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American Booksellers Association

• Association of Booksellers for Children New Voices Pick – Galante, Cecilia – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• Best First Novel Award – Auel, Jean M. – 1981 – The Clan of the Cave Bear – Nominee
• Book Sense Children's Pick – Murphy, Pat – 2008 – Wild Girls
• Book Sense Pick
• – Yellen, Tara – 2008 – After Hours at the Almost Home
• – Avery, Ellis – 2007 – The Teahouse Fire
• – Brinkman, Kiara – 2007 – Up High in the Trees
• – Schaffert, Timothy – 2007 – Devils in the Sugar Shop
• – Potter, Ellen – 2006 – Olivia Kidney and the Exit Academy
• – Potter, Ellen – 2003 – Olivia Kidney
• Indie Next List
• – Schaffert, Timothy – 2011 – The Coffins of Little Hope
• – Webb, Wendy – 2010 – The Tale of Halcyon Crane
• – Tedrowe, Emily – 2010 – Commuters
• – Galante, Cecilia – 2009 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• "Pick of the List"
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2000 – Radio Rescue
• – Stiles, Martha Bennett – 1999 – Island Magic
• – Lowell, Susan – 1997 – Little Red Cowboy Hat
• – Lowell, Susan – 1997 – The Bootmaker and the Elves
• – Trapani, Iza – 1996 – I'm a Little Tea Pot
• – Trapani, Iza – 1993 – The Itsy Bitsy Spider

American Library Association

• Amelia Bloomer List
• – Springer, Nancy – 2011 – Enola Holmes and the Case of the Gypsy Goodbye
• – Wood, Frances – 2011 – When Molly Was a Harvey Girl – Nominee
• – Springer, Nancy – 2010 – Enola Holmes and the Case of the Cryptic Crinoline
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2008 – Hiromi's Hands
• – Springer, Nancy – 2008 – Enola Holmes and the Case of the Left-Handed Lady
• – Springer, Nancy – 2008 – Enola Holmes and the Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan
• – Love, D. Anne – 2003 – The Puppeteer's Apprentice
• Best Books for Young Adults
• – Murphy, Pat – 2008 – Wild Girls
• – Springer, Nancy – 1995 – Toughing It
• – Chetwin, Grace – 1990 – Collidescope
• Booklist Best Books of the 80s – Siegal, Aranka – Upon the Head of the Goat
• Booklist Editor's Choice – Siegal, Aranka – Memories Of Babi
• Booklist Top Ten Fantasy List – Springer, Nancy – I Am Mordred: A Tale From Camelot
• Caldecott Honor
• – Willard, Nancy – 1982 – A Visit to William Blake's Inn
• – Duvoisin, Roger – 1966 – Hide and Seek Fog
• Caldecott Medal – Duvoisin, Roger – 1947 – White Snow, Bright Snow
• GLBT Roundtable Book Award – Avery, Ellis – 2004 – The Smoke Week
• Parent's Choice Award Winner: Audio – Averill, Thomas Fox – 1996 – During the Twelfth Summer of Elmer D. Peterson
• Newbery Honor – Siegal, Aranka – 1982 – Upon The Head of the Goat
• Newbery Medal – Willard, Nancy – 2004 – A Visit to William Blake's Inn
• Notable Children's Books List
• – Potter, Ellen – 2010 – The Kneebone Boy – Nominee
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2001 – Radio Rescue
• – Stiles, Martha Bennett – 1996 – Darkness over the Land
• – Siegal, Aranka – 1982 – Upon the Head of the Goat
• Notable Children's Recordings – Lowell, Susan – 1994 – I Am Lavina Cumming
• Schneider Family Book Award – Jacobs, Paul Dubois – 2007 – The Deaf Musicians
• Stonewall Book Award
• – Avery, Ellis – 2008 – The Teahouse Fire
• – Waters, Sarah – 2000 – Affinity
• Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Best Book for Young Adults
• – Cantor, Jillian – 2009 – September Sisters
• – Springer, Nancy – 2002 – I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot
• YALSA Quick Pick For Reluctant Young Adult Readers
• – Springer, Nancy – 2003 – Blood Trail
• – Springer, Nancy – 1994 – The Boy on a Black Horse
• YALSA Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature – Springer, Nancy – 2002 – I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot

