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Poetry Society of America Awards
http://www.poetrysociety.org/psa-awards.html
Presented annually for original poetry - includes awards for first books and small press, the Frost Medal for lifetime achievement, and the Shelley Memorial Award. Winners, guidelines, PSA activities, and various literary links.
Prize Stories 2000: The O. Henry Awards
http://www.randomhouse.com/boldtype/ohenry/0900/
Article from Bold Type Magazine, on the annual prize for the best short stories published in American and Canadian magazines, by American or Canadian authors. Winners lists, winning stories, history, articles on previous years' awards, various related links.
The Academy of American Poets
http://www.poets.org/page.php/prmID/61
Awards, prizes and grants for poetry. Information and links for other major poetry awards. Also presents poems and poets, events and exhibits, discussion forums, and various related links.
The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza
Showcases various lists of bestsellers and recommended books, and links to information on a variety of book awards.
The Bram Stoker Awards
http://www.horror.org/stokers.htm
Presented annually by the Horror Writers Association, for outstanding work in twelve different categories of the genre. History of the awards, and winners lists. Links to the HWA, other HWA awards, a variety of resources and literary links.
The Dilys Award
http://www.mysterybooksellers.com/dilys.html
Presented by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association for the year's favorite mystery, as chosen by the IMBA membership. Lists nominees and previous winners. Links to fiction and non-fiction bestsellers lists, and the 100 favorite mysteries of the century.
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards
Awarded by the Mystery Writers of America, for distinguished work in the mystery genre: novels, television, and motion pictures. Searchable database of winners and nominees.
The Kingsley Tufts Poetry Awards
Designed to support the working poet. For original poetry in English by a U.S. resident. There is a special award for a first book. Winners and entry requirements.
The Kiriyama Prize
International prize awarded each year by Pacific Rim Voices, for fiction and nonfiction books that contribute to understanding and cooperation among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Winners, reviews, author biographies, articles, and rules.
The Literary Prize Winners
http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/15776
Articles and discussions on literary prizes, prize winners, and their works, and links to various related sites.
The Massachusetts Book Awards
http://www.massbook.org/bookawards.html
Includes a list of winners, guidelines, and entry forms.
The National Book Awards
http://www.nationalbook.org/nba.html
Presented annually in the USA, by the National Book Foundation, to recognise achievements in fiction, non-fiction, poetry,and young people's literature. Winners lists, biographies, excerpts, and entry guidelines.
The Pulitzer Prizes
Annual awards by Columbia University. Prizes in Letters are for books published in the US - fiction, biography, general non-fiction, history and poetry. Searchable database, history of the prize, guidelines and entry forms, and related links.
The Stonewall Book Awards
http://www.ala.org/ala/glbtrt/stonewall/stonewallbook.cfm
Formerly the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Book Award. Offered annually by the GLBT Round Table of the ALA, for fiction and nonfiction books of "exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience". Current and previous winners, award history, committee and selection process. Further links to the ALA and GLBTRT.
USA Today: Top 150 best-seller list
http://www.usatoday.com/life/books/top-50.htm
Weekly updated list of 150 bestselling books based on sales, as reported by a number of booksellers. Includes fiction and nonfiction books - presents authors, titles, brief book descriptions, current and previous rankings on the list.


