| Literary Award Winners |
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Booker Prize for Fiction [see previous winners and nominees]
The Man Booker Prize is a prestigious literature award started in 1969 and administered by the National
Book League in the United Kingdom. The award is given to the best novel written in English by a citizen of the
United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa. Judges are selected from the country's finest
critics, writers, and academics. |
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National Book Awards [see previous winners]
Given by the National Book Foundation
as part of their efforts to promote reading and to raise funds for literacy programs. A tradition since 1950, the award recognizes
achievement in four genres: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, and Young People's Literature. |
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National Book Critics Circle Awards [see previous winners and nominees]
Award given by the National Book
Critics Circle, a group consisting of nearly 700 book reviewers, for the finest books published in English. The award is given in
five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry, and criticism. |
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction [see previous winners]
The PEN/Faulkner Award
for Fiction is named for William Faulkner and is affiliated with PEN (Poets, Playwrights, Editors, Essayists, and Novelists),
the international writer's organization. The award was established in 1980 by writers to honor their peers and is the largest
juried fiction award in the U.S. |
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The Pulitzer Prize [see previous winners]
This prestigious award was
established in 1917 with an endowment from Joseph Pulitzer, an American newspaper publisher, to Columbia University.
The award recognizes significant achievements in journalism, letters, drama, and music. Prizes are awarded in the
categories of fiction, general nonfiction, history, poetry, and biography/autobiography. |
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The John Newbery Medal [see previous winners]
The Newbery Medal was first offered in
1921 and is named for 18th century British bookseller John Newbery. The award is donated annually by the Melcher family
and awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. The award
was established as an incentive for better quality in children’s books and is awarded to the author of the most
distinguished contribution to American literature for children published during the preceding year. |
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| Award Winning Books On Film |
Like the book? Try these movies based on award winning books.
Select a title to view the DVD product page for the movie. |
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Mystic River
Starring: Sean Pean, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon |
"Mystic River" was a finalist for the PEN/Winship Award and won both the Anthony Award and the Barry Award for
Best Novel. The movie was nominated for 6 Academy Awards including Best Picture. |
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Holes
Starring: Sigourney Weaver, Jon Voight |
"Holes" won the 1999 John Newbery Medal and the 1998 National Book Award in the Young People's Literature category. |
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Seabiscuit
Starring: Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges |
"Seabiscuit: An American Legend" was a National Book Critics Circle Nonfiction nominee in 2001 and
was winner of the 2002 Book Sense Book of the Year in the Adult Nonfiction category. The movie garnered 7 Oscar nominations including Best Picture. |
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| The English Patient | "The English Patient" won the 1992 Booker Prize for Fiction. |
| Schindler's List | "Schindler's Ark" won the 1982 Booker Prize for Fiction. The movie won 7 Oscars including Best Picture. |
| Angela's Ashes | "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" won the 1997 Pulitzer Prize in the Biography/Autobiography category. |
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