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Sunburst Awards
The Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic is an annual literary award given for a speculative fiction novel or a book-length collection, first awarded in 2001. A Young adult literature, young adult category was created in 2008, to differentiate from adult works; and a short fiction award as well. The award has been on hiatus since 2020. History The name of the award comes from the title of the first novel by Phyllis Gotlieb, ''Sunburst'' (1964). The first award was given out in 2001. The award consists of a cash prize ( for novel length work, and for short stories) and a medallion. The winner is selected by jury; a new jury is struck each year. On 2 June 2020, the Sunburst Award Society announced the awards were going on a hiatus due to impacts related to COVID-19. Winners General Prior to 2008, the Sunburst Award was presented in a single category. In later years, it was broken down into two or three categories, including adult, young adult, and short st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a Sponsor (commercial), corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |