Major Literary Awards
- ALA Notable Books - Fiction
- ALA Notable Books - Nonficiton
- Booker Prize
- National Book Award for Fiction
- National Book Award for Nonfiction
- National Book Award for Poetry
- Nobel Prize for Literature
- PEN/Faulkner Awards
- Pulitzer Prize for Biography
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
- Pulitzer Prize for History
- Pulitzer Prize for Nonfiction
- Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Genre/Category Awards
- Agatha Award - Mystery
- ALA Black Caucus Selections
- Anthony Awards - Mystery
- Audie Awards - Audio books
- Bram Stoker Award - Horror
- Christy Awards - Christian Fiction
- Edgar Award - Mystery
- Hugo Award - Science Fiction
- Indie Next
- James Beard KitchenAid Book Awards - Cookbooks
- Nebula Award -Science Fiction and Fantasy
- RITA Award - Romance
- Spur Awards - Western
- Stonewall Award - Literature
- Stonewal Award - Nonfiction