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Fiction
Fiction (Latin: fictum, "created") is a branch of literature which deals, in part or in whole, with temporally contrafactual events (events that are not true at the time of writing). In contrast to this is non-fiction, which deals exclusively in factual events (e.g.: biographies, histories). Semi...
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Man Booker Prize
The Man Booker Prize for Fiction, also known in short as the Booker Prize, is a literary prize awarded each year for the best original full-length novel, written in the English language, by a citizen of either the Commonwealth of Nations, Ireland,...
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction ("SF") or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by SF authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler,...
Philip K. Dick Award
The Philip K. Dick Award is a science fiction award given annually at Norwescon sponsored by the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and (since 2005) supported by the Philip K. Dick Trust, and named after science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. It...
Date Established:
- 1982
Prometheus Hall of Fame Award
The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given out annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society, which also publishes a quarterly journal, Prometheus. The award was founded in 1979 by L. Neil Smith, but was not awarded...
Date Established:
- 1983
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction has been awarded since 1948 for distinguished fiction by an American author, preferably dealing with American life. It replaced the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel.
Date Established:
- 1948
Scotiabank Giller Prize
The Scotiabank Giller Prize is a literary prize awarded to a Canadian author of a novel or short story fiction collection published in English (including translation) the previous year, after an annual juried competition between publishers who...
John W. Campbell Award for the Best New Writer
The John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer is awarded annually to the best new science fiction or fantasy writer whose first work of science fiction or fantasy appearing in a professional publication was published in the previous two calendar...
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel has been awarded every year since 1973, except in 1994. Unlike other major science fiction awards, such as the Hugo and the Nebula, recipients are selected by a jury.
In 1976, the...
Orange Prize for Fiction
The Orange Prize for Fiction (known as the Orange Broadband Prize for Fiction from 2007 to 2008) is one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary prizes, annually awarded to a female author of any nationality for the best original full...
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction is awarded annually by the PEN/Faulkner Foundation to the author of the best American work of fiction that year. The winner receives US $15,000 and each of four runners-up receives US $5000. The foundation brings...
Date Established:
- 1981
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The award was established with a grant from Arthur C. Clarke and the first prize was awarded in...
Date Established:
- 1987
Hugo Award for Best Novel
The Hugo Award for best science fiction or fantasy novel is given each year for works published during the previous calendar year. A work of fiction is defined as a novel if it is 40,000 words or longer. The Hugo for Best Novel has been awarded...
Date Established:
- 1953
World Fantasy Award for Best Novel
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy novel or novels voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention.
The 1975 WFC, held in Providence, Rhode Island, was chaired by Kirby McCauley. Judges were...
Date Established:
- 1975
Hugo Award for Best Novella
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works. The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and given in various categories.
Winners of the Hugo...
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works. The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and given in various categories.
Winners of the Hugo...
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best English language science fiction or fantasy works. The awards are named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and given in various categories....
Nebula Award for Best Novel
Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Novel, awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed in...
Nebula Award for Best Novella
Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Novella. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
Winners of the Nebula Award for best Novelette. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Winners of the '“Nebula Award for Best Short Story”'. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.
Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
The Bram Stoker Award for Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for novels.
The following are the nominees and winners.
Date Established:
- 1987
Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an authors first horror novel.
Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
Date Established:
- 1987
Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for long fiction.
This category was previously titled "best novella" or "best novellette"....
Date Established:
- 1987
Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for short fiction.
This category was previously titled "best short story". Nominees are listed below...
Date Established:
- 1987
Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Fiction Collection is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for best fiction collection.
This category was previously titled "best collection". Nominees...
Date Established:
- 1987
Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Work for Young Readers is a discontinued award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for young readers.
Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
Date Established:
- 1998
Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Anthology is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for anthology.
Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
Date Established:
- 1998
Akutagawa Prize
The Akutagawa Prize (芥川龍之介賞, Akutagawa Ryūnosuke Shō) is a Japanese literary award presented semi-annually. It was established in 1935 by Kan Kikuchi, then-editor of Bungeishunjū magazine, in memory of author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa. It is currently...
Geoffrey Bilson Award
The Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young Readers is a Canadian literary award that goes to the best work of historical fiction written for youth each year. The award is named after Geoffrey Bilson, a writer of historical fiction...
Tanizaki Prize
The Tanizaki Prize (谷崎潤一郎賞 Tanizaki Jun'ichirō Shō), named in honor of the Japanese novelist Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, is one of Japan's most sought-after literary awards. It was established in 1965 by the publishing company Chūō Kōronsha Inc. to...
World Fantasy Award for Best Novella
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy novella or novellas voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention.
The 1989 WFC, held in Seattle, Washington, was chaired by Robert Doyle. Judges were Susan...
World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy anthology voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention.
WFC 2004 was held in Tempe, Arizona. Judges were John Clute, Sherwood Smith, Michael Stackpole,...
Date Established:
- 1988
Spur Award for Best Short Fiction
This is a list of the works of fiction which have won the Spur Award for best short fiction:
World Fantasy Award for Best Short Fiction
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy short story voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention.
After Neil Gaiman & Charles Vess won the 1991 Short Fiction award in 1991—for the "A Midsummer...
