A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author .
21-615: The National Book Critics Circle Awards are a set of annual American literary awards by the National Book Critics Circle (NBCC) to promote "the finest books and reviews published in English". The first NBCC awards were announced and presented January 16, 1976. Six awards are presented annually to books published in the U.S. during the preceding calendar year, in six categories: Fiction , Nonfiction , Poetry , Memoir/Autobiography , Biography , and Criticism . Four of them span
42-458: A barometer of bourgeois bad taste." He says juries can be influenced by vendettas, paybacks and payoffs, "most judges are fair-minded people. But hate, conceit and jealousy are no less human attributes than wisdom, judgment and knowledge." Book prizes will sometimes compete with one another, and these goals do not always coincide with anointing the best winner. Sometimes juries can not decide between two contentious books so they will compromise with
63-663: A certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics ). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( Spanish ); the Camões Prize ( Portuguese ); the Booker Prize , The Writers' Prize , the Pulitzer Prize and the Hugo Award ( English ). Other international literary prizes include
84-461: A third inoffensive bland book. He says there are now so many awards and prizes it has diluted the prestige of being a prize-winning book. Flanagan clarifies he is not against literary awards, but believes they should not be taken too seriously as a form of support for literary culture. Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence American literary award The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence
105-1026: Is an annual national literary award designed to recognize rising African American fiction writers. First awarded in 2007, the prize is underwritten by donors of the Baton Rouge Area Foundation in honor of the literary heritage provided by author Ernest J. Gaines , with the winner receiving a cash award ($ 15,000 as of 2020) "to support and enable the writer to focus on writing." It has been described as "the nation's biggest prize for African-American writers". Past winners [ edit ] Ernest J. Gaines Award winners Year Author Title 2007 Olympia Vernon A Killing in This Town 2008 Ravi Howard Like Trees, Walking 2009 Jeffrey R. Allen Holding Pattern: Stories 2010 Victor LaValle Big Machine 2011 Dinaw Mengestu How to Read
126-1041: The Nobel Prize in Literature , the Franz Kafka Prize , and the Jerusalem Prize . The International Dublin Literary Award is given to writers, as well as to the translator(s) if the book chosen was written in a language other than English. Spoof awards include: The Literary Review Bad Sex in Fiction Award , the Bookseller /Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year , and the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction and Lyttle Lytton Contests , given to deliberately bad grammar There are also literary awards targeted specifically to encourage
147-661: The Wayback Machine , "Oprah.com", June 13, 2011. ^ Hatley, James. "Making Gaines" Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine , 225, Louisiana, May 22, 2012. ^ Waddington, Chris (2015). "Nation's biggest prize for African-American writers goes to Stephanie Powell Watts" . NOLA.com . Archived from the original on September 25, 2015 . Retrieved September 23, 2015 . ^ Waddington, Chris. "Novelist Attica Locke wins biggest U.S. award for African-American writers" . NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune . Louisiana. October 29, 2013. Archived from
168-1085: The Air 2012 Stephanie Powell Watts We Are Taking Only What We Need 2013 Attica Locke The Cutting Season 2014 Mitchell S. Jackson The Residue Years 2015 T. Geronimo Johnson Welcome to Braggsville 2016 Crystal Wilkinson The Birds of Opulence 2017 Ladee Hubbard The Talented Ribkins 2018 Jamel Brinkley A Lucky Man 2019 Bryan Washington Lot 2020 Gabriel Bump Everywhere You Don't Belong 2021 Nathan Harris The Sweetness of Water 2022 Jacinda Townsend Mother Country 2023 Aaliyah Bilal Temple Folk Panel of judges [ edit ] Anthony Grooms Edward P. Jones Elizabeth Nunez Francine Prose Patricia Towers References [ edit ] ^ "About
189-484: The Award" . The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence . Archived from the original on February 16, 2021 . Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ Bass, Erin Z. (September 22, 2014). "A Lesson on Ernest Gaines" . Deep South Magazine . Archived from the original on September 20, 2020 . Retrieved March 17, 2021 . ^ "Winners" . The Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence . Archived from
210-527: The NBC Circle consider "cookbooks, self help books (including inspirational literature), reference books, picture books or children's books". They do consider "translations, short story and essay collections, self published books, and any titles that fall under the general categories". The judges are the volunteer directors of the NBCC who are 24 members serving rotating three-year terms, with eight elected annually by
231-571: The entire NBCC award history; Memoir/Autobiography and Biography were recognized by one "Autobiography/Biography" award for publication years 1983 to 2004, then replaced by two awards. Beginning in 2014, the NBCC also presents a special "first book" award across all six categories, named the John Leonard Award in honor of literary critic and NBCC founding member John Leonard , who died in 2008. Books previously published in English are not eligible, such as re-issues and paperback editions. Nor does
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#1732852383068252-815: The original on 2022-11-30 . Retrieved 2022-12-01 . ^ Scaub, Michael (2024-05-23). " 'Temple Folk' Wins Ernest J. Gaines Award" . Kirkus Reviews . Archived from the original on 2024-05-23 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ "Awards: Dublin Literary, Ernest J. Gaines Winners" . Shelf Awareness . 2024-05-23. Archived from the original on 2024-05-26 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . External links [ edit ] Official website Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ernest_J._Gaines_Award_for_Literary_Excellence&oldid=1227193540 " Categories : African-American literature American literary awards Literary awards honoring minority groups Scholarships in
273-643: The original on 2022-12-01 . Retrieved 2022-12-01 . ^ "Awards: Goldsmiths, Ernest J. Gaines Winners" . Shelf Awareness . 2019-11-14. Archived from the original on 2023-01-01 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ Johnson, Chevel (2020-12-21). "Gabriel Bump named 2020 winner of the Ernest Gaines Award" . AP News . Archived from the original on 2024-05-26 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ "Ernest Gaines literary award goes to Chicago native's debut novel 'Everywhere You Don't Belong' " . The Advocate . 2020-11-18. Archived from
294-658: The original on 2023-12-25 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ "Awards: Ernest J. Gaines for Literary Excellence" . Shelf Awareness . 2016-11-16. Archived from the original on 2023-12-04 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ "Awards: Ernest J. Gaines Winner; Waterstones Book of the Year Shortlist" . Shelf Awareness . 2017-11-10. Archived from the original on 2022-07-23 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ Johnson, Chevel (January 23, 2019). "Jamel Brinkley wins Ernest J. Gaines Award recognizing African-American fiction writers" . USA Today . Archived from
315-464: The original on 2024-05-26 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ Smyth, Lois; Verma, Mukul (2021-11-15). "The Sweetness of Water Wins 2021 Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence" . AALBC.com . Archived from the original on 2022-12-01 . Retrieved 2022-12-01 . ^ Schaub, Michael (2022-11-30). "Jacinda Townsend Wins the Ernest J. Gaines Award" . Kirkus Reviews . Archived from
336-405: The original on 4 June 2020 . Retrieved 17 March 2019 . ^ Johnson, Chevel (January 30, 2020). "Houston writer Bryan Washington to receive Gaines Award" . AP News . Archived from the original on February 26, 2020 . Retrieved February 26, 2020 . ^ "Bryan Washington wins Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence" . The Advocate . 2019-11-16. Archived from
357-542: The original on July 14, 2014 . Retrieved June 4, 2014 . ^ "Awards: Ernest J. Gaines" . Shelf Awareness . 2013-11-01 . Retrieved 2024-05-26 . ^ Brasted, Chelsea (January 23, 2015). "Mitchell S. Jackson accepts Ernest J. Gaines Award for his debut, 'The Residue Years' " . The Times-Picayune . Archived from the original on August 22, 2016 . Retrieved August 15, 2016 . ^ "Awards: PEN Literary Shortlists; Ernest J. Gaines Winner" . Shelf Awareness . 2016-02-03. Archived from
378-540: The original on October 24, 2018 . Retrieved March 17, 2019 . ^ "Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence - Award Winning Books" . African American Literature Book Club . Archived from the original on 2024-05-26 . Retrieved 2022-12-01 . ^ Memmott, Carol (2007-02-14). "New voices: Ravi Howard - USATODAY.com" . USA Today . Archived from the original on 2024-05-26 . Retrieved 2022-12-01 . ^ Davis, Kristy. "O's 2011 Summer Reading List | Big Machine" Archived 2023-06-04 at
399-466: The presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize ). There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels . Many awards are also dedicated to
420-465: The voting members, namely "professional book review editors and book reviewers". Winners of the awards are announced each year at the NBCC awards ceremony in conjunction with the yearly membership meeting, which takes place in March. Literary awards Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony . Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as
441-481: The writing from African American origin and authors of African descent. Two of these awards are Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence , which was established in 2007 by the Baton Rouge Area Foundation , and Hurston/Wright Legacy Award , which is a given by the National Community of Black Writers. Australian author Richard Flanagan wrote a critique of literary awards, saying "National prizes are often
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