"The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to celebrate the best writing in America." Categories include: Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Translated Literature, and Young People's Literature.
"The PEN/Faulkner Foundation celebrates literature by giving out three major literary awards: the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the PEN/Malamud Award for Excellence in the Short Story, and the PEN/Faulkner Literary Champion. Our goal in doing so is to honor major literary achievements and help readers discover the breadth and diversity of contemporary fiction."
 