List of writing awards explained

This list of writing awards is an index to articles about notable awards for writing other than literary awards. It includes general writing awards, science writing awards, screenwriting awards and songwriting awards.

General

Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes
United States Brass Crescent Awards Shahed Amanullah and Aziz Poonawalla Best Muslim or Islam-themed weblogs
United States HWA volunteer who has done a truly massive amount of work for the organization
Japan Three different genres
United States Collaboration between documentary writers and photographers
United Kingdom Miles Morland Foundation African writers to enable them write a fiction or non-fiction book in English language
United States Empire State Center for the Book Recognize the legacy of individual New York State writers
United States Outstanding contributions to the bloggernacle
United States PAGE Awards Discover and promote up-and-coming new screenwriters from around the world
Thailand Ministry of Culture of Thailand Promote Thai contemporary artists who are considered to be in their mid-career and who have already made notable contributions to Thai fine arts and culture
Denmark Tagea Brandt Rejselegat Scholarship for women who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art
United Kingdom Enable British creative writers to keep in touch with their colleagues abroad
United States Outstanding achievements in film, television, radio and video game writing

Science writing awards

See also: Lists of science and technology awards and List of science communication awards.

Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes
United Kingdom Based on vote
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Canada
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Denmark Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science
Canada Literature of the social sciences
Poland International Book Fair in Kraków Polish works that contribute to advancement of science and cultural enrichment
United States Work distinguished in the field of natural history
Canada Fitzhenry Family Foundation Canadian non-fiction science; adult and young readers
International Published book in science and technology studies
United States Council for the Advancement of Science Writing
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Canada Association of Science Communicators of Quebec Canadian author(s) of a popular science book written in French and published in Canada
United Kingdom Excellence in communicating science to UK audiences
United Kingdom Outstanding popular science books from around the world
United States Outstanding investigative and interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact for good and ill
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United States Science books that significantly increase the knowledge and understanding of the public regarding subjects that will shape the future of our species

Screenwriting awards for film

See main article: List of screenwriting awards for film.

Screenwriting awards for television

See also: List of television awards.

Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes
Australia
Canada Canadian writer for their outstanding body of work in film or television
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United States Non-American novice writers under the age of 30
Canada Best script for a feature film, television or radio project

Songwriting awards

See also: Music award.

Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes
Canada Song by an emerging singer-songwriter from Ontario in the genres of roots, traditional, folk and country music
Germany Composers and lyricists for their outstanding achievements
United States Lifetime contributions to popular music
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United Kingdom Rock music
United States Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Educate, preserve, honor and celebrate the legacy of the greatest Latin songwriters from all over the world and their music in every genre
United States Nashville Songwriters Foundation Honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with the music community in the city of Nashville
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Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka Sumathi Group

See also