Book Awards: Page: 4

This is page 4 of the Book Awards posts on Wruters Write.


  • Ali Smith Wins the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award For The Accidental (2006-01-05): The BBC reports that author Ali Smith has won the Whitbread Novel of the Year award with her novel The Accidental, beating out Salman Rushdie and Nick Hornby.

  • National Book Award Means New Print Runs (2005-11-23): USA Today reports that the National Book Awards winners are seeing increased print runs by publishers.

  • Susannah Clarke Wins World Fantasy Award (2005-11-10): Susanna Clarke has won the 2005 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel for Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

  • Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell Wins Hugo Award (2005-08-09): Susanna Clarke has won the Hugo Award for her novel, Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell.

  • Quills Award Lets Readers Decide (2005-08-08): Reed Business Information, the publisher of Variety, Library Journal and Publishers Weekly, and NBC television, has founded a new book award: the Quills Awards.

  • The Quill Awards Announce Nominees (2005-08-05): Reed Business Information (RBI) and the NBC Universal Television Stations have named the five nominees in each of 19 categories for the first Quill Awards, a new national book award that allows consumers in the voting process.

  • Bob Dylan Vs. William Shakespeare (2005-01-29): In the running for this year's U.

  • Kadohata, Henkes Win Newbery, Caldecott Medals (2005-01-21): Cynthia Kadohata, author of Kira-Kira, and Kevin Henkes, illustrator and author of Kitten's First Full Moon, are the 2005 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals.

  • Lily Tuck Wins the National Book Award for Fiction (2004-11-20): Lily Tuck has won the National Book Award for Fiction for her book, The News From Paraguay, the fictionalized tale of Paraguayan leader Francisco Solano Lopez and his Irish mistress, Ella Lynch.

  • Major New Book Prize Announced and Catherine Zeta-Jones, Too (2004-11-12): Think you have what it takes to win a major book prize? Well, you just got a major new prize to vie for.

  • Blume to Receive National Book Foundation 2004 Medal (2004-09-24): The National Book Foundation will bestow its 2004 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters upon Judy Blume, a widely read children's author and an activist against censorship.

  • 2004 Man Booker Prize Shortlist Announced (2004-09-20): Officials have announced the shortlist for Britain's most prestigious literary award, the Man Booker Prize.

  • 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year Winners Announced (2004-06-25): The winners of the 2004 Book Sense Book of the Year awards were announced on Friday, June 4, 2004 by the American Booksellers Association during the Celebration of Bookselling at BookExpo America 2004 held in Chicago.

  • National Book Critics Circle Names 2003 Winners (2004-03-07): The National Book Critics circle has announced its awards for the best books published in 2003.

  • DiCamillo, Gerstein Win Newbery, Caldecott Medals (2004-01-23): Kate DiCamillo, author of The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering, and Mordicai Gerstein, illustrator and author of The Man Who Walked Between the Towers, are the 2004 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals, the most prestigious awards in children's literature.

  • 2003 Christy Awards Winners Announced (2003-08-18): The 2003 Christy Awards, annual awards for Christian Fiction, were recently announced.

  • 2002 Bram Stoker Award Winners Announced (2003-06-13): Each year, the Horror Writers Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula.

  • 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year Winners Announced (2003-06-13): The winners of the 2003 Book Sense Book of the Year awards were announced by the American Booksellers Association during the Celebration of Bookselling at BookExpo America 2003 held in Los Angeles.

  • ALA Announces 2003 Newbery and Caldecott Medals (2003-01-29): Avi, author of Crispin: The Cross of Lead, and Eric Rohmann, illustrator and author of My Friend Rabbit, are the 2003 winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott medals.

  • Bram Stoker Award Winners Announced (2002-06-27): The Horror Writer's Association, an organization of writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of writers of horror and dark fantasy, has announced the winners of this years Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement.

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