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Publishing Houses

4RV Publishing traditional publisher

WickerApple Publishing self publishing company

AG Press self publishing company

MaineStream Publishing self publishing company

BooksToListenTo Writers - sell your book as an audiobook or eBook and keep the profits for yourself.

Halo Publishing self publishing company

Other

American Library Association

Photographers

These are just a few of the photographers I would like to credit for their work. Without them, my cover designs would not be award winners.

Christopher Ewing
Spirit: The Inner Man

Steve Coburn
Spirit: The Inner Man, Right Man

Pavel Jedicka
Poetic Infinity: Passion and Promise

Jon Helgason

Lars Nilsson

Linda Bucklin
By His Sovereign Grace

Gino Santa Maria
The Key to Understanding the Revelation

Oleksiy Maksymenko
Full Exposure: Behind Church Walls

Viktor Pravdica
Full Exposure: Behind Church Walls

Brian Chase
Raw Redemption

Zavodskov Anatoliy
My First 24 Hours in Hell

Robert Aichinger
The Blueprint

Maksym Dragunov
Confessions of a Former Rock Queen

Awards & Contests

Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.

Margaret A. Edwards Award
The Edwards Award honors an author and a specific work for lifetime contribution in writing books of enduring popularity with teenagers.

William C. Morris Award
The Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The first award will be given in 2009.

Odyssey Award 
This award honors the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. Co-administered with ALSC.

Michael L. Printz Award
This award honors excellence in literature written for young adults.

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
YALSA's newest award will honor the best nonfiction book for young adults; the first winner will be named in 2010.

Mom's Choice Awards The Mom's Choice Awards® is an annual awards competition that recognizes authors, inventors, companies, parents and others for their efforts in creating quality family-friendly media, products and services.

New Covey Cover Awards [provide] Awards for the best book covers out there. They are a distinction handed out to those Book Covers that speak to us the most voted on by you, the readers!

Caldecott Medal The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Presented by Jenkins Group and Independent Publisher Online, the Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards are designed to bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their creators, and to support childhood literacy and life-long reading. Awards are given in 36 categories covering the full range of subjects, styles and age groups that children’s books are written and published in today.

Scott O'Dell Historical Award In 1982, Scott O'Dell established The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. The annual award of $5,000 goes to a meritorious book published in the previous year for children or young adults. Scott O'Dell established this award to encourage other writers--particularly new authors--to focus on historical fiction. He hoped in this way to increase the interest of young readers in the historical background that has helped to shape their country and their world.

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal award The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in English during the preceding year. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. ALSC administers the award.

The Cyblils Rewards the children’s and young adult authors (and illustrators – let’s not forget them) whose books combine the highest literary merit and “kid appeal.”

The Newbery Medal The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually 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.

Children's Crown Awards The Children's Gallery Award, the Children's Crown Award, and the Lamplighter Award are nominee lists of forty new titles each year. They encourage primary, intermediate, and middle school students to read and vote on wholesome and uplifting mainstream books that have been published within the last two years.

The Pearson Prize The Pearson Prize was started as a way to engage Learning for a Cause writers in reading! Writers need to read! But, public school classrooms are often short on books... So, the Pearson Prize is an opportunity for authors and publishers of young adult fiction to donate books to the Learning for a Cause project and in return have them considered for an award.

Charlotte Zolotow Award The Charlotte Zolotow Award is given annually for outstanding writing in a picture book published in the United States in the preceding year. Up to five honor books and up to ten highly commended titles may also be named each year.

Andrew Carnegie Medal The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was awarded for the first time in 1991 to honor an outstanding video production for children released during the previous year. The first recipients were producers George McQuilkin and John Matthews for "Ralph S. Mouse," based on the book by Beverly Cleary.

Coretta Scott King Book Awards honor African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate sensitivity to "the African American experience via literature and illustration." The books - fiction or nonfiction - must have been published in the year prior to the award.

John Steptoe Award for New Talent (at bottom of above page) The award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Task Force. These books affirm new talent and offer visibility to excellence in writing or illustration at the beginning of a career as a published book creator.

