2021 Major Literary and Genre Awards Calendar

It’s become tradition for us to track the dates of the major literary awards each year and it’s time for the 2021 version. This will be updated with specific dates as they are announced, and you can also join us in our Book Award Reading Challenge as well. This year, with the COVID pandemic still raging on, some award ceremonies are staying with virtual events, some are moving dates and others are banking on still being able to hold in-person events later in the year.

2021 Book Awards Calendar

OCTOBER 2020

• Oct. 26 – 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction Longlist

NOVEMBER 2020

• Nov. 17 – 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction Shortlist
• Nov. 24 – 2020 Costa Book Awards Category Awards Shortlist

DECEMBER 2020

• Dec. 22 – 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Longlists

JANUARY 2021

• Jan. 01 – Cybils Awards Finalists
• Jan. 04 – 2020 Costa Book Awards Category Award Winners
• Jan. 12 – 2020/2021 The Story prize Finalists
• Jan. 20 – Rathbones Folio Prize Longlist
• Jan 22 – 2020 Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot
• Jan. 24 – 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists
• Jan. 25 – 2021 Edgar Awards Nominations
• Jan. 25 – 2021 American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards
• Jan. 26 – 2020 Costa Book Awards Book of the Year Winner

FEBRUARY 2021

• Feb. 04 – 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction WINNERS
• Feb. 10 – 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist
• Feb. 10 – 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
• Feb. 14 – 2020 Cybils Awards Winners
• Feb. 23 – Audie Awards Finalists
• Feb. 23 – 2020 Stoker Awards Final Ballot

MARCH 2021

• Mar. 10 – 2020/2021 The Story Prize Winner
• Mar. 10 – 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
• Mar. 15 – 2021 Nebula Awards Final Ballot
• Mar. 19 – 2021 British Book Awards (Nibbies) Shortlist
• Mar. 22 – 2021 Audie Award Winners
• Mar. 24 – 2021 Rathbones Folio Prize Winner
• Mar. 25 – 2020 National Book Critics Circle Awards Winners
• Mar. 30 – 2021 International Booker Prize Longlist

APRIL 2021

• Apr. 08 – 2021 PEN America Literary Awards Winners
• Apr. 13 – Hugo Award Finalists
• Apr. 22 – 2021 International Booker Prize Shortlist
• Apr. 28 – 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist
• Apr. 29 – 2021 Edgar Award Winners

MAY 2021

• May 01 – 2021 Locus Awards Finalists
• May 13 – British Book Awards (Nibbies) Winners
• May 23 – 2020 Bram Stoker Awards Winners

JUNE 2021

• Jun. 02 – 2021 International Booker Prize Winner
• Jun. 05 – 2021 Nebula Awards Winners. The 2021 Nebula Conference will be fully virtual this year from Jun. 4-6 ($125 to attend).
• Jun. 11 – 2021 Pulitzer Prize Winners and Nominated Finalists
• Jun 25 – 2021 Locus Award Winners
• JUN – 2020 Shirley Jackson Award Nominees

JULY 2021

• Jul 07 – 2021 Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner
• JUL – 2021 World Fantasy Award Finalists
• JUL – 2021 Booker Prize Longlist
• JUL – 2021 Shirley Jackson Award Winners

AUGUST 2021

• Aug. 28 – 2021 Hugo Award Winners
• Aug. 26 – 2021 International Booker Prize Winner

SEPTEMBER 2021

• SEP – 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
• SEP – 2021 National Book Awards Longlist
• SEP – 2021 Booker Prize Shortlist

OCTOBER 2021

• OCT – 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist
• OCT – 2021 National Book Awards Finalists
• OCT – Kirkus Prize Finalists

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NOVEMBER 2021

• Nov. 06 – 2021 World Fantasy Award Winners
• NOV – Kirkus Prize Winners
• NOV – 2021 Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner
• NOV – 2021 National Book Awards Winners
• NOV – 2021 Booker Prize Longlist

Here’s a link to the Book Awards Calendars for 2020 and 2019.