards were announced on June 9, 2019.

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Broadway Theatre, presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League, recognizes excellence in live Broadway theatre.