"Best Book" Awards

• Amazon Best Book of the Month – Greene, Gayle – 2008 – Insomniac
• Amazon Best Book of the Year – Galante, Cecilia – 2008 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• Amazon Bestselling Science and Nature Book – Safina, Carl – 1998 – Song for the Blue Ocean
• American Institute of Graphic Arts 50 Best Books of the Year – Duvoisin, Roger
• Children's Literature Assembly Notable Book in the Language Arts
• – Potter, Ellen and Anne Mazer – 2010 – Spilling Ink
• – Love, D. Anne – 2003 – The Puppeteer's Apprentice
• CosmoGirl Best Beach Read – Galante, Cecilia – 2008 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• Library Journal Best Book of the Year – Waters, Sarah – 1999 – Tipping the Velvet
• Library Journal Best Science Book of the Year – Safina, Carl – 1998 – Song for the Blue Ocean
• Los Angeles Times Best History Book of the Year – Brysac, Shareen Blair – Resisting Hitler – Nominee
• Los Angeles Times Best Nonfiction Selection – Safina, Carl – Song for the Blue Ocean
• Los Angeles Times Best Poetry Book of the Year – Pastan, Linda – The Imperfect Paradise – Nominee
• Miami Herald Best Books List – Barasch, Lynne – 2007 – Hiromi's Hands
• National Academies Communication Award from the National Academies of Science, Medicine, and Technology – Safina, Carl – 2002-2003 – Eye of the Albatross
• National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) Notable Tradebooks for Young People
• – Wood, Frances – 2011 – When Molly Was a Harvey Girl
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2005 – Knockin' on Wood
• – Whitesel, Cheryl Aylward – 2001 – Rebel: A Tibetan Odyssey
• – Birdseye, Tom – 1998 – Under Our Skin: Kids Talk about Race
• – Siegal, Aranka – 1994 – Grace in the Wilderness
• – Birdseye, Tom – 1990 – A Song of Stars
• – Baehr, Patricia – 1989 – School Isn't Fair
• Natural History Magazine Best Books List – Barasch, Lynne – 2005 – Ask Albert Einstein
• New York Times Best Illustrated Children's Book of the Year – Duvoisin, Roger – Four-Time Awardee
• New York Times Notable Book of the Year
• – Safina, Carl – 1998 – Song for the Blue Ocean
• – Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg – 1996 – The Golden Rope
• – Wing, Avra – 1991 – Angie, I Says
• – Morris, Mary McGarry – 1991 – A Dangerous Woman
• – Waters, Sarah – 1990 – Tipping the Velvet
• – Murphy, Pat – 1989 – The City, Not Long After
• – Brysac, Shareen Blair – 2000 – Tournament of Shadows
• Parenting Magazine Book of the Year – Potter, Ellen – Olivia Kidney
• Resource Links Magazine Best Book of the Year – Kress, Adrienne – 2009 – Timothy and the Dragon's Gate
• School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
• – Siegal, Aranka – 2008 – Memories Of Babi
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2000 – Radio Rescue
• Smithsonian Notable Books for Children
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2009 – First Come the Zebra
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2000 – Radio Rescue
• Time Magazine's Five Best Novels of the Year – Morris, Mary McGarry – 1991 – A Dangerous Woman
• USA Book News Best Book Award for Historical Fiction
• – Worth, Sandra – 2009 – The King's Daughter
• – Worth, Sandra – 2009 – Lady of the Roses
• USA Book News Best Book Award for Romance – Worth, Sandra – 2009 – Lady of the Roses
• Waldenbooks Fiction Book of the Year – Willard, Nancy – 1990 – The High Rise Glorious Skittle Skat Roarious Sky Pie Angel Food Cake

The Children's Book Committee (formerly Bank Street Book Award)

• Best Children's Book of the Year
• – Jacobs, Paul Dubois and Jennifer Swender – 2011 – Fire Drill
• – Wood, Frances – 2011 – When Molly Was a Harvey Girl
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2010 – First Come the Zebra
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2009 – Owney the Mail Pouch Pooch
• – Siegal, Aranka – 2009 – Memories of Babi
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2008 – Hiromi's Hands
• – Murphy, Pat – 2008 – Wild Girls
• – Trapani, Iza – 2007 – Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
• – Doucet, Sharon Arms – 2003 – Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2001 – Radio Rescue
• – Galante, Cecilia – 2008 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• – Wood, Frances – 1998 – Becoming Rosemary
• Books to Read Aloud with Children of All Ages – Barasch, Lynne – 2003 – Radio Rescue

