Medford Library: Literary Awards

Awarded by the National Book Foundation. Includes a historical listing from 1950 to the present.

Awarded by the Booker Prize Foundation for the best original novel written in English and published in the United Kingdom. Filter the timeline to see winners, shorlisted, and longlisted authors dating from 1969 to the present.

These awards recognize excellence in journalism and the arts. Click to see winners and finalists from 1980 to the present.

The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Click to access a list of winners and honor books from 1938 to the present.

Awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Click to access a list of winners and honor books from 1922 to the present.

A listing of winners dating back to 1901.

Awarded by Columbia University. Click to see a listing of winners from 1948 to the present.

Awarded biennially by the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Yale University). Click to see a listing of winners from 1948 to the present.