Literary award
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| - | A '''literary award''' is an [[award]] presented to an [[author]] who has written a particularly lauded piece or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from [[poetry]] to [[novels]]. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain [[genre]] of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as [[science fiction]] or [[politics]]). Most literary awards come with a corresponding award [[ceremony]]. | + | A '''literary award''' is an [[award]] presented to an [[author]] who has written a particularly [[lauded]] piece of [[literature]] or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from [[poetry]] to [[novels]]. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain [[genre]] of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as [[science fiction]] or [[politics]]). Most literary awards come with a corresponding award [[ceremony]]. |
| - | ==Types of awards== | + | |
| - | There are awards for several forms of writing such as [[poetry]] and [[novels]]. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain [[genre]] of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as [[science fiction]] or [[politics]]). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, e.g. the [[Miguel de Cervantes Prize]] ([[Spanish language|Spanish]]), and the [[Camões Prize]] ([[Portuguese language|Portuguese]]), and the [[Booker Prize]], the [[Folio Prize]], the [[Pulitzer Prize]] and the [[Hugo Awards]] ([[English Language|English]]). | + | |
| - | The [[International Dublin Literary Award]] is given to writers, as well as to the translator(s) if the book chosen was written in a language other than English. | + | Literary awards are 20th century phenomenon with the most prestigious international literary award being the Nobel Prize in Literature. |
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| - | Other international literary prizes include the [[Nobel Prize in Literature|Nobel Prize]], the [[Franz Kafka Prize]] and the [[Jerusalem Prize]]. | + | |
| Spoof awards include [[Bad Sex in Fiction Award|The ''Literary Review'' Bad Sex in Fiction Award]], the [[Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year]], and the [[Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest|Bulwer-Lytton Fiction]] and [[Lyttle Lytton Contest]]s, which are both given to deliberately bad sentences. | Spoof awards include [[Bad Sex in Fiction Award|The ''Literary Review'' Bad Sex in Fiction Award]], the [[Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year]], and the [[Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest|Bulwer-Lytton Fiction]] and [[Lyttle Lytton Contest]]s, which are both given to deliberately bad sentences. | ||
| - | There are also literary awards targeted specificly to encourage the writing from African-American origin and authors of African descent. Two of these awards are [[Ernest J. Gaines]] Award for Literary Excellence, which was established in 2007 by the [[Baton Rouge Area Foundation]], and [[Hurston-Wright Legacy Award]], which is a given by the [[National Community of Black Writers]]. | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Award]] | *[[Award]] | ||
| + | *[[Bestseller]]s | ||
| + | *[[Classic book]] | ||
| + | *[[Great books]] | ||
| *[[Literary]] | *[[Literary]] | ||
| - | *[[List of books considered the best]] | + | *[[Literary merit]] |
| - | *[[List of best-selling books ]] | + | *[[List of top book lists]] |
| - | *[[Lists of books]] | + | *[[Praise]] |
| *[[Western canon]] | *[[Western canon]] | ||
| - | *[[Classic book]] | ||
| - | *[[Great books]] | ||
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A literary award is an award presented to an author who has written a particularly lauded piece of literature or body of work. There are awards for forms of writing ranging from poetry to novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony.
Literary awards are 20th century phenomenon with the most prestigious international literary award being the Nobel Prize in Literature.
Spoof awards include The Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award, the Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year, and the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction and Lyttle Lytton Contests, which are both given to deliberately bad sentences.
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See also
- Award
- Bestsellers
- Classic book
- Great books
- Literary
- Literary merit
- List of top book lists
- Praise
- Western canon
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