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Book Sense Bestsellers - http://www.booksense.com/bestsellers/
From the American Booksellers Association, based on sales reported by independent bookstores in the USA. There are current lists for hardcover and paperback, fiction and non-fiction, and children's books. Further links to the ABA. |
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New York Times: Best-Seller Lists - http://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/
Current bestseller lists, and searchable archives. Covers fiction and non-fiction, hardcovers and paperbacks, children's books, and links to business bestsellers. Detailed lists require NYTimes membership - free registration. |
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The Pulitzer Prizes - http://www.pulitzer.org/
Annual awards by Columbia University. Prizes in Letters are for books published in the US - fiction, biography, general non-fiction, history and poetry. Searchable database, history of the prize, guidelines and entry forms, and related links. |
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Man Booker Prize - http://www.themanbookerprize.com/
Official site for the annual contemporary fiction award, to writers from the British Commonwealth and Ireland. Offers information about the prize, judges, and history. |
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The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza - http://www.bhny.com
Showcases various lists of bestsellers and recommended books, and links to information on a variety of book awards. |
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Poetry Society of America Awards - http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards.html
Presented annually for original poetry - includes awards for first books and small press, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement, and the Shelley Memorial Award. Winners, guidelines, PSA activities, and various literary links. |
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National Outdoor Book Awards - http://www.isu.edu/outdoor/bookpol.htm
Annual presentations for full-length books on outdoor adventure activities, nature, or the environment. There is a special award for books of lasting significance in the field. General information, winners lists and reviews, press releases, entry requirements, and application forms. |
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Nobel Prize Internet Archive - http://almaz.com/nobel/literature/literature.html
List of Nobel Prize Laureates in literature, with associated links. Links to other Nobel Prize lists. |
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The Bram Stoker Awards - http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm
Presented annually by the Horror Writers Association, for outstanding work in twelve different categories of the genre. History of the awards, and winners lists. Links to the HWA, other HWA awards, a variety of resources and literary links. |
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International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - http://www.impacdublinaward.ie/
International literary award for new works of high literary merit in the English language. Managed by representatives of Dublin City, its Public Library System and IMPAC. Information on the award and its sponsors. |
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BCALA Literary Awards - http://www.bcala.org/awards/literary.htm
The Black Caucus of the ALA presents several awards each year for works relating to the African diaspora - fiction and non-fiction. There are special awards for first-time novelists and for outstanding contributions to publishing. Entry details and winners lists. Further links to the BCALA and its resources. |
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The Kiriyama Prize - http://www.kiriyamaprize.org/
International prize awarded each year by Pacific Rim Voices, for fiction and nonfiction books that contribute to understanding and cooperation among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Winners, reviews, author biographies, articles, and rules. |
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Lettre Ulysses Award - http://www.lettre-ulysses-award.org/
A new annual, international, multi-lingual award, offered by Lettre International, for the best published work of reportage writing, or 'creative non-fiction'. Books or outstanding magazine articles are eligible. Information on the conceptualisation, jury, organizers, and award timetable. |
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The Academy of American Poets - http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/61
Awards, prizes and grants for poetry. Information and links for other major poetry awards. Also presents poems and poets, events and exhibits, discussion forums, and various related links. |
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The Dilys Award - http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/dilys.html
Presented by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association for the year's favorite mystery, as chosen by the IMBA membership. Lists nominees and previous winners. Links to fiction and non-fiction bestsellers lists, and the 100 favorite mysteries of the century. |
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PEN New England - http://www.pen-ne.org/awards/
Presents the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award, for a distinguished first book of fiction by an American author, and the L.L. Winship Award. Winners, entry guidelines, and application forms. Further links to PEN-NE and their activities. |
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The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards - http://www.cgu.edu/tufts/
Designed to support the working poet. For original poetry in English by a U.S. resident. There is a special award for a first book. Winners and entry requirements. |
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The Massachusetts Book Awards - http://www.massbook.org/bookawards.html
Includes a list of winners, guidelines, and entry forms. |
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Independent Publisher Book Awards - http://www.independentpublisher.com/ipland/LearnMore.php
Annual awards for the best titles, in various categories, by independent authors and publishers, including university, small press and self-publishers. Links to guidelines and entry forms, and to IP Online resources. |
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PEN American Center - http://www.pen.org/page.php/prmID/968
The American branch of International PEN - an association of writers and editors, offers a variety of prizes for excellence among American authors. Background and entry requirements for each award. Further links to PEN and its activities. |
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The Literary Prize Winners - http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/15776
Articles and discussions on literary prizes, prize winners, and their works, and links to various related sites. |
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American Library Association - http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=Book_Media_Awards&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=18&ContentID=18325
Book/media awards and notables lists offered by various divisions, committees, and roundtables of the ALA. Links to awards pages, and to winners lists. Further links to other awards, grants, scholarships and honors offered by the ALA. |
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USA Today: Top 150 best-seller list - http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/top-50.htm
Weekly updated list of 150 bestselling books based on sales, as reported by a number of booksellers. Includes fiction and nonfiction books - presents authors, titles, brief book descriptions, current and previous rankings on the list. |
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Discover Great New Writers Award - http://www.barnesandnoble.com/awards/index_cds2.asp?PID=1527
Annual presentation by Barnes and Noble, for exceptional new authors making strong literary debuts. One winner is selected for each of fiction and non-fiction. Judges comments, excerpts, and author profiles. Links to program details, and previous winners. |
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The National Book Awards - http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html
Presented annually in the USA, by the National Book Foundation, to recognise achievements in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,and young people's literature. Winners lists, biographies, excerpts, and entry guidelines. |
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The Edgar Allan Poe Awards - http://www.mysterywriters.org/pages/awards/index.htm
Awarded by the Mystery Writers of America, for distinguished work in the mystery genre - novels, television, and motion pictures. Links to winner and nominee lists, and to other MWA awards. |
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PEN/Faulkner Awards - http://www.folger.edu/public/pfaulk/
Annual prizes presented by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation, for the best published works of fiction by American authors. Winners, submission guidelines, and calendar of events. |
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Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards - http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/ohenry/0900/
Article from Bold Type Magazine, on the annual prize for the best short stories published in American and Canadian magazines, by American or Canadian authors. Winners lists, winning stories, history, articles on previous years' awards, various related links. |
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NYFA Source - Literature - http://www.nyfa.org/nyfa_source_category.asp?id=137&fid=1&sid=47&category_id=L
The New York Foundation for the Arts' searchable database of awards, services and publications, for literature. Various types of awards, international and by US state. Links to information on NYFA awards and activities. |
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BookBrowse.com - http://www.bookbrowse.com/index.cfm?page=browse&browseBy=Bestseller
Provides hardcover and paperback bestseller lists from the USA, Canada and UK. Offers excerpts, reviews, interviews, reading guides, and author biographies. |