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]]. |
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| + | Literary awards are 20th century phenomenon with the most prestigious international literary award being the Nobel Prize in Literature. | ||
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| + | 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. | ||
| ==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]] | ||
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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.
See also
- Award
- Bestsellers
- Classic book
- Great books
- Literary
- Literary merit
- List of top book lists
- Praise
- Western canon
