Many of our readers have told us that they appreciate having a comprehensive list of book prizes and awards available on Bookreporter.com. The most recent news about nominations and awards can be found below. A complete list of those that we track on an annual basis can be found on the right-hand side of the page.

• 2009 National Book Award Winners posted: 11/20/09 The winners of this year's National Book Awards were announced on November 18, 2009 at an awards ceremony and dinner held in New York City.
• 2009 Finalists for the Books for a Better Life Awards posted: 10/30/09 On October 26, 2009, the Southern New York Chapter of the National MS Society announced the finalists for the 14th annual Books for a Better Life Awards, which honor the best self-improvement books published in the last year. The overall winners will be honored at an awards ceremony on February 22, 2010.
• 2009 Anthony Award Winners posted: 10/23/09 The 2009 Anthony Award Winners were announced on October 17, during this year's Bouchercon World Mystery Convention.
• 2009 Macavity Award Winners posted: 10/16/09 On October 15, the Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2009 Macavity Awards during the opening ceremonies of this year's Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, held in Indianapolis, IN.
• 2009 Barry Award Winners posted: 10/16/09 The winners of the 13th Annual Barry Awards were announced on October 15th during the opening ceremonies of the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention, held in Indianapolis, IN.
• 2009 National Book Awards Finalists posted: 10/16/09 On October 6, 2009, Hilary Mantel was named this year's recipient of The Man Booker Prize for Fiction for her 12th and most recent novel, WOLF HALL.
• 2009 National Book Awards Finalists posted: 10/16/09 On October 14th, the finalists for this year's National Book Awards were announced. The twenty nominees were selected from over 1,120 submissions by 4 distinguished panels. The winners will be honored at the 60th National Book Awards Benefit Dinner and Ceremony in New York on November 18th, and will each receive $10,000 cash prize and a bronze statue.
• 2009 NAIBA Award Winners posted: 9/18/09 The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association (NAIBA) recently announced their selections for their 2009 Books of the Year Awards. This year's five recipients will be honored at a banquet held during NAIBA's annual Fall Conference from October 3rd-5th in Baltimore, MD.
• 2009 Man Booker Prize for Fiction Longlist posted: 7/31/09 On July 28th, the judges of the Man Booker Prize announced the longlist for this year's Prize for Fiction. Selected from a total of 132 submissions, the 13 books --- or the Man Booker Dozen --- include two by former winners, four past-shortlisted writers, and three first-time novelists.
• 2009 Rita Award Winners posted: 7/23/09 During the 29th Annual RWA Conference held in Washington DC, the Romance Writers of America announced the winners of their 2009 Rita Awards at a ceremony held on July 18th. Named for the organization's first president, Rita Clay Estrada, the Awards have become a symbol for excellence in published romantic fiction.
• 2009 Thriller Award Winners posted: 7/13/09 On July 11, the winners of the 2009 Thriller Awards were announced at a gala held in New York by the International Thriller Writers Organization.
• 2009 Children's Choice Book Award Winners posted: 5/15/09 The Children's Book Council announced the winners of the second annual Children's Choice Book Awards during a gala held in New York on May 12, 2009, as part of Children's Book Week. Recipients of the award were selected by over 220,000 online votes by kids across the country through the website www.BookWeekOnline.com.
• 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards posted: 5/1/09 The Mystery Writers of America announced the winners of the 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Awards on April 30, during their 63rd annual awards banquet held in New York City.
• 2009 Macavity Award Nominees posted: 5/1/09 On May 4th, 2009, the Mystery Writers International announced the nominees for this year's Macavity Awards, which celebrate the best of mystery writing published in the last year. The winners will be honored at the Bouchercon Festival in Indianapolis in October.
• 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winners posted: 5/1/09 On April 24th, 2009 the winners of the 29th Annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize were announced at a ceremony held during the L. A. Times Festival of Books. The Prize was established in 1980 and includes a $1,000 cash award.
• 2009 Pulitzer Prizes posted: 4/24/09 On April 20, the winners of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize were announced at Columbia University in New York. The recipients were selected from over 2,400 entries by 102 jurors, and will be awarded a $10,000 prize and certificate at a luncheon to be held on May 28th at Columbia's Low Library.
