Literary awards by country
Literary awards in United Kingdom
54 literary prizes awarded in United Kingdom, with founding years, organisers and recent winners.
| Name | Founded | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Booker Prize | 1969 | British literary award |
| International Booker Prize | 2005 | International literary award given in the United Kingdom |
| Women's Prize for Fiction | 1996 | Annual literary award for a novel written in English by a female author of any nationality |
| Carnegie Medal | 1936 | Annual award for writing a children's book published in the U.K. |
| Arthur C. Clarke Award | 1987 | Award for best SF novel published in the UK in the previous year |
| Somerset Maugham Award | 1947 | British literary award (1947–) |
| Costa Book Awards | 1971 | Annual series of literary awards in five categories |
| James Tait Black Memorial Prize | 1919 | British literary prizes awarded for English language literature in the categories… |
| T. S. Eliot Prize | 1993 | British poetry prize (1993–) |
| Hawthornden Prize | 1919 | British literary award |
| Kate Greenaway Medal | 1955 | Annual award for illustration of a children's book published in the U.K. |
| Orwell Prize | 1994 | British prize for political writing of outstanding quality (1994-) |
| Gold Dagger | 1955 | Literary award |
| Michael Faraday Prize | 1986 | British award in science communication |
| Bookseller/Diagram Prize for Oddest Title of the Year | 1978 | Humorous literary award that is given annually to the book with the oddest title |
| Dylan Thomas Prize | 2004 | British literary prize for young English language writers presented annually |
| David Cohen Prize | 1993 | British literary award |
| Betty Trask Award | 1984 | Annual literary award |
| Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction | 2010 | Annual British literary award for historical novels since 2010 |
| International Fantasy Award | 1951 | Group of literary awards for the best science fiction/fantasy book, and non-fiction… |
| Deutscher Memorial Prize | 1969 | British literary award |
| Cartier Diamond Dagger | 1986 | British literary award for an outstanding lifetime's contribution to the crime novel genre |
| Children's Laureate | 1999 | British literary honor and public service role managed by Book Trust (1999–) |
| Goldsmiths Prize | — | British literary award for novels |
| Forward Poetry Prize | 1991 | British poetry award(s) |
| CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger | 2002 | Award for thriller novels, sponsored by the author's estate |
| Newdigate Prize | 1806 | Britisch award, awarded by the University of Oxford for the Best Composition in English… |
| Branford Boase Award | 2000 | British literary award (2000-) |
| Dagger in the Library | 1994 | British annual award for crime fiction (1994-) |
| PEN Pinter Prize | 2009 | British literary award |
| CWA New Blood Dagger | 1973 | Literary award |
| Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize | 1963 | British literary award (1964-) |
| BSFA Award for Best Novel | 1970 | British science fiction literary award |
| Shakespeare Prize | — | 20th-century award for artistic achievements |
| Runciman Award | 2004 | Annual literary award |
| Martha Gellhorn Prize for Journalism | 1999 | Award for journalism |
| Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | 1967 | Annual literary award for a children's book by a British writer |
| Guardian First Book Award | 1999 | British literature award |
| Authors' Club Best First Novel Award | — | Award |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | 2008 | Award for a first novel written in English and published in the UK |
| Bram Stoker Award for Best Long Fiction | — | Literary award |
| David Gemmell Legend Awards | 2009 | Literary awards |
| Cholmondeley Award | 1966 | British poetry award |
| King’s / Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry | 1933 | British literary prize |
| CWA International Dagger | 2006 | Award given by the Crime Writers' Association |
| CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction | 1978 | Literary award |
| Hessell-Tiltman Prize | 2002 | Literary award for non-fiction historical works |
| Encore Award | 1990 | British literary award for the best second novel of the year (1990-) |
| Winifred Holtby Memorial Prize | — | British literary award |
| Eagle Award | 1977 | British comic book award |
| Benson Medal | 1916 | Medal awarded by the British Royal Society of Literature (founded 1916) |
| CWA Historical Dagger | 1999 | |
| Tir na n-Og Award | 1976 | Abbreviated TnaO, a set of annual children's literary awards in Wales from 1976 |
| Scott Moncrieff Prize | 1965 | Anglo-French literary award for French–English translators and translations (1965–) |