List of books by award or notoriety

• American literature
  • Pulitzer Prize for
    • the Novel
    • Fiction
    • History
    • Poetry
    • General Non-Fiction

• British literature
  • Booker Prize
  • Commonwealth Writers Prize
  • International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
  • John Llewellyn Rhys Prize
  • Newdigate prize
  • Orange Prize for Fiction
  • Whitbread Awards

• Canadian literature
  • Giller Prize
  • Griffin Poetry Prize
  • Governor General's Award
  • Stephen Leacock Award
  • Trillium Award
  • Canadian Poets Award
  • Milton Acorn People's Poetry Award
• Finnish literature
  • Finlandia Prize for Literature

• French language literature
  • Prix Décembre
  • Prix Fémina
  • Prix Goncourt
  • Prix Médicis

• Indian literature
  • Jnanpeeth award
  • Kalidas samman

• Swedish literature
  • Augustpriset
  • Lilla Augustpriset

• Science fiction
  • Hugo Award
  • Nebula Award
  • Sidewise Award for Alternate History
  • Tiptree Award
  • BSFA award
  • Prix Apollo
  • Arthur C. Clarke Award
  • Writers of the Future - contest for new authors
  • Illustrators of the Future - contest for illustrators
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
  • John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction
  • Philip K. Dick Memorial Award
  • Prometheus Award - best Libertarian SF
  • Janusz A. Zajdel Award - award of Polish fandom
  • Atorox - Finnish national short story award
• Children's literature
  • Newbery Medal
  • Caldecott Medal
  • Coretta Scott King Award
  • Pura Belpré Award
  • Michael L. Printz Award
  • Robert F. Sibert Award
  • Carnegie Medal
• Western canon
• List of banned books