------------------- Awards given for Adult Literature ------------------
The most prized award for adult literature. New Zealand writers Keri Hulme and Eleanor Catton won this award in 1985 with "The Bone People" and 2013 with "The Luminaries", respectively.
SCIENCE FICTION WRITING
THE EDGARS. MYSTERY WRITERS' AWARDS.
NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE
Formerly "Orange Women's Prize for Fiction"
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NEWBERY MEDAL AND HONOUR LISTS (USA)
Young Adult Library Services Association Book Awards (USA). Includes Michael L. Printz Award.
The Hans Christian Andersen Award is the highest international recognition given to an author and an illustrator of children's books. New Zealand's Margaret Mahy won this award in 2006.