Edgar Awards

• Best Juvenile Award
• – Springer, Nancy – 2010 – Enola Holmes and the Case of the Cryptic Crinoline – Nominee
• – Springer, Nancy – 2007 – Enola Holmes and the Case of the Missing Marquess – Nominee
• – Amoss, Berthe – 1997 – The Chalk Cross – Nominee
• – Springer, Nancy – 1996 – Looking for Jamie Bridger
• – Klaveness, Jan O' Donnell – 1984 – The Griffin Legacy – Nominee
• Best Novel Award
• – Joss, Morag – 2009 – The Night Following – Nominee
• – Depoy, Phillip – 2002 – Easy
• – Margolin, Phillip – 1978 – Heartstone – Nominee
• Best Young Adult Award – Springer, Nancy – 1995 – Toughing It

National Book Critics Circle

• Biography/Autobiography Award – Henig, Robin Manrantz – 2000 – The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics – Nominee

National Book Foundation

• National Book Award for Fiction
• – Dooling, Richard – 1994 – White Man's Grave – Nominee
• – Morris, Mary McGarry – 1988 – Vanished – Nominee
• National Book Award for Poetry
• – Pastan, Linda – 1998 – Carnival Evening – Nominee
• – Pastan, Linda – 1982 – PM/AM – Nominee
• – Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg – 1974 – Granite Lady

National Grants

• American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellowship – Pollack, Robert – 1994
• Emerging Writer Fellowship, Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts – Avery, Ellis – 2011-2012
• The Fine Arts Work Center Fellowship – Haefele, Fred – 1991
• Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship
• – Safina, Carl – 2010
• – Pollack, Robert – 1993
• – Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg – 1984
• Helene Wurlitzer Fellowship in Writing – Koen, Karleen – 2010
• Jacob K. Javits Fellowship – Cantor, Jillian – 2000-2002
• MacArthur Foundation Fellowship – Safina, Carl – 2000
• National Endowment for the Arts Grant
• – Auerbach, Jessica
• – Haefele, Fred
• – Pastan, Linda

National Jewish Book Awards

• Children's and Young Adult Literature Award – Siegal, Aranka – 2008 – Memories of Babi – Nominee
• Fiction Award – Goldreich, Gloria – 1979 – Leah's Journey