World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
This World Fantasy Award is given to the fantasy fiction collection voted best by a panel of judges, and presented each year at the World Fantasy Convention.
WFC 2008 was held in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. from October 30 to November 2. Judges for...
Date Established:
- 1988
Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction
The Flannery O'Connor Award for Short Fiction is an annual prize awarded by the University of Georgia Press named in honor of the American short story writer and novelist Flannery O'Connor.
Established in 1983 to encourage young writers by bringing...
Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award
The Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award is awarded annually to a novel or book of short stories by an American author who has not previously published a book of fiction. The award is named after Ernest Hemingway and funded by the Ernest Hemingway...
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention,...
Man Booker International Prize
The Man Booker International Prize is a biennial international literary award given to a living author of any nationality for fiction published in English or generally available in English translation.
The award, sponsored by the Man Group and...
Date Established:
- 2005
Governor General's Award for English language fiction
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for English language fiction.
Governor General's Award for French language fiction
This is a list of recipients of the Governor General's Award for French-language fiction. The award was created, along with the other French-language awards, in 1959.
The Caine Prize for African Writing
The Caine Prize for African Writing is awarded annually to an African short story writer published in English, whether in Africa or elsewhere. The £10,000 prize was founded in England in 2000 and it was named in memory of the late Sir Michael Harris...
Date Established:
- 2000
Booker-Open Russia Prize
The Booker-Open Russia Literary Prize, sometimes known as the Russian Booker Prize, is a Russian literary award modelled after the Booker Prize and inaugurated in 1992. Now established as the country's premier literary prize, it is awarded to the...
Theodore Sturgeon Award
The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is given each year for the best science fiction short story of the year and is the short fiction counterpart of the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for best novel of the year, published in the US.
The award is...
Date Established:
- 1987
Gold Dagger
The Gold Dagger Award was an award given annually by the Crime Writers' Association for best crime novel of the year.
For its first five years, it was known as the Crossed Red Herring Award.
From 1995 to 2002 the award acquired sponsorship from...
Dagger of Daggers
The Dagger of Daggers was a special award given in 2005 by the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) to celebrate its 50th anniversary. All books that had previously won the CWA Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel of the Year were eligible, and the purpose...
Endeavour Award
The Endeavour Award, announced annually at OryCon in Portland, Oregon, is awarded to a distinguished science fiction or fantasy book written by a Pacific Northwest author or authors and published in the previous year.
Pacific Northwest is home to...
Date Established:
- 1999
Betty Trask Award
The Betty Trask Award for a first novel given by the Society of Authors to citizens of the Commonwealth under the age of 35. The awards have been established since 1984 and total £25,000 each year. The prizes are awarded to traditional or romantic...
Glass key award
The Glass Key award (Swedish: Glasnyckeln) is a literature award given annually to a crime novel by an author from the Nordic countries.
The award, named after the novel The Glass Key by crime writer Dashiell Hammett, is a real glass key given every...
August Derleth Award
The August Derleth Award is an annual award given out (since 1972) by members of the British Fantasy Society for best novel of the year. The award is named after American writer and editor August Derleth.
Date Established:
- 1972
Urania Award
The Urania Award (known in Italian as the Premio Urania) is an annual literary competition run by the Italian magazine Urania for contemporary Italian science fiction novels. It was held for the first time in 1989.
Exclusive Books Boeke Prize
The Exclusive Books Boeke Prize is a book prize awarded in South Africa, loosely modelled on the United Kingdom's Man Booker Prize, and sponsored by Exclusive Books. Although boeke is the plural of "book" in Afrikaans, the Boeke Prize has only been...
Thanks for the Book Award
The Thanks for the Book Award, (Kiitos kirjasta -mitali in Finnish and Tack för boken-medaljen in Swedish), is a Finnish literary prize that has been presented since 1966 by the Organization of the Booksellers’ Association of Finland ...
Aga Khan Prize for Fiction
The Aga Khan Prize for Fiction is awarded by the editors of The Paris Review for what they deem to be the best short story published in the magazine in a given year. No applications are accepted. The winner gets $1,000. The prize was established by...
Angus Book Award
The Angus Book Award is a literary award for UK authors of teenage fiction. It is awarded by Angus Council in Scotland.
Paul Harland Prize
The Paul Harland Prize is the most important annual award for original Dutch short science fiction, fantasy or horror stories. It is named after Dutch science fiction author Paul Harland, who died in 2003.
The award was presented for the first time...
Date Established:
- 1973
Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction
The Vance Palmer Prize for Fiction is a component of the annual Victorian Premier's Literary Award and is valued at AU$30,000. Most Australian state premiers present annual Australian literary awards to promote Australian writing in all its forms....
Goldberg Horror Award
The Goldberg Horror Award is an annual award from Anotherealm.com to the writer of the best full length fiction of the past year as chosen by popular vote in honor of d.g.k. goldberg. The cash award is raised by donations received from Anotherealm...
Duncan Lawrie International Dagger
The Duncan Lawrie International Dagger is an award given by the Crime Writers' Association for best translated crime novel of the year. The winning author receives an ornamental dagger and £5,000. The translator of the novel is also awarded £1,000....
Gandalf Award for Book-Length Fantasy
Date Established:
- 1978
