Literature Awards and Events Rewarding Literary Achievement
- Arthur C. Clarke Awards
Annual award for British science fiction writing. Established in 1987 and offering a cash prize plus an engraved bookend for the winner. - Aventis Prizes for Science Books
Established in 1988 and managed by the Royal Academy, the UK's national academy of science. Sponsored by the Aventis Foundation, a German charitable trust owned by Aventis, part of the pharmaceuticals group sanofi-aventis. - The Bram Stoker Awards
Annual award from the Horror Writer's Association. - Carnegie Medal
Britain's oldest children's book award, established in 1836, and awarded by a panel of children's and school librarians from the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. - CWA Dagger Awards
The British-based group the Crime Writers Association (CWA) awards annual prizes for authors writing in the crime genre. The awards are known as 'The Daggers', and include gold and silver daggers was well as a host of daggers for specific achievements. In 2005 the group celebrated its golden jubilee and marked the occasion with the award of a unique 'Dagger of Dagger' prize. - The Dilys Award
Annual award from the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association. - Forward Poetry Prizes
Awarded since 1991 by the Forward Arts Foundation, now the UK's most valuable poetry competition. Honouring both established and up-and-coming poets. - Guardian First Book Award
Established in 1999 by British national newspaper The Guardian, this award is open to all new authors regardless of genre. - Hugo Award
Also known as the Science Fiction Achievement Award, this annual prize is awarded by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) for a work of literature, usually published in the previous 12 months, within the science fiction genre. - International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
International prize administered in Ireland by Dublin City Council and productivity improvement company IMPAC. - The Man Booker Prize
One of the most prestigious literary awards, this prize is open to writers from the British Commonwealth and the Republic of Ireland. - Nobel Prize for Literature
One of the world's oldest, most prestigious and most lucrative literary awards. Begun in 1901, the Nobel Prize is chosen in great secrecy by the 18 lifelong members of the Swedish Academy. - Orange Prize for Fiction
Sponsored by UK mobile phone company Orange since its inception in 1996, this award is only open to women writers. Winners receive a considerable cash prize (£30,000 in 2004) and a unique work of art, The Bessie. This award is a 7.5in tall bronze figurine of a standing woman, created by artist Grizel Niven and cast once a year for each new recipient. - Samuel Johnson Prize
The Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction is the UK's most important non-fiction award, carrying prize money of £30,000 for the winner. In 2004 the Samuel Johnson Prize was sponsored by BBC Four. - Poetry Awards (USA)
- T S Eliot Prize for Poetry
Established in 1994 by the Poetry Book Society and offering a £10,000 prize for the winner. The prize money is donated by the widow of TS Eliot, Valerie Eliot. - Whitbread Book Awards
UK based annual award from brewing company Whitbread. Established in 1971, now awarding in five categories with an overall Book of the Year prize.
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