Other National Awards

• Agatha Award
• – Springer, Nancy – 2001 – Juggernaut – Nominee
• – Greber, Judith – 1989 – Philly Stakes – Nominee
• Amazon Top Ten New Fiction List – Dixon, Dianne – 2010 – The Language of Secrets
• American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award – Auel, Jean M. – 1986 – The Clan of the Cave Bear
• American Association for the Advancement of Science, Subaru Science Book and Films Award for Excellence in Science Books – Murphy, Pat – 2008 – Exploratopia
• American Association of Museums Award of Merit for Image Walk Issue of Exploring Magazine – Murphy, Pat
• American Award of Achievement – Auel, Jean M. – 1986 – The Clan of the Cave Bear
• American Society of Journalists and Authors Founders' Award for Career Achievement – Henig, Robin Manrantz – 2000 – The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics
• American Women In Radio and Television Award – Kleiman, Carol – 1994 – Nightly Business Report
• The Anthony Boucher Award for Excellence in Crime Fiction – Roberts, Gillian – Caught Dead in Philadelphia
• Audio Book Industry Award for Children's Fiction – Kress, Adrienne – 2009 – Timothy and the Dragon's Gate – Nominee
• Authorlink New Author Awards – Worth, Sandra – 2000 – The Rose of York
• Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Writers Award
• – Brinkman, Kiara – 2007 – Up High in the Trees
• – Schaffert, Timothy – 2005 – The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God
• – Roy, Lucinda – 1998 – Lady Moses
• – Morris, Mary McGarry – 1991 – A Dangerous Woman
• The Barry Award – Greber, Judith – The Old Wife's Tale – Nominee
• The Best American Mystery Stories
• – Margolin, Phillip – 2010 – The House on Pine Terrace
• – Margolin, Phillip – 1999 – The Jailhouse Lawyer
• Borders Book Group Pick – Orion, Doreen – 2008 – Queen of the Road
• Borders Original Voices Pick
• – Galante, Cecilia – 2008 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• – Brinkman, Kiara – 2007 – Up High in the Trees
• CataNetwork Reviewers' Choice Award – Worth, Sandra – 2008 – Lady of the Roses
• Centennial Review Award – Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg – 1985
• Child Magazine Best Books of the Year – Potter, Ellen – 2003 – Olivia Kidney
• Children's Book Council Selection for "Cultural Diversity" – Birdseye, Tom – 1990 – A Song of Stars
• Children's Literature Choice List
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2002 – The Reluctant Flower Girl
• – Doucet, Sharon Arms – 2002 – Lapin Plays Possum: Trickster Tales from the Louisiana Bayou
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2001 – Radio Rescue
• – Lowell, Susan – 1998 – Little Red Cowboy Hat
• Christopher Award for Books for Young People – Murphy, Pat – 2008 – Wild Girls
• Conversations Book Club and Conversations Radio Top Book List – Dixon, Dianne – 2010 – The Language of Secrets
• Cybils Middle Grade Fiction Award – Wood, Frances – 2010 – When Molly Was a Harvey Girl – Nominee
• Department of the Interior and Society for American Archaeology Award for Contributions to Cultural Resource Management – Auel, Jean M. – 1990
• Disney Adventures Magazine Reader's Choice Award for Best Adventure Book – Springer, Nancy – 2004 – Outlaw Princess: A Tale Of Rowan Hood
• Dogwood Journal Contest – Danforth, Emily – 2007 – Too Hot for Shenanigans – Nominee
• Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products Award – Murphy, Pat – 2010 – Klutz Guide to the Galaxy
• Edward Lewis Wallant Award – Schaeffer, Susan – 1974 – Anya
• Eisner Award – Cotter, Joshua – 2004 – Skyscrapers of the Midwest – Nominee
• Emmy Award – Dixon, Dianne – Two-Time Nominee
• Entertainment Weekly Best New Paperback List – Tedrowe, Emily – 2010 – Commuters
• Family Fun Magazine #1 Toy – Murphy, Pat – 2009 – Invasion of the Bristlebots
• The Ferro-Grumley Award for Lesbian and Gay Fiction
• – Waters, Sarah – 2001 – Affinity
• – Waters, Sarah – 2000 – Tipping the Velvet – Nominee
• Friends of American Writers Chicago Award – Love, D. Anne – 1998 – My Lone Star
• Henfield/Transatlantic Review Award – Schaffert, Timothy – 1991
• Historical Novel Society Historical Novels Review Editor's Choice
• – Smith, Anne Easter – A Rose for the Crown
• – Smith, Anne Easter – Daughter of York
• – Smith, Anne Easter – The King's Grace
• Horace Mann Upstanders Award Honor Book – Barasch, Lynne – 2010 – First Come the Zebra
• Horn Book Fanfare List – Stiles, Martha Bennett – 1967 – Darkness over the Land
• Humanitas Award For Excellence in Writing for Television – Dixon, Dianne
• Ignatz Award – Cotter, Joshua – 2004 – Skyscrapers of the Midwest – Nominee
• Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards, Children's Picture Book Award – Jacobs, Paul Dubois and Jennifer Swender – 2005 – My Subway Ride – Nominee
• Independent Publisher (IPPY) Book Awards, Mid-West Best Regional Fiction Silver Award – Marshall, Brenda – 2011 – Dakota, Or What's A Heaven For
• Independent Mystery Booksellers Association Dilys Award Nominee – Joss, Morag – 2005 – Funeral Music – Nominee
• Isotrope Award for Excellence in Mini-Comics – Cotter, Joshua – 2004 – Skyscrapers of the Midwest
• Issac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Reader's Award – Murphy, Pat – Rachel in Love
• James Tiptree, Jr., Award – Springer, Nancy – Larque on the Wing
• Joan Fassier Memorial Book Award – Springer, Nancy – 1992 – Colt
• John Burroughs Medal Award – Safina, Carl – 2003 – Eye of the Albatross
• KLIATT Editor's Choice – Darrow, Sharon – 2004 – The Painters of Lexieville
• Lambda Literary Award
• – Avery, Ellis – 2007 – The Teahouse Fire
• – Waters, Sarah – 2007 – The Night Watch
• – Anshaw, Carol – 2002 – Lucky in the Corner – Nominee
• – Waters, Sarah – 2001 – Affinity – Nominee
• – Waters, Sarah – 2000 – Tipping the Velvet
• – Springer, Nancy – 1995 – Metal Angel – Nominee
• – Anshaw, Carol – 1992 – Aquamarine – Nominee
