• Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards is the only juried American literary competition devoted to recognizing books that have made an important contribution to society's understanding of racism and the diversity of human cultures. Award recipients traditionally receive a monetary gift of $10,000 from the Anisfield-Wolf Fund. (Added: 6-May-2008 Hits: 183 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award - Castleton Lyons, a leading Thoroughbred breeding farm, and Thoroughbred Times, a leading Thoroughbred industry publising company, have joined forces to establish an annual award of $10,000 for the year's best book on Thoroughbreds. The inaugural Castleton Lyons/Thoroughbred Times Book Award will be presented to the author of the best book on Thoroughbreds. (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 290 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Chicago Tribune Young Adult Book Prize - The Chicago Tribune Young Adult Fiction Prize will honor the author of a book or body of work that the Chicago Tribune deems worthy for a young adult audience. One annual prize of $5,000 will be given to the author. Books or bodies of work in consideration should address themes especially relevant to adolescents, and speak to their role and significance in society. Young adult books, as defined by the American Library Association, are books written for readers between the ages of 12 and 18. Eligible books should be designated by the publisher as Young Adult, or be primarily marketed to the young adult age group. Books or bodies of work must be fiction, and should be of high literary merit. (Added: 16-Sep-2007 Hits: 350 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Children's Choice Book Awards - The Children's Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read. The program is a new component of Children's Book Week, the longest running literacy event in the country. (Added: 26-Jun-2008 Hits: 165 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Green Book Award - The Center for Science Writings created the Green Book Award in 2006 to draw attention to books that raise awareness of environmental issues. The award includes a prize of $5000, which is underwritten by Turner Corps. (Added: 6-May-2008 Hits: 339 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• International Latino Book Awards - In recognition of the many positive contributions being made to Latino literature by publishers and writers worldwide, Latino Literacy Now, created the Latino Book Awards in 1999. Due to the dramatic increase in recent years in nominations of literary works from Mexico, Central and South America and Spain, the title of the awards was changed to the International Latino Book Awards in 2006. These awards honor literary excellence in a variety of categories. (Added: 25-Aug-2007 Hits: 221 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Ohioana Book Awards - May be awarded for fiction, nonfiction, juvenile books, poetry, and books about Ohio or Ohioans. Six awards may be given each year. Authors must be native Ohioans or have lived in Ohio for a minimum of five years. A book about Ohio or an Ohioan, not written by an Ohioan, may also be considered. (Added: 20-Jan-2008 Hits: 181 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Awards - The Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards are funded by the Ruth Schwartz Foundation. The Ruth Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were established by Sylvia Schwartz to honour the memory of her sister, Ruth, a prominent bookseller in Toronto. Two awards are presented annually, one for picture books and one for young adult/middle readers. The administration of these awards is shared by the Ontario Arts Foundation, the Ontario Arts Council which manages the jury process, and the Canadian Booksellers Association whose members choose the short list of books. (Added: 26-Jun-2008 Hits: 163 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• RUTH AND SYLVIA SCHWARTZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS - RUTH AND SYLVIA SCHWARTZ CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARDS were established by Sylvia Schwartz to honor the memory of her sister, Ruth, a prominent bookseller in Toronto. The Canadian Booksellers Association selects a short list of books and the recipients are chosen by juries of school children from a school selected by the Ontario Arts Council. Two awards are presented, one for picture books and one for young adult/middle readers. $5,000 for picture books and $5,000 young adult/middle readers. (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 403 Rating: 8.00 Votes: 1) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• Scotiabank Giller Prize - The Scotiabank Giller Prize is worth $70,000 (Cdn) annually. A purse of $50,000 is awarded to the author of the best Canadian full-length novel or collection of short stories published in English. Each of the finalists will receive $5,000. (Added: 4-Apr-2008 Hits: 231 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards - The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards recognizes recent books that have made important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human culture. Award recipients traditionally receive a monetary gift of $10,000 from the Anisfield-Wolf Fund. (Added: 6-May-2007 Hits: 276 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• The Axiom Business Book Awards - The Axiom Business Book Awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary business books and their creators, with the understanding that businesspeople are a very well-read and well-informed segment of the population, eager to learn about great new books that will inspire and inform them and help them improve their careers and businesses. (Added: 9-Mar-2008 Hits: 187 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• The Bancroft Prizes - The Bancroft Prizes are awarded annually by Columbia University in the City of New York. Under the terms of the will of the late Fredric Bancroft, provision is made for two annual prizes of equal rank to be awarded to the authors of distinguished works in either or both of the following categories: American History (including biography) and Diplomacy. (Added: 4-Apr-2008 Hits: 164 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• The Golden Kite Awards - The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators has announced that The Golden Kite Awards will offer large cash prizes to authors, illustrators, editors and art directors. Given annually to recognize excellence in children's literature, the Golden Kite Awards will, beginning with the 2006 competition, grant cash prizes of $2,500 to author and illustrator winners in four categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Book Text, and Picture Book Illustration. (Added: 19-Oct-2006 Hits: 411 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

• The James Jones First Novel Fellowship - The award is intended to honor the spirit of unblinking honesty, determination, and insight into modern culture exemplified by the late James Jones, author of From Here to Eternity and other prose narratives of distinction. Jones himself was the recipient of aid from many supporters as a young writer and his family, friends, and admirers have established this award of $10,000 to continue the tradition in his name. Two runner up awards of $750 each will also be given by the Jones Literary Society. (Added: 29-Feb-2008 Hits: 305 Rating: 0 Votes: 0) | Detail | Visit Website | Rate It

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