Award Winners

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B.C. Book Awards

(complete listing of winners and finalists)

• Ethel Wilson Fiction Awards
  • 2024 - A Season in Chezgh’un by Darrel J. McLeod
  • 2023 - A Minor Chorus by Billy-Ray Belcourt
  • 2022 - The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
  • 2021 - Petra by Shaena Lambert
  • 2020 - Lampedusa by Stephen Price
  • 2019 - Trickster Drift by Eden Robinson
  • 2018 - Brother by David Chariandy
  • 2017 - The Heaviness of Things that Float by Jennifer Manuel
  • 2016 - All True Not a Lie in It by Alex Hawley
  • 2015 - The World Before Us by Aislinn Hunter
  • 2014 - Anatomy of a Girl Gang by Ashley Little

Canadian Book Awards

• Governor-General's Literary Awards - Fiction  (complete listing of winners and finalists)
  • 2023 - Chrysalis by Anuja Varghese
  • 2022 - Pure Colour by Sheila Heti
  • 2021 - Tainna: The Unseen Ones by Norma Dunning
  • 2020 - Five Little Indians by Michelle Good
  • 2019 - Five Wives by Joan Thomas
  • 2018 - The Red Word by Sarah Henstra
  • 2017 - We'll All Be Burnt in Our Beds Some Night by Joel Thomas Hynes
  • 2016 - Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
  • 2015 - Daddy Lenin and Other Stories by Guy Vanderhaeghe
  • 2014 - The Back of the Turtle by Thomas King
• Scotiabank Giller Prize (complete list of winners and finalists)
  • 2023 - Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein
  • 2022 - The Sleeping Car Porter by Suzette Mayr
  • 2021 - What Strange Paradise by Omar El Akkad
  • 2020 - How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
  • 2019 - Reproduction by Ian Williams
  • 2018 - Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
  • 2017 - Bellevue Square by Michael Redhill
  • 2016 - Do Not Say We Have Nothing by Madeleine Thien
  • 2015 - Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
  • 2014 - US Conductors by Sean Michaels
• Writer's Trust of Canada - Matt Cohen Award (complete list of winners)
  • 2023 - Helen Humphreys
  • 2022 - Candace Savage
  • 2021 - Frances Itani
  • 2020 - Dennis Lee
  • 2019 - Olive Senior
  • 2018 - David Bergen
  • 2017 - Diane Schoemperlen
  • 2016 - Brian Brett
  • 2015 - Richard Wagamese
  • 2014 - Susan Musgrave
• Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize (Formerly known as the Rogers Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize) (complete list of winners and finalists)
  • 2023 - In the Upper Country by Kai Thomas
  • 2022 - Some Hellish by Nicholas Herring
  • 2021 - The Strangers by Katherena Vermette
  • 2020 - Ridgerunner by Gil Adamson
  • 2019 - Days by Moonlight by André Alexis
  • 2018 - Dear Evelyn by Kathy Page
  • 2017 - Brother by David Chariandy
  • 2016 - Mysterious Fragrance of the Yellow Mountains by Yasuko Thanh
  • 2015 - Fifteen Dogs by Andre Alexis
  • 2014 - All My Puny Sorrows by Miriam Toews
• Trillium Book Award (Ontario) (complete list of winners)
  • 2024 - The Clarion by Nina Dunic
  • 2023 - The Book of Grief and Hamburgers by Stuart Ross
  • 2022 - The Last Exiles by Ann Shin
  • 2021 - How to Pronounce Knife by Souvankham Thammavongsa
  • 2020 - Shut Up You're Pretty by Téa Mutonji
  • 2019 - The Blue Clerk by Dionne Brand
  • 2018 - Birds Art Life by Kyo Maclear
  • 2017 - The Sweetest One by Melanie Mah
  • 2016 - Debris by Kevin Hardcastle
  • 2015 - How You Were Born by Kate Cayley
  • 2014 - This is War by Hannah Moscovitch

