Friday, January 22, 2016

The Ultimate Book Awards Calendar


In preparation for Spoilers, Sweetie, I hunted for a list of book awards, arranged by the month they are announced. I had no luck, so decided to create one and share it with you all. Enjoy! They are divided by age groups (Adults, Teens, and Children), so you can easily find your target audience.

Adult Awards


January

ALA Awards (Midwinter)
National Book Critic’s Circle Finalists
Costa Book of the Year (UK & Ireland)
BCALA (Black Caucus)
Carnegie Medal (ALA)

February

GRAMMYs: Best Spoken Word Album
Nebula shortlist

March

National Book Critics Circle Awards
Canada Reads
Bram Stoker Awards (Horror)

April

L.A. Times Book Prize
Pulitzer Prize
Benjamin Franklin Awards
Edgar Awards (Mystery)

April/May (may come out either month)

IACP Cookbook Awards
Pen/Faulkner
Agatha Awards (Traditional Mystery)
James Beard Cookbook Awards

May

Audies (Audiobooks and spoken word entertainment)
Christian Book Awards
Nebula Award (Sci-Fi/Fantasy)
Man Booker International Prize (Translated Fiction)

June

Women's Prize for Fiction, Bailey's (formerly The Orange Prize)
Lambda (LGBT)
Locus Awards (Sci-Fi)

July

Eisners (comics, announced at ComicCon)
International Thriller Writers Award
RITA / Golden Heart Awards (Romance)
Shirley Jackson (Psychological Suspense, Horror, and the Dark Fantastic)
Man Booker Prize Longlist (Longlist, July; Shortlist, Sept)
Mythopoeic Award (Fantasy)

August

Hugo Award (Sci Fi/Fantasy)

Sept

Man Booker Prize Shortlist (Longlist, July; Shortlist, Sept)
National Book Awards (Longlist)
Christy Finalists (Christian Fiction)

October

Giller (Shortlist)
Anthony Award (Crime Fiction/Mystery)
Nobel Prize in Literature
Kirkus Prize
Man Booker Prize
National Book Awards (Shortlist)

November

World Fantasy
Giller (Winner)
National Book Awards
Costa Book Shortlist (UK & Ireland)
Christy (Christian Fiction)

December

PEN Literary Awards Longlist
Goodreads Choice (by readers)

Teen Awards


January

ALA Youth Media Awards (Midwinter)

April

IACP Cookbook Awards
L.A. Times Book Prize
Benjamin Franklin Awards

May

Edgar Awards (Mystery)
Children's Choice Book Awards - (voted by Children and YA)
Andre Norton Award (a Hugo Award; Sci Fi/Fantasy)
Boston Globe Horn Book Award
Audies (Audiobooks and spoken word entertainment)
Christian Book Awards

June

Lambda (LGBT)
Locus Awards (Sci-Fi)

July

Eisners (comics, announced at ComicCon)
RITA / Golden Heart Awards (Romance)
Mythopoeic Award Finalist (fantasy)

September

National Book Awards: Young People's Literature Longlists


October

November

National Book Awards Winners
Christy (Christian Fiction)
Costa Book Shortlist (UK & Ireland)

December

Goodreads Choice (by readers)

Children Awards


January

ALA Youth Media Awards (Midwinter)
Phoenix Award (Chapter book/Picture Book)
Charlotte Zolotow Award (Picture Book)
ALA Rainbow List (GBLT)
Scott O'Dell Award (Historical Fiction)
Costa Children's Book Award (UK & Ireland)

February

Cybils Awards
American Indian Library Association (Every two years; 2016 Current List)

March

Walter Dean Myers Award (Presented by We Need Diverse Books)

April

IACP Cookbook Awards
Benjamin Franklin Awards
Jane Addams Peace Awards
Edgar Award

May

Children's Choice Book Awards
Boston Globe Horn Book Award
Audies (Audiobooks and spoken word entertainment)
Christian Book Awards

June

Lambda (LGBT)

July

Eisners (comics, announced at ComicCon)

October

Kirkus Prize: Young Readers

November

Costa Book Shortlist (UK & Ireland)

December

Goodreads Choice (by readers)

Special thanks to Krystal Smith for help with compiling this list!

13 comments:

  1. Thank you. Your blog has been a positive addition to the library blog community.

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    1. Thank you, Regina. I don't think you could have paid me a higher compliment. It means a lot!

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  2. Thanks for putting that list together. It's great to see everything in one spot. I would also suggest adding Canada Reads http://www.cbc.ca/books/canadareads/.

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    1. Thanks for the suggestion. Can't quite tell from the website -- do they announce the winners in March?

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  3. This is great! Thank you for posting it, will be very useful! I've never seen them in chronologic order - great job!

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    1. Thank you, I am glad you found this useful!

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  4. this is exactly what i needed. thank you!

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  5. The link for the Agatha Awards is incorrect. You have http://www.malicedomestic.org/agathaawards.html but it should be http://malicedomestic.org/agathas.html

    Sorry to mention it in the comments, but I couldn't find any other way to contact you.

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    1. Thanks for letting us know! I will fix that.

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