Award Winners
Man Booker Prize for Fiction
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction is awarded to a novel written by a citizen of The Commonwealth
of Nations or the Republic of Ireland. The Commonwealth of Nations was formerly called the British Commonwealth, and
consists mainly of the United Kingdom and its former colonies.
National Book Awards
The National Book awards go to exceptional books written by American authors. The categories include fiction, nonfiction, poetry and young people's literature.
Edgar Allan Poe Award
The Edgar award is given by the Mystery Writers of America to authors of work in various categories of mystery
Edgar Winners for Best Novel
Edgar Winner for Best Fact Crime
Whitbread Awards
One of the longest running book awards in the U.K. Whitbread judges select well-written, enjoyable books they would recommend to anyone.
2004 Whitbread Award Winners
Winners from past years at ACL
Bram Stoker Award
Awarded to any work of horror first published in English.
ALA Notable Books
The Notable Books Council, part of the American Library Association, selects these titles for their significant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or for the pleasure they can provide to adult readers.
Notable Books: Fiction 2004
Notable Books: Nonfiction 2004
Spur Awards
The Spur Awards have been given annually since 1953 by the Western Writers of America to distinguished writing about the American West in several categories.