National Book Award for Fiction Winners: Complete List by Year

83 winning results from 1950 to 2025, plus 393 recorded shortlist and finalist results. Explore the chronological list and follow the links to authors, available book guides and other winners from the same year.

Country

United States

Founded

1950

Frequency

Annual

Prize

$10,000

Official website

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One of the most prestigious literary prizes in the United States, administered by the National Book Foundation.

The modern National Book Awards began in 1950. The 1980–1983 awards included separate format categories, preserved below. This list does not combine those results into a single winner.