• Lamplighter Award
• – Nordan, Robert – 2003-2004 – The Secret Road
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2002-2003 – Radio Rescue – Nominee
• – Lowell, Susan – 1998-1999 – The Boy with Paper Wings – Nominee
• Lannan Literary Award – Safina, Carl – 2000
• Leakey Foundation Award for Making Archeology Accessible to the Public – Auel, Jean M. – 2003
• The Mary Roberts Rinehart Award – Schaffert, Timothy – 1995
• The Maurice English Poetry Award – Pastan, Linda – 1986 – A Fraction of Darkness
• Moonbeam Children's Silver Award – Kress, Adrienne – 2009 – Timothy and the Dragon's Gate
• Mystery Writers of America Anthony Award for Best First Mystery – Roberts, Gillian – 1988 – Caught Dead in Philadelphia
• Mythopoeic Fantasy Award – Springer, Nancy – Fair Peril – Nominee
• National Alliance of the Mentally Ill Outstanding Media Award – Howard, Ginnah – 2010 – Night Navigation
• National Christian School Association Children's Crown Award – Barasch, Lynne – Radio Rescue – Nominee
• The National Outdoor Book Award – Halverson, Anders – 2010 – An Entirely Synthetic Fish
• National Poetry Series – Avery, Ellis – 2001 – Nominee
• National Science Teachers Association Outstanding Children's Science Tradebooks List – Barasch, Lynne – 1993 – A Winter Walk
• New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Book of the Year Award – Galante, Cecilia – 2008 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• New Century Writer Award – Worth, Sandra – 2003 – The Rose of York: Fall from Grace
• New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice
• – Safina, Carl – 2011 – The View from Lazy Point
• – Howard, Ginnah – 2010 – Night Navigation
• – Brinkman, Kiara – 2007 – Up High in the Trees
• – Schaffert, Timothy – 2007 – Devils in the Sugar Shop
• – Safina, Carl – 2006 – Voyage of the Turtle
• NPR Morning Edition Terrific Summer Reads List – Schaffert, Timothy – 2011 – The Coffins of Little Hope
• The O.Henry Award
• – Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg – 1978, 1997, 2006
• – Averill, Thomas Fox – 1989
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award
• – Trapani, Iza – 2003 – Froggy Went A-Courtin'
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2002 – The Reluctant Flower Girl
• – Birdseye, Tom – 2002 – Look Out Jack! The Giant Is Back!
• – Trapani, Iza – 2001 – Shoo Fly
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2000 – Radio Rescue
• Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award – Jacobs, Paul Dubois – 2002 – Abiyoyo Returns
• Oprah Book Club Selection – Morris, Mary McGarry – 1997 – Songs in Ordinary Time
• Oprah Book Club Teen Reading List – Galante, Cecilia – 2008 – The Patron Saint of Butterflies
• Parents' Choice Recommended Award
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2005 – Ask Albert Einstein
• – Birdseye, Tom – 2001 – Look Out Jack! The Giant Is Back!
• Parents Magazine Book Club Selection – Stiles, Martha Bennett – 1964 – The Strange House at Newbury Port
• Parents Magazine Choice List – Springer, Nancy – I Am Mordred: A Tale from Camelot
• The Perennial Wisdom Medal – Pollack, Robert – 2009
• Pew Scholars Award in Conservation and the Environment – Safina, Carl – 1991
• Philip K. Dick Award – Murphy, Pat – 1990 – Points of Departure
• Pirelli INTERNETional Award for Environmental Publishing – Murphy, Pat – Global Climate Change Research Explorer
• The Poetry Society of America Alice Fay di Castagnola Award – Pastan, Linda
• Private Eye Writers of America Shamus Award– Parker, I.J. – 2000 – Akitada's First Case
• Pulpwood Queens National Book Club Selection
• – Schaffert, Timothy – 2011 – The Coffins of Little Hope
• – Schaffert, Timothy – 2005 – The Singing and Dancing Daughters of God
• Pushcart Prize
• – Danforth, Emily – 2008 – The Truest Way to Name Something – Nominee
• – Danforth, Emily – 2008 – Too Hot for Shenanigans – Nominee
• – Howard, Ginnah – Nominee
• Ragdale Foundation Residency – Tedrowe, Emily – 2007
• Scholastic Art and Writing Silver Award Winner for Non-Fiction Portfolio – Reed, Tucker
• Scholastic Book Club Selection – Birdseye, Tom – Storm Mountain
• Sewanee Writers' Conference Georges and Anne Borchardt Scholarship – Tedrowe, Emily – 2008
• Shirley Jackson Award – Waters, Sarah – 2009 – The Little Stranger – Nominee
• Smithsonian Institution National Zoo Award, Centennial Medal – Auel, Jean M. – 1990
• Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators Judy Blume Contemporary Writer Award – Stiles, Martha Bennett – 1990 – Kate of Still Waters
• Society of Cultural Anthropology Gregory Bateson Prize – Greene, Gayle – 2009 – Insomniac – Nominee
• Society of Illustrators Award – Duvoisin, Roger – 1961
• Society for Technical Communication Exploring Magazine Best in Show Award – Murphy, Pat
• St. Lawrence Book Award – Schaeffer, Susan Fromberg – 1984
• Storytelling World Resource Award
• – Barasch, Lynne – 2010 – First Come the Zebra
• – Birdseye, Tom – 2002 – Look Out Jack! The Giant Is Back!
• Sydney Taylor Honor Award – Siegal, Aranka – Memories of Babi
• Target Breakout Book Pick
• – Tedrowe, Emily – 2010 – Commuters
• – Orion, Doreen – 2008 – Queen of the Road
• Target Emerging Authors Pick – Cantor, Jillian – 2011 – The Transformation of Things
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for Short Fiction – Murphy, Pat – Rachel in Love
• VOYA Magazine Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers List – Springer, Nancy – 2004 – Blood Trail
• Waldenbooks Waldo Award – Auel, Jean M. – 1990 – The Plains of Passage
• White House Easter Egg Roll Featured Book – Trapani, Iza – 2000 – I'm A Little Teapot
• William Faulkner-William Wisdom Creative Writing Competition: Gold Medal – Schoenberger, Susan – 2006 – A Watershed Year
• World Fantasy Award Best Novella – Murphy, Pat – 1991 – Bones
• Yaddo Writers' Residency – Avery, Ellis – 2008

