As active readers, we are always looking for new authors and books to discover. And unlike the best sellers which tend to stem from the same genre, we thankfully can rely on the award organizations of the world for some variety. Papervitamins is a source for chronological award winners.
Nobel Prize
As one of the most prestigious, The Nobel Prize for Literature awards an author for a body of work. Started in 1901 in Sweden, the Nobel Prize for Literature is a world-wide mark of excellence. (Above is a photo from 1950 showing Ernest Hemingway smiling as he receives the award in 1954)
National Book Award
Started in 1950 in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City, The National Book Award has become an incredibly high honor for literature in The United States.
The award, among others, did grant John Cheever the award in 1981 for a must-read collection of short stories called The Short Stories of John Cheever (which also won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. Like Cheever, American authors William Styron and John Updike have also received these two high honors in their lifetimes.