• 2009 Indies Choice Book Awards posted: 4/10/09 On April 16, 2009, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) announced the winners of their first ever Indies Choice Book Awards --- formerly the Book Sense Book of the Year Awards --- which were chosen by the owners and staff of ABA member stores.
• 2009 Thriller Award Nominees posted: 4/3/09 On March 31st, the International Thriller Writers Organization (ITW) announced the nominees of this year's Thriller Awards. The winners will be honored at a banquet on July 11, during the 2009 Thrillerfest in New York City.
• 2008 National Book Critics Circle Awards posted: 3/13/09 On March 12, 2009 the winners of the 2008 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced at a ceremony held at the New School in New York. Organized by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) --- the country's leading organization of book critics and book review editors --- the Award honors the finest books and reviews published in English within the past year.
• 2008 Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award Winners posted: 3/6/09 On March 4, 2009, Barnes & Noble announced the winners of their annual Discover Great New Writers Awards at a ceremony held in New York City. Each winner received a cash prize of $10,000 and a year of marketing and merchandising support at B&N stores, while the runners up received $5,000, and third-place winners $2,500.
• 2008 Florida Book Award Winners posted: 3/6/09 The winners of the 2008 Florida Book Awards, which recognizes the best of the state's literature published the previous year, were announced recently. Now in its third year, the Awards are coordinated by the Florida State University Program in American & Florida Studies, and co-sponsored by the Florida Center for the Book, the State Library and Archives of Florida, the Florida Historical Society, the Florida Humanities Council. the Florida Literary Arts Coalition, the Florida Library Association, “Just Read, Florida!,” the Governor’s Family Literacy Initiative, the Florida Association for Media in Education, the Florida Center for the Literary Arts, Friends of the Florida State University Libraries, and the Florida Chapter of the Mystery Writers of America.
• 2009 Indies Choice Book Awards Finalists posted: 3/6/09 On March 3, 2009, the American Booksellers Association announced the finalists for the first-ever Indies Choice Book Awards. In its inaugural year, the Award will be presented to seven titles and authors in the categories of Best Indie Buzz Book (fiction), Best Conversation Starter (nonfiction), Best Author Discovery (debut), Best New Picture Book, Best YA Buzz Book, Most Engaging Author, and the Picture Book Hall of Fame.
• 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize Nominees posted: 3/6/09 On March 2, 2009, the finalists of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize were announced. Five nominees were selected for each of the nine categories, consisting of Biography, Current Interest, Fiction, the Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, History, Mystery/Thriller, Poetry, Science and Technology, and Young Adult. The winners will be announced during a ceremony on April 24th, at the start of the L. A. Times Festival of Books.
• 2009 PEN/Faulkner Awards posted: 3/6/09 On March 3, 2009, the American Booksellers Association announced the finalists for the first-ever Indies Choice Book Awards. In its inaugural year, the Award will be presented to seven titles and authors in the categories of Best Indie Buzz Book (fiction), Best Conversation Starter (nonfiction), Best Author Discovery (debut), Best New Picture Book, Best YA Buzz Book, Most Engaging Author, and the Picture Book Hall of Fame.
• 2008 Books For A Better Life Winners posted: 2/27/09 On January 14, 2009, Borders announced the winners of its annual Original Voices Awards, which recognize "fresh, compelling and ambitious works from the new and emerging talents of 2008."
• 2008 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists posted: 1/30/09 On January 26th, the National Book Critics Circle announced the finalists for its 2008 Awards. Founded in 1974, the NBCC honors excellence in writing in English in the categories of fiction, nonfiction, biography, autobiography, poetry and criticism published within the last year. The winners will be announced on March 12, 2009 in New York City. Previous recipients include E. L. Doctorow, Ian McEwan, Kiran Desai, Maxine Hong Kingston, John Ashberry, Alex Haley, Susan Sontag, and Francine du Plessix Gray.
• 2008 Borders Original Voices Award Winners posted: 1/16/09 On January 14, 2009, Borders announced the winners of its annual Original Voices Awards, which recognize "fresh, compelling and ambitious works from the new and emerging talents of 2008."
• 2009 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominees posted: 1/16/09 On January 16, 2008, the Mystery Writers of America (MWA) announced the nominees for this year's Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which celebrate the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, television and film published or produced in 2008. The winners will be announced on April 30, during the MWA's annual banquet, to be held in New York City.

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