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Award WinnersVPL has many award-winning titles in its collection, representing major literary awards such as the Giller, Nobel, and Pulitzer Prizes. Listed below are a number of the more prominent literary awards, with some of the titles which have won those awards. To place a hold on any of these titles, please use our Online Catalogue.
The Anthony Awards were created in 1986, and are named after William Anthony Parker White (a.k.a. Anthony Boucher), a long-time...
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The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (the "Edgars") are named after the patron saint of the Mystery Writers of America, Edgar Allan...
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The Giller Prize was established in 1994 by Toronto businessman Jack Rabinovitch in honour of his late wife, literary journalist...
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Awarded by the Canada Council for the Arts, the Governor General's Literary Awards were established in 1936 to recognize...
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The Hugo Award was named in honour of Hugo Gernsback, "The Father of Magazine Science Fiction," as he was once described...
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A prestigious literary award, the Man Booker Prize remains one of the most sought-after prizes for contemporary fiction writers....
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The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to enhance public awareness of exceptional books written by American authors....
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The Nebula Awards are voted on and awarded by members of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America to recognize achievements...
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The Nobel Prize in Literature was established in 1901 by the Swedish chemist, Albert Nobel. It is given annually for the...
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The Orange Prize for Fiction is the United Kingdom's largest annual literary award for a single novel, awarded since 1996....
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Awarded annually by Columbia University, the Pulitzer Prize was established in 1917 by Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the...
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The Ontario Government established the Trillium Book Award in 1987 to recognize excellence, support marketing, and foster...
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