Author Awards
The following are awarded in recognition of a person's entire body of work. For book-specific awards, please browse award-winning books. For the best in children's novels and illustrated books, browse award-winning young readers' books.
The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award
The Ezra Jack Keats Book Award was established in 1985 to recognize and encourage authors and illustrators new to the field of children's books.
Jerusalem Prize
Awarded every two years for literary achievements in the field of freedom of the individual in society.
Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters
Awarded annually by the National Book Foundation, the award was created in 1988 to "celebrate an American author who has enriched the literary landscape through a lifetime of service or body of work."
Nobel Peace Prize
Awarded by the Norwegian Nobel Committee to the person or organization that has done the most to promote peace.
Nobel Prize for Literature
Awarded by the Swedish Nobel Committee for an author's entire body of work.
