Awards Website of the RWA including a list of several prizes and award-winning authors of romance fiction, including the RITA and Golden Heart awards. Spur Awards Established in 1953 by the Western Writers of America, these awards are given each year for distinguished writing about the American West. Children's and Young Adult Books Alex Awards Annual April award for the top adult books with high appeal for teenage readers. Co-sponsored by Booklist and the Young Adult Services Association of the American Library Association. Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award Winners Awarded each year to the most popular book selected by a vote of middle and high school students in Colorado.
Winners includes both fiction and nonfiction.
Sponsored by the American Library Association. The John Newbery Medal Home Page Awarded each year to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. Sponsored by the American Library Association. The Randolph Caldecott Medal Home Page Awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children. Sponsored by the American Library Association.