Laura Ingalls Wilder Award The award was first given to its namesake in 1954. The prize, a bronze medal, honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.The award was given every five years between 1960 and 1980; it is now given every three years.

Mildred L. Batchelder Award is presented to a publisher for the most outstanding book originally published in a country other than the United States in a language other than English and subsequently translated into English for publication in the U.S. The award was first presented in 1968 to Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., for "The Little Man," written by Erich Kästner and translated from German by James Kirkup. The award is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of ALA.

Pura Belpré Awards honor Latino writers and illustrators whose work best portrays, affirms and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for youth. The award is named in honor of Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library and a pioneer in preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore.

Schneider Family Book Award is a new addition to the American Library Association’s Media Youth Awards. The award is donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider, and honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards are presented for the best Teen, Middle School and Children’s Book. The American Library Association administers the Awards, and each recipient receives $5000 and a framed plaque. Winners are announced at the ALA Midwinter Meeting.

Theodore Seuss Geisel Award is presented annually to both the author(s) and illustrator(s) of an outstanding book for beginning readers published in the past calendar year. The winning author(s) and illustrator(s) must demonstrate great creativity to engage children in reading. The first Theodor Seuss Geisel Award was presented in 2006 to author Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Suçie Stevenson for “Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas.” The Association Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the ALA, administers the award. 

Bookwire Good awards site. Several awards.

National Book Awards Given by U.S. publishers in various categories. Two cash award prizes for fiction and nonfiction. Established in 1950. Called American Book Award from 1980-86.

Nobel Prize for Literature

O'Henry Awards Award for short fiction

The Pulitzer Prizes Official site

Alex Awards From YALSA. Top adult books enjoyed by young adults.


Book Sense Book of the Year Award (formerly The ABBY Award) American Booksellers Children's Book of the Year. From BookWeb. For earlier ABBY Awards, see ABBYs


Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards Given annually since 1967 by the Boston Globe & Horn Book Magazine. Through 1975 two awards given-for outstanding text and for outstanding illustrations. Since 1976 awards are: outstanding fiction or poetry; outstanding nonfiction; outstanding illustration.

Children's Book Award (Josette Frank Award) From Bank Street Children's Book Committee. Given annually since 1943, the award for fiction honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally.; site also has awards for poetry and nonfiction.

Elizabeth Burr Award Since 1992 presented to a Wisconsin author/illustrator for distinguished achievement in children's literature. Presented by Wisconsin Library Association.

Golden Kite Award Presented by the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators to children's book authors and illustrators by their fellows

International Reading Association Children's Book Awards Given for an author's first or second published book. Four awards will be for fiction and non-fiction in two age categories: younger readers (ages 4-10); older readers (ages 10-17). Books from any country and in any language copyrighted during the award year are considered.

Jefferson Cup Awarded by the Youth Services Forum of the Virginia Library Association for quality writing in U. S., History, Historical Fiction, or Biography since 1983.

Michael Printz Award Award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. From Young Adult Services Division. ALA

National Book Awards for Young People's Literature Out-standing contribution to young people's literature.

Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts, 2000 
From National Council of Teachers of English

Notable Children's Books, American Library Association Annual list from American Library Association

Parents' Choice Awards, 2002 Awards in print and nonprint categories

Phoenix Award Established in 1985. Awarded by the Children's Literature Association. Awarded annually to a book originially published in English twenty years previously which did not receive a major award at the time of its publication.

Society of School Librarians International Awards
SSLI Awards given annually to the best book for young people in the following categories: Elementary Language Arts - Picture Books; Elementary Language Arts, K-6 - Novels; Secondary Language Arts, 7-12 - Novels; Social Studies - Elementary, K-6; Social Studies - Secondary, 7-12; Science Books - Elementary, K-6; Science Books - Secondary, 7-12.

Young Reader's Choice Award Given by Pacific Northwest Library Association to promote reading for enjoyment. Children select winners.

Academy of American Poets: Awards & Prizes Featured awards and prizes include the Academy Fellowship, Tanning Prize, Lenore Marshall Prize, James Laughlin Award, Walt Whitman Award, Raiziss de Palchi Translation Award, Harold Morton Landon Translation Award and many university and colleges prizes.

