2022 Major Literary and Genre Book 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 2022 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. Here’s last year’s calendar and 2021 Major Book Awards Winners Recap for you. Now on to 2022.
2022 Book Awards Calendar
OCTOBER 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
- Nov. 08 – 2022 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction Shortlist
- Nov. 23 – 2021 Costa Book Awards Category Awards Shortlist
DECEMBER 2021
- Dec. 22 – PEN America Literary Awards Longlists
JANUARY 2022
- Jan. 04 – Costa Book Awards Category Award Winners
- Jan. 23 – Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Non-Fiction WINNERS
- Jan. 24 – American Library Association (ALA) Youth Media Awards
- Jan. 01 – Cybils Awards Finalists
- Jan. 19 – Edgar Awards Nominations
- Jan. 20 – National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists
- Jan. 26 – Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot
- Jan. 26 – PEN America Literary Awards Finalists
FEBRUARY 2022
- Feb. 01 – Costa Book Awards Book of the Year Winner
- Feb. 14 – Cybils Awards Winners
- Feb. 28 – PEN America Literary Awards Winners
- Feb. 03 – Audie Award Finalists
- Feb. 08 – The Story Prize Finalists
- Feb. 09 – Rathbones Folio Prize Shortlist & Longlist
- Feb. 23 – Stoker Awards Final Ballot
- Feb. 28 – Thriller Award Finalists
MARCH 2022
- Mar. 04 – Audie Award Winners
- Mar. 17 – National Book Critics Circle Awards Winners
- Mar. 22 – Rathbones Folio Prize Winner
- Mar. 08 – Women’s Prize for Fiction Longlist
- Mar. 08 – Nebula Awards Final Ballot
- Mar. 10 – International Booker Prize Longlist
- Mar. 25 – British Book Awards (Nibbies) Shortlist
APRIL 2022
- Apr. 13 – The Story Prize Winner
- Apr. 28 – Edgar Award Winners
- Apr. 6 – Hugo Award Finalists
- Apr. 07 – International Booker Prize Shortlist
- Apr. 22 – Women’s Prize for Fiction Shortlist
MAY 2022
- May 09 – Pulitzer Prize Winners and Nominated Finalists
- May 14 – Bram Stoker Awards Winners
- May 21 – Nebula Award Winners
- May 23 – British Book Awards (Nibbies) Winners
- May 26 – International Booker Prize Winner
- May 10 – Locus Awards Finalists
JUNE 2022
- Jun. 04 – Thriller Awards
- Jun. 15 – Women’s Prize for Fiction Winner
- Jun. 25 – Locus Award Winners
JULY 2021
- Jul. 20 – Shirley Jackson Award Finalists
- Jul. 22 – World Fantasy Award Finalists
- Jul. 26 – Booker Prize Longlist
AUGUST 2022
SEPTEMBER 2022
- Sep. 02 – Nommo Award Winners
- Sep. 04 – Hugo Award Winners
- Sep. 06 – Scotiabank Giller Prize Longlist
- Sep. 06 – Booker Prize Shortlist
- Sep. 08 – Kirkus Prize Finalists
- Sep. 16 – National Book Awards Longlists
- Sep. 27 – Scotiabank Giller Prize Shortlist
OCTOBER 2022
- Oct. 17 – Booker Prize Winner
- Oct. 27 – Kirkus Prize Winners
- Oct. 29 – Shirley Jackson Award Winners
- Oct. 04 – National Book Awards Finalists
NOVEMBER 2022
- Nov. 06 – World Fantasy Award Winners
- Nov. 07 – Scotiabank Giller Prize Winner
- Nov. 16 – National Book Awards Winners
Here’s a link to the Book Awards Calendars for 2021 – 2020 and 2019.
Kalina
Will you be updating this calendar for 2023? It is so helpful!
Tanya Patrice
@Kalina a new one is out!
Juulna
Hi! I was looking ahead and noticed that the Audie Awards (List of dates: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audie_Awards) are presented either right at the end of May or or right at the beginning of June, likely due to weekend scheduling. Can we count it for either month if we like, or does it depend on the book chosen, what year it was awarded, and thus what month the award was received? Or are winners announced earlier in May and the dinner & show are just the song & dance? 😉
An additional thought: Are the RITAs persona non grata for this challenge due to their very…. serious diversity issues, mishandling, and general elitism? I mean, I suppose every Award has its skeletons so that would be silly. Hm.
Anywho, thanks bunches!
P.S. I do find the ‘calendar’ s touch confusing as it lists when nominations are made, long and short lists compiled, and official nominees announced, and it can be confusing seeing which awards are actually *presented* in said month. Is there a way to make it a bit easier for us rather than having to pour through semi-information on the Award websites themselves? It doesn’t seem like much an issue but my chronic hand pain could use every break it can get, AND you seem the more knowledgeable about the Awards cycles. Any assistance would be absolutely wonderful!
Juulna
Tanya Patrice
@Juulna Award winners are in bold on the calendar. I’ll think of something to make them more obvious. RITA winners are OK. Audie awards or any other award will depend on the exact date. So if the award in 2022 was in June, then you would use it for that months challenge. But if in 2020 it was in May, you would use that book for May’s challenge.