Looking for a "good read"? Check out the following list of award winning books - available at your Suffolk County Public Libraries. Click on the award that interests you to get a list of current and past winners.
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Looking for a "good read"? Check out the following list of award winning books - available at your Suffolk County Public Libraries. Click on the award that interests you to get a list of current and past winners.
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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. |
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This award was established in 1969 by Glyndon Flynt Greer to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination in continuing to work for peace and world brotherhood. |
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The Mystery Writers of America give these awards to honor the best in mystery fiction and nonfiction produced in the previous year. The awards began in 1954 and are named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe. |
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The Hugo Awards are presented annually by members of the current World Science Fiction Convention. |
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The Man Booker Prize was founded in 1969 by Booker McConnell, a multinational conglomerate company. Administered by Book Trust in the United Kingdom, this prestigious award is given to the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the U.K., the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa. |
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The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. |
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Established in 1950, the National Book Awards for Fiction honors American books of the highest literary merit. The purpose of this award, given by the National Book Foundation, is to promote reading and to raise funds for literacy programs. |
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Every year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English. Together, over 700 book reviewers chose the National Book Critics Circle Awards, which are offered in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism. |
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The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a distinguished contribution to American literature for children. |
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The Nobel Prize for Literature recognizes a person who has produced the most distinguished work of an idealistic nature in the field of literature. Authors, regardless of nationality, are considered for their complete body of work. |
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This award was established in 1917 and was endowed by Joseph Pulitzer, the noted Hungarian-born American journalist who founded the Columbia University School of Journalism. Its purpose it to recognize outstanding accomplishments in journalism, letters, music, and drama. |