- Pulitzer Prizes - Award for achievements in newspaper & online journalism, literature, & musical composition
- National Book Award - Awarded to the best American Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry & Young People's books each year.
- Man Booker Prize - Awarded to English novels by a British citizen.
- Nobel Prize in Literature - Awarded in recognition of an author’s complete body of work.
- Sequoyah Award - Given each year to books selected by Oklahoma students.
- Oklahoma Book Award – Awarded in several categories to material by an Oklahoma author or with an Oklahoma-based theme.
- Caldecott Medal – Awarded to artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
- Newbery Medal – Awarded to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.