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Literary Fiction Awards
The 2024 National Book Award for Fiction shortlist has been revealed. Winners revealed on Wednesday, November 20.
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The 2024 Booker Prize shortlist has been announced. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, November 12.
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The 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction was awarded to Night Watch, by Jayne Anne Phillips.
The Pulitzer Prize is awarded in early May. The winner and finalists are revealed at the same time.
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The 2024 Women's Prize for Fiction was awarded to Brotherless Night, by V.V. Ganeshananthan.
The Women's Prize is typically awarded in June. The longlist is revealed in early March.
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The 2024 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction was awarded to Brotherless Night, by V.V. Ganeshananthan.
The Carol Shields Prize is typically awarded in mid-May. The longlist is revealed in early March.
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The 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction was awarded to I Am Not Homeless if This is Not My Home, by Lorrie Moore
The National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction is typically awarded in mid-to-late March and covers books released into the previous years. The finalists are typically revealed in late January.
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The 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction was awarded to The Berry Pickers, by Amanda Peters.
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction is awarded in mid-to-late January. The longlist is typically revealed in mid-October of the prior year.
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The 2024 Aspen Words Literary Prize was awarded to Enter Ghost, by Isabella Hammad
The Aspen Words Literary Prize is awarded in late April. The longlist is typically revealed in mid-November of the prior year.
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General Nonfiction Awards
The 2024 National Book Award for Nonfiction shortlist has been revealed. Winners revealed on Wednesday, November 20.
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The 2023 National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction was awarded to We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America, by Roxanna Asgarian
The National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction is typically awarded in mid-to-late March and covers books released into the previous years. The finalists are typically revealed in late January.
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The 2024 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction was awarded to We Were Once a Family: A Story of Love, Death, and Child Removal in America, by Roxanna Asgarian
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Noniction is awarded in mid-to-late January. The longlist is typically revealed in mid-October of the prior year.
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The 2024 Women's Prize for Nonfiction was awarded to Doppelganger, by Naomi Klein
The Women's Prize is typically awarded in June. The longlist is revealed in February. The 2024 Prize was the first year the prize was awarded
Science-Fiction and Fantasy Awards
The 2024 Hugo Award winners were:
- Best Novel: Some Desperate Glory, by Emily Tesh
- Best Novella: Thornhedge, by T. Kingfisher
The Hugo Award nominations are revealed in in the spring, and the winners are announced during the Worldcon Festival in August.
Best Novel
Best Novella
The 2023 Nebula Award winners (awarded in 2024) were:
- Best Novel: The Saint of Bright Doors, by Vajra Chandrasekera
- Best Novella: Linghun, by Ai Jiang
The Nebula Award nominations are revealed in March, and the winners are announced in early June.
Best Novel
Best Novella
The 2024 Locus Award winners were:
- Best Fantasy Novel: Witch King, by Martha Wells
- Best Science Fiction Novel: System Collapse, by Martha Wells
The Locus Award nominations are revealed in May, and the winners are announced during the in June.
Best Fantasy Novel
Best Science Fiction Novel
The 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction shortlist has been announced. The winner will be announced on Monday, October 21.
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Mystery, Thriller, and Horror Awards
The 2024 Edgar Award for Best Novel was awarded to Flags on the Bayou, by James Lee Burke.
The Edgar Awards are awarded in early May. The finalists are typically revealed in mid-January, around Edgar Allen Poe's birthday.
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The 2024 Gold Dagger for Best Crime Novel was awarded to Tell Me What I Am, by Una Mannion.
The Gold Dagger is awarded in July. The finalists are typically revealed in mid-May.
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The 2023 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel was given to The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due. It was awarded in June 2024
The Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel is awarded in June and covers books published the previous year. The finalists are revealed in February.
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The 2023 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel was given to The Reformatory, by Tananarive Due. It was awarded in June 2024
The Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel is awarded in July and covers books published the previous year. The finalists are revealed in June.
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The 2023 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology was awarded to Is Math Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths, by Eugenia Cheng. The prize was awarded in April 2024 and covers books published in the previous year.
The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes is awarded in April during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. The finalists are typically revealed in February.
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The 2024 Cundill History Prize finalists have been announced. The winner will be announced on Wednesday, October 30.
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The 2023 winner of the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography was Dilla Time: The Life and Afterlife of J Dilla, the Hip-Hop Producer Who Reinvented Rhythm, by Dan Charnas.
The 2024 nominees and winner will be revealed later in 2024.
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The 2024 FT/Schroders Business Book of the Year Shortlist has been revealed. The winner is typically announced in early December
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Children's Book Awards
The 2024 National Book Award for Young People's Literature shortlist has been revealed. Winners revealed on Wednesday, November 20.
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The 2024 winner of the Newbery Medal was The Eyes of the Impossible, by Dave Eggers.
The winner and honor books are announced annually in January
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The 2024 winner of the Caldecott Medal was Big, written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison.
The winner and honor books are announced annually in January
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The 2024 winners of the Coretta Scott King Award were:
- Author: Nigeria Jones, by Ibi Zoboi
- Illustrator: An American Story, ill. by Dare Coulter
- Steptoe Author (new talent): There Goes the Neighborhood, by Jade Adia
- Steptoe Illustrator (new talent): We Could Fly, ill. by Briana Mukodiri Uchendu
The winner and honor books are announced annually in January
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