Awards are the appreciation of the work done. Every good work whether it is a painting, movie or a book needs to be duely recognized. The good work in the field of book writing is also appreciated with the help of Book Awards. These awards encourage the writers to do better. Some of the major Book Awards are:
Booker Prize
Caldecott Medal
National Book Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
Newbery Medal
Nobel Prize for Literature
PEN/Faulkner Award
Pulitzer Award
These awards are given in the following main genres:
Fiction/ Poetry
Non- Fiction
Children's/ Young Adults
Mystery
Science Fiction
There are other genre specific awards such as Hammett Award – Crime, Bram Stoker Award- Horror, James Beard/ Kitchen Aid Award- Cooking, Spur Award- Western, Rita Award- Romance
