Fond Books
The Year in Prizes

Book Award Winners by Year

1917–2026

Each year here gathers every major literary prize awarded in that year onto one page, across all 21 lists in the archive, followed by the notable books published that year that won nothing. 110 years have enough winners to carry a page. The years before 1917 do not: the Nobel was the only prize being awarded, and one book is not a year in books.

2020s

2026 9 winners 2025 20 winners 2024 20 winners 2023 20 winners 2022 20 winners 2021 19 winners 2020 20 winners

2010s

2019 20 winners 2018 19 winners 2017 19 winners 2016 19 winners 2015 19 winners 2014 19 winners 2013 19 winners 2012 18 winners 2011 19 winners 2010 20 winners

2000s

2009 19 winners 2008 20 winners 2007 19 winners 2006 19 winners 2005 20 winners 2004 19 winners 2003 19 winners 2002 19 winners 2001 19 winners 2000 19 winners

1990s

1999 19 winners 1998 18 winners 1997 18 winners 1996 18 winners 1995 17 winners 1994 16 winners 1993 18 winners 1992 17 winners 1991 16 winners 1990 16 winners

1980s

1989 17 winners 1988 16 winners 1987 16 winners 1986 15 winners 1985 14 winners 1984 13 winners 1983 14 winners 1982 14 winners 1981 14 winners 1980 14 winners

1970s

1979 14 winners 1978 14 winners 1977 13 winners 1976 14 winners 1975 15 winners 1974 16 winners 1973 16 winners 1972 14 winners 1971 13 winners 1970 14 winners

1960s

1969 15 winners 1968 13 winners 1967 13 winners 1966 16 winners 1965 13 winners 1964 11 winners 1963 12 winners 1962 11 winners 1961 11 winners 1960 11 winners

1950s

1959 11 winners 1958 11 winners 1957 9 winners 1956 11 winners 1955 11 winners 1954 9 winners 1953 10 winners 1952 9 winners 1951 9 winners 1950 9 winners

1940s

1949 7 winners 1948 7 winners 1947 7 winners 1946 5 winners 1945 7 winners 1944 7 winners 1943 6 winners 1942 6 winners 1941 5 winners 1940 6 winners

1930s

1939 7 winners 1938 8 winners 1937 6 winners 1936 6 winners 1935 5 winners 1934 6 winners 1933 6 winners 1932 6 winners 1931 6 winners 1930 6 winners

1920s

1929 6 winners 1928 6 winners 1927 6 winners 1926 6 winners 1925 6 winners 1924 6 winners 1923 6 winners 1922 6 winners 1921 4 winners 1920 3 winners

1910s

1919 5 winners 1918 4 winners 1917 4 winners

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