The Booker Prize is awarded for the best full-length novel written in English by a citizen of the UK, the Commonwealth, Ireland or South Africa. The Booker Prize is sponsored by Booker PLC.

The Caldecott Medal is awarded each year to the illustrator of the most distinguished American picture book for children by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

The Hugo Award is awarded by the current members of the World Science Fiction Convention. We have listed the winners of the Novels that have won the award, but there are many more categories that win the award as well.

The National Book Award for Fiction and Nonfiction is awarded by the Association of American Publishers. We have listed the winners for Fiction, but other categories include Non-Fiction, Poetry, Young People's Literature, and the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters.

The Nebula Award is given by the members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA). The award is given for a number of categories; we have listed the Novels that have won the award.

The Newbery Medal is awarded to the year's most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The medal is presented by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.

The Nobel Prize for Literature is awarded to an individual based on the body of their published work. In his will, Swedish scientist Alfred Nobel stipulated that a portion of his estate be awarded "to the person who shall have produced in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency."

The Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and Nonfiction has been awarded by Columbia University since 1917. The awards are given on the recommendations of a board of jurors for Journalism, Letters, Music and Drama. The awards for Letters include Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Biography or Autobiography, and History.

The Young Readers Choice Award was established in 1940 to promote reading for enjoyment. Children and young adults of Alberta, Alaska, British Columbia, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington select the winners from nominees submitted by librarians, teachers, students and others. Books must be published within the previous 3 years to be eligible.

The Whitbread Book of the Year Award celebrates the best of contemporary British writing. The Whitbread awards are given annually in five categories: Poetry, Biography, First Novel, Novel, and Children's Literature to authors who have lived in Great Britain or Ireland for at least three years. Out of these four winners, one book is chosen as the Whitbread Book of the Year.