The Edgar Allan Poe Awards® (the “Edgars®”) are named after MWA’s
patron saint, Edgar Allan Poe, and are awarded to authors of
distinguished work in various categories of the genre.
Best Novel Awards
2006
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Drama City by George Pelecanos
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (winner)
2005
Out of the Deep [...]

The Carnegie Medal is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book for children and young people. Established by The Library Association in 1936, in memory of the Scottish-born philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, who resolved that “if ever wealth came to me that it should be used to establish free libraries.” By the time of his [...]

The Hugo Awards are given annually by the World Science Fiction Society, to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
Best Novel Awards
2006
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin
2005
Iron Sunrise by Charles Stross
Iron Council by China Miéville
The Algebraist [...]

The Inheritance of Loss
WINNER ANNOUNCED:
Kiran Desai
At the foot of Mount Kanchenjunga in the Himalayas, lives an embittered old judge who wants nothing more than to retire in peace. But with the arrival of his orphaned granddaughter, Sai, and his cook’s son trying to stay a step ahead of US immigration services, this is far from [...]

The PEN/Faulkner Award lets writers award their peers for excellence in writing. A panel of three American novelists judge over two hundred entries each year. It is named after Pulitzer Prize for Literature winner and Nobel Laureate William Faulkner, and associated with the international writers’ organization PEN. The award is worth $15,000.
2006 - The March [...]

The Nebula Awards are given annually by the Science Fiction Writers of America, to acknowledge excellence in science fiction writing.
Best Novel Awards
2005
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Cory Doctorow
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell
Omega by Jack McDevitt
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (winner)
2004
Diplomatic Immunity by [...]

While it is impossible to rank the most important authors in contemporary literature, here is a list of ten important (English language) authors with some biographical notes and links to more information about them and their work.
1) Isabel Allende
Chilean-American author Isabel Allende wrote her debut novel, House of Spirits to great acclaim in 1982. The [...]

The Bram Stoker Awards are given annually by the Horror Writers Association, to acknowledge excellence in horror writing.
Best Novel Awards
2005
Dread in the Beast: The Novel by Charlee Jacob
November Mourns by Tom Piccirilli
Creepers by David Morrell
Keepers by Gary A Braunbeck
2004
Deep in the Darkness by Michael Laimo
The Dark Tower by Stephen King
The Wind Caller by Patricia D [...]

Advance Notice of our book group discussions for November 2006:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - JK Rowling [ book six in series ]
A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
Sabriel - Garth Nix [ book one in series]
These discussions will be hosted by Snapesgirl, Nabs and Thea.
Hope you can join us and join in [...]

The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), which is a division of the American Library Association (ALA). The award honors the author of “the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children”.
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2004 - The Tale of Desperaux   Kate [...]