ALA Book, Print, & Media Awards
Search through specific Award lists that include current/past winners for specific genres, age groups, and formats.
National Book Awards
Not only explore nationally recognized and awarded titles, but also trek through programs, reading lists, interviews, literacy articles and more.
Barnes and Noble Award List
Search through award winning titles by publisher, award, and genre.
Genre Specific Awards
Alex Award - Young Adult
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. - Alex Awards website

Man Booker Prize - Literary Fiction
The Man Booker Prize is the leading literary award in the English speaking world, and has brought recognition, reward and readership to outstanding fiction for over four decades. - Man Booker website

Bram Stoker Awards - Horror
Each year, the Horror Writer's Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula.

Rita Award - Romance
The purpose of the RITA award is to promote excellence in the romance genre by recognizing outstanding published romance novels and novellas. - Rita Award website

Edgar Awards - Mystery/Thriller
Each spring, Mystery Writers of America present the Edgar® Awards, widely acknowledged to be the most prestigious awards in the genre. - Edgar awards website

Spur Awards - Western
Western Writers of America annually honors writers for distinguished writing about the American West with the Spur Awards. - Western Writers of America website

The Hammett Prize - Crime
IACW/NA (International Association of Crime Writers; North American Branch) awards THE HAMMETT PRIZE annually for literary excellence in the field of crime-writing, as reflected in a book published in the English language in the US and/or Canada.

Stonewall Book Award - LGBTQ
The first and most enduring award for GLBT books. This award is sponsored by the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. - ALA's Stonewall Book Awards website