American Fiction Prizes A comprehensive list of the Major American Fiction Prizes, including: the Pulitzer Prize for Literature, National Book Critics Circle Award, National Book Award, L.A. Times Book Award, and the Pen/Faulkner Award

The Annual Gustavus Myers Award The Gustavus Myers Center for the Study of Bigotry and Human Rights in North America gives an annual book award for outstanding books published each year which extend our understanding of the root causes of bigotry and of the range of options we as humans have in constructing alternative, shared power relationships.

The Australian/Vogel Awards Australian award given to an author under 35 years old, for an unpublished manuscript.

Awards for Children's Books Including the Caldecott Awards and Newbery Awards.

AwardWeb A collection of lists of literary award winner.

The Benjamin Franklin Awards This award recognizes excellence in independent publishing, sponsored by the Publishers Marketing Association. 

The Book Award Annals Literary award winners and finalists presented book synopses and available editions, all in an easy-to-browse format. Awards are grouped by genre, with explanations on how they differ.

Book Links: Mystery Awards Booklinks is a volunteer project undertaken by the Chesterfield Couonty Public Library Collection Management. Frequent updates.

The Booker McConnell Prize Awarded to the best full length novel written in English by a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, Eire, Pakistan, or South Africa

The Booker Prize A listing of all Booker Prize winners since 1969, maintained by Wordsworth Books of Cambridge, MA.

Books.com Hall of Fame List of book awards.

BookWire Book Awards Page  

Boston Book Review Literary Prizes The Boston Book Review's Second Annual award winners for Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Poetry. The First Annual award winners are also available.

Bram Stoker Awards Given out by the Horror Writers of America for achievement in horror publishing.

Caldecott Book Awards (History) List of the awards from 1985 to the present; provides background on this award.

The Canada Council for the Arts Governor General's Literary Awards Provides the nominees and winners of the 60th Governor General's Literary Awards. Bilungual site: English/French.

Children's Literature Award Lists A very through list of international and American children's book awards.

Giverny Award This award is given annually in April to the author and to the illustrator of the book selected as the best children's science picture book. Currently based at Louisiana State University.

Hans Christian Anderson Medals Awarded every two years for a children's author and illustrator.

Hugo Awards Archive An archive of the science fiction/fantasy achievement awards.

The Literary Award Database Contains all winners and nominees of 29 major literary and genre book awards

Literary Prizes and Awards A list supplied by the Canterbury Public Library located in New Zealand.

Malice Domestic and the Agatha Awards Malice Domestic is an annual convention in Washington, DC that salutes the traditional mystery genre. Each year, its coveted Agatha Awards -- voted by convention attendees -- are awarded in the following categories: Best Novel, Best First Novel, Best Nonfiction, and Best Short Story.

The Miles Franklin Award An Australian award given annually for a novel or play.

Phoenix Book Award Children's Literature Award awarded 20 years after a book is published.

Poetry Society of America Awards Brief text description provided on the following poetry awards: the Frost Medal and the Shelley Memorial Award. Awards open to the public include: the Writer Magazine Emily Dickinson Award, Cecil Hemley Memorial Award, Lyric Poetry Award, Alice Fay Di Castagnola Award, Louise Louis/Emily F. Bourne Student Poetry Award, George Bogin Memorial Award, Robert H. Winner Memorial Award, Norma Farber First Book Award, and William Carlos Williams Award.

SFWA Nebula Awards The Nebula Awards are voted on, and presented by, active members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. Founded as the Science Fiction Writers of America in1965 by Damon Knight, the organization began with a charter membership of 78 writers; it now has over 1,000 members, among them most of the leading writers of science fiction and fantasy.

Shamus Awards is given by the Private Eye Writers of America to honor excellent work in the Private Eye genre.The award was created by Robert J. Randisi in 1981. Committee members of PWA select nominees and winners, much in the same way as the Edgars are chosen. In general, a "private eye" is any mystery protagonist who is a professional investigator, but not a police officer or government agent.