PEN/Faulkner Foundation

• Fiction Award – Morris, Mary McGarry – 1989 – Vanished – Nominee

Romance Awards

• Romance Reviews Today Best Book of the Year Award for Historical Fiction – Worth, Sandra – 2008 – Lady of the Roses
• Romance Writers of America Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery/Suspense – Gagnon, Michelle – 2009 – Boneyard
• Romance Writers of America More Than Magic Competition Winner – Worth, Sandra – 2004 – The Rose of York: Love and War
• Romantic Times Best Regency Historical Romance
• – Ashford, Jane – 1999 – Bride to Be – Nominee
• – Ashford, Jane – 1997 – The Marriage Wager – Nominee
• Romantic Times Career Achievement Award – Ashford, Jane – Nominee
• Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Historical Biography
• – Smith, Anne Easter – 2010 – The King's Grace
• – Worth, Sandra – 2008 – The King's Daughter
• Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Regency Historical Romance
• – Auel, Jean M. – 2002 – The Shelters of Stone
• – Waldo, Anna Lee – 2001 – Circle of Stars

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America

• Nebula Award for Best Novel
• – Murphy, Pat – The Falling Woman
• – Springer, Nancy – Apocalypse – Nominee
• – Springer, Nancy – The Book of Suns – Nominee
• Nebula Award for Best Novelette – Murphy, Pat – Rachel in Love

The Poetry Foundation

• Poetry Magazine Bess Hokin Prize – Pastan, Linda
• The Ruth Lily Award for Lifetime Achievement – Pastan, Linda – 2003