American Book Awards

• Pulitzer Prize - Fiction (complete List of Winners for Fiction)
  • 2024 - Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
  • 2023 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
  • 2022 - The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family by Joshua Cohen
  • 2021 - The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich
  • 2020 - The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead
  • 2019 - The Overstory by Richard Powers
  • 2018 - Less by Andrew Sean Greer
  • 2017 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
  • 2016 - The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
  • 2015 - All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  • 2014 - The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
• National Book Awards - Fiction (List of winners of the National Book Award)
  • 2023 - Blackouts by Justin Torres
  • 2022 - The Rabbit Hutch by Tess Gunty
  • 2021 - Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
  • 2020 - Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
  • 2019 - Trust Exercise by Susan Choi
  • 2018 - The Friend by Sigrid Nunez
  • 2017 - Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
  • 2016 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
  • 2015 - Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson
  • 2014 - Redeployment by Phil Klay
• National Book Awards - Non-Fiction
  • 2023 - The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of US History by Ned Blackhawk
  • 2022 - South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon To Understand the Soul of a Nation by Imani Perry
  • 2021 - All That She Carried: The Journey of Ashley's Sack, a Black Family Keepsake by Tiya Miles
  • 2020 - The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne
  • 2019 - The Yellow House by Sarah M. Broom
  • 2018 - The New Negro: The Life of Alain Locke by Jeffrey C. Stewart
  • 2017 - The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia by Masha Gessen
  • 2016 - Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi
  • 2015 - Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
  • 2014 - Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth, and Faith in the New China by Evan Osnos
• National Book Critic's Circle - Fiction (past winners of National Book Critic's Circle)
  • 2023 - I Am Homeless if This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
  • 2022 - Bliss Montage: Stories by Ling Ma
  • 2021 - The Love Songs of W.E.B DuBois by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers
  • 2020 - Hamnet & Judith by Maggie O'Farrell
  • 2019 - Everything Inside by Edwidge Danticat
  • 2018 - Milkman by Anna Burns
  • 2017 - Improvement by Joan Silber
  • 2016 - LaRose by Louise Erdrich
  • 2015 - The Sellout by Paul Beatty
  • 2014 - Lila by Marilynne Robinson
• PEN/Faulkner Prize - Fiction (complete list of winners and finalists)
  • 2024 - What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez by Claire Jiménez
  • 2023 - The Book of Goose by Yiyun Li
  • 2022 - The Wrong End of the Telescope by Rabih Alameddine
  • 2021 - The Secret Lives of Church Ladies by Deesha Philyaw
  • 2020 - Sea Monsters by Chloe Aridjis
  • 2019 - Call Me Zebra by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
  • 2018 - Improvement by Joan Silber
  • 2017 - Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue
  • 2016 - Delicious Foods by James Hannaham
  • 2015 - Preparation for the Next Life by Atticus Lish
  • 2014 - We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Jay Fowler
• Spur Award (complete list of winners)
  • 2024 - Death in the Tallgrass: A Young Man's Journey Through the Western Frontier by Donald Willerton
  • 2023 - Beasts of the Earth by James Wade
  • 2022 - Dark Sky by C.J. Box
  • 2021 - Winter Counts by David Heska; Wanbli Weiden
  • 2020 - On Swift Horses by Shannon Pufahl
  • 2019 - The Flicker of Old Dreams by Susan Henderson
  • 2018 - Double Wide by Leo W. Banks
  • 2017 - Off the Grid: A Joe Pickett Novel by C.J. Box
  • 2016 - Crazy Mountain Kiss: A Sean Stranahan Mystery by Keith McCafferty
  • 2015 - Bad Country by CB McKenzie
  • 2014 - Light of the World: A Dave Robicheaux Novel by James Lee Burke

British Book Awards

• Costa Book Awards (list of past winners)
  • 2021 - Unsettled Ground by Claire Fuller
  • 2020 - The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Love Story by Monique Roffey
  • 2019 - Middle England by Jonathan Coe
  • 2018 - Normal People by Sally Rooney
  • 2017 - Reservoir 13 by Jon McGregor
  • 2016 - Days Without End by Sebastian Barry
  • 2015 - The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge
  • 2014 - H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald
• Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction (complete list of past winners)
  • 2024 - Brotherless Night by V. V. Ganeshananthan
  • 2023 - Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver
  • 2022 - The Book of Form and Emptiness by Ruth Ozeki
  • 2021 - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
  • 2020 - Hamnet & Judith by Maggie O'Farrell
  • 2019 - An American Marriage by Tayari Jones
  • 2018 - Home Fire by Kamila Shamsie
  • 2017 - The Power by Naomi Alderman
  • 2016 - The Glorious Heresies by Lisa McInerney
  • 2015 - How to Be Both by Ali Smith
  • 2014 - A Girl Is A Half-Formed Thing by Eimear McBride

Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Book Awards

• Arthur C. Clarke Award (complete list of winners)
  • 2024 - In Ascension by Martin MacInnes
  • 2023 - Venomous Lumpsucker by Ned Beauman
  • 2022 - Deep Wheel Orcadia by Harry Josephine Giles
  • 2021 - The Animals in that Country by Laura Jean McKay
  • 2020 - The Old Drift by Namwali Serpell
  • 2019 - Rosewater by Tade Thompson
  • 2018 - Dreams Before the Start of Time by Anne Charnock
  • 2017 - The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead
  • 2016 - Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky
  • 2015 - Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel
  • 2014 - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
• Hugo Award (complete list of all winners and finalists in all categories)
  • 2024 - Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh
  • 2023 - Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher
  • 2022 - A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine
  • 2021 - Network Effect by Martha Wells
  • 2020 - A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine
  • 2019 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • 2018 - The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemisin
  • 2017 - The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin
  • 2016 - The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin
  • 2015 - The Three Body Problem by Cixin Liu; translated by Ken Liu
  • 2014 - Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie
• Nebula Award (complete list of all winners and finalists in all categories)
  • 2023 - The Saint of Bright Doors by Vajra Chandrasekera
  • 2022 - Babel by R. F. Kuang
  • 2021 - A Master of Djinn by P. Djèlí Clark
  • 2020 - Network Effect by Martha Wells
  • 2019 - A Song for a New Day by Sarah Pinsker
  • 2018 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal
  • 2017 - The Stone Sky by N.K. Jemsin
  • 2016 - All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders
  • 2015 - Uprooted by Naomi Novik
  • 2014 - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
• Bram Stoker Award (complete list of winners and finalists in all categories)
  • 2023 - Out There Screaming by Jordan Peele
  • 2022 - The Devil Takes You Home by Gabino Iglesias
  • 2021 - My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
  • 2020 - The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones
  • 2019 - Coyote Rage by Owl Goingback
  • 2018 - The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul Tremblay
  • 2017 - Ararat by Christopher Golden
  • 2016 - The Fisherman by John Langan
  • 2015 - A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
  • 2014 - Blood Kin by Steve Rasnic Tem
• World Fantasy Award - Novel (complete list of winners and finalists in all categories)
  • 2024 - The Reformatory by Tananarive Due
  • 2023 - Saint Death's Daughter by C. S. E. Cooney
  • 2022 - The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri
  • 2021 - Trouble the Saints by Alaya Dawn Johnson
  • 2020 - Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender
  • 2019 - Witchmark by C. L. Polk
  • 2018 - The Changeling by Victor LaValle & Jade City by Fonda Lee
  • 2017 - The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North
  • 2016 - The Chimes by Anna Smaill
  • 2015 - The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell
  • 2014 - A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar

Mystery Book Awards

• Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best Novel (complete list of winners from all categories)
  • 2024 - Flags on the Bayou by James Lee Burke
  • 2023 - Notes on an Execution by Danya Kukafka
  • 2022 - Five Decembers by James Kestrel
  • 2021 - Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
  • 2020 - The Stranger Diaries by Elly Griffiths
  • 2019 - Down the River Unto the Sea by Walter Mosley
  • 2018 - Bluebird, Bluebird by Attica Locke
  • 2017 - Before the Fall by Noah Hawley
  • 2016 - The Sympathizer by Viet Thanh Nguyen
  • 2015 - Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
  • 2014 - Ordinary Grace by William Kent Krueger
• Agatha Award - Best Novel (complete list of winners and finalists in all categories)
  • 2023 - The Weekend Retreat by Tara Laskowski
  • 2022 - World of Curiosities by Louise Penny
  • 2021 - Cajun Kiss of Death by Ellen Byron
  • 2020 - All the Devils Are Here by Louise Penny
  • 2019 - Long Call by Ann Cleeves
  • 2018 - Mardi Gras Murder by Ellen Byron
  • 2017 - Glass Houses by Louise Penny
  • 2016 - A Great Reckoning by Louise Penny
  • 2015 - Long Upon the Land by Margaret Maron
  • 2014 - Truth Be Told by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Children's Book Awards

• Blue Spruce Award (Ontario) (list of winners)
  • 2024 - Benny the Bananasaurus Rex by Sarabeth Holden
  • 2023 - Are You A Cheeseburger? by Monica Arnaldo
  • 2022 - Harley the Hero by Peggy Collins
  • 2021 - Bad Dog by Mike Boldt
  • 2020 - That's Not Hockey by Andrée Poulin
  • 2019 - Barnaby Never Forgets by Pierre Collet-Derby
  • 2018 - Lady by Jess Keating
  • 2017 - The Night Gardener by Terry & Eric Fan
  • 2016 - If Kids Ruled the World by Linda Bailey, illustrated by David Huyck
  • 2015 - The Day My Mom Came to Kindergarten by Maureen Fergus
  • 2014 - Oddrey by Dave Whamond
• Caldecott Medal (USA) (list of winners and finalists)
  • 2024 - Big by Vashti Harrison
  • 2023 - Hot Dog by Doug Salati
  • 2022 - Watercress by Andrea Wang
  • 2021 - We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom
  • 2020 - Undefeated by Kwame Alexander
  • 2019 - Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall
  • 2018 - Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
  • 2017 - Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat by Javaka Steptoe
  • 2016 - Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick
  • 2015 - The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat
  • 2014 - Locomotive by Brian Floca
• Newbery Medal (USA) (list of winners and finalists)
• 2024 - The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers
• 2023 - Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
• 2022 - The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera
• 2021 - When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller
• 2020 - New Kid by Jerry Craft
• 2019 - Merci Suárez Changes Gears by Meg Medina
• 2018 - Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
• 2017 - The Girl Who Drank the Moon by Kelly Barnhill
• 2016 - Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, illustrated by Christian Robinson
• 2015 - The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
• 2014 - Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo