Awards
Here is a look at some of the international awards rewarding authors of literary fiction.
Awards - Reading Lists 
Literature awards make great reading lists. Here is a collection of notable awards winners and their books. Awards - Winners
Articles on some of the authors of won awards. Governor General's Literary Award
Canada has an eclectic array of authors both new and seasoned who contribute greatly to the literary world. This is just one award that recognizes their accomplishments. Literary Awards
Not all writers get the million dollar book deals. Most spend their time writing enough to scrape out a living or supplement a day job. Writers are a creative bunch and like to support and acknowledge one another for good writing with Man Booker Prize for Fiction
Every year the judges of the Man Booker Prize have a difficult task of looking for a unique writer with a distinct voice and original imagination that will take readers on a memorable journey. This award was known as the Booker Prize since it's inaugural in 1969 before it changed sponsors in 2002. National Book Award for Fiction
Since 1950 the National Book Award has been awarded to the best book published in the U.S. by a United States citizen. This award has made adjustments over the years but has finally settled into its current organization which also rewards authors Nobel Prize for Literature
Almost five years after scientist and inventor Alfred Nobel (1833 - 1896) died, the Nobel Prize was created according to specifications in his will and supported by the remains of the majority of his estate. The Nobel Prize Orange Prize for Fiction
The Orange Prize for Fiction is for a woman author who produces the best full-length novel in English published for the first time in the UK. It is also judged exclusively by women. PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
This national award for best work by an American author was founded in 1980 by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation. This foundation and award is associated with PEN, an international organization devoted to the rights and freedoms of writers worldwide. It was Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction is definitely in the top ten on the importance list. I've pronounced it Pew-lit-sir for years but it's actually pronounced "PULL-it-sir." Unfortunately, the majority of the public never hears about the best fiction Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is one of the richest literary awards for Canadians. The fiction prize winner receives a monetary prize of $40,000. When compared to many popular American/European awards this is The Man Booker Prize Announces Longlist
The Book Prize is one of the most esteemed awards for authors. The judging panel for the 2005 Man Booker Prize for Fiction announced the longlist
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