Literary Awards:

Caldecott Medal: honors the best children's picture book of the year. (Award winners, 1938-present)

Commonwealth Writers' Prize: awards and encourages literary talent in the British Commonwealth. (Award winners, 1987-present)

EMMA Awards: awards are intended to honor humanitarian media excellence. Awards are given in several categories: music, film, television, art and entertainment, journalism, public figures, lifetime achievement, the Legend Award and the Special Award. (Award winners, 1997-present)

Man Booker International Prize: recognises one writer for their achievement in fiction. (Chinua Achebe is 2007's winner)

National Book Award: annually recognizes books in five categories: fiction, general nonfiction, biography/autobiography, poetry and criticism.
(Award winners, 1982-present)

National Book Critics Circle Award: a non-profit organization consisting of nearly 700 active book reviewers who are interested in honoring quality writing. (Award winners, 1975- present)

Newberry Medal: honors the author making the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. (Award winners, 1922-present)

Nobel Prize in Literature: The Nobel Foundation recognizes achievement in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, peace and economics.
(Nobel Laureates in Literature, 1901-present)

PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: national prize which honors the best published works of fiction by American citizens in a calendar year. (Award winners, 1981-present)

Pulitzer Prize: recognized the best in journalism, letters, drama and music. (Award winners, 1917-present)

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