2006

Agatha Award
All Mortal Flesh by Julia Spencer-Fleming
Messenger of Truth by Jacqueline Winspear
The Saddlemaker's Wife by Earlene Fowler
The Virgin of Small Plains by Nancy Pickard (winner)
Why Casey Had to Die by L C Hayden

Anthony Awards
Bloodlines by Jan Burke
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger (winner)
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
To the Power of Three by Laura Lippman

BCA Crime Thriller of the Year
Lifeless by Mark Billingham
The Lighthouse by P D James
The Take by Martina Cole (winner)
We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver

Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Writing
All Fun and Games Until Somebody Loses an Eye by Chris Brookmyre (winner)
The Last Llanelli Train by Robert Lewis
May Contain Nuts by John O'Farrell
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Thud! by Terry Pratchett
Wicked! by Jilly Cooper

Bram Stoker
Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry
Headstone City by Tom Piccirilli
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
Pressure by Jeff Strand
Prodigal Blues by Gary A Braunbeck

British Fantasy Society
Against Gravity by Gary Gibson
Air by Geoff Ryman
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (winner)
Band of Gypsies by Gwyneth Jones
Berserk by Tim Lebbon
The Black Angel by John Connolly
The Brightonomicon by Robert Rankin
The Conqueror Worms by Brian Keene
Desolation by Tim Lebbon
Double Negative by Robin Gilbert
A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin
Giants of the Frost by Kim Wilkins
The Hounds of Avalon by Mark Chadbourn
In the Rain with The Dead by Mark West
Incubus by Nick Gifford
Nowhere Near an Angel by Mark Morris
The Reckoning by Sarah Pinborough
Secret Story by Ramsey Campbell
Seventy-Seven Clocks by Christopher Fowler
ShadowMasque by Michael Cobley
Siren Promised by Alan M Clark and Jeremy Robert Johnson
Snake Agent by Liz Williams
Spotted Lily by Anna Tambour
The Tower by Simon Clark
Underground by Craig Spector
Vellum by Hal Duncan
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe

British Science Fiction Association
Darkland by Liz Williams
End of the World Blues by Jon Courtenay-Grimwood (winner)
Icarus by Roger Levy
The Last Witchfinder by James Morrow
Nova Swing by M John Harrison

Costa Book Awards
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Restless by William Boyd (winner)
Saving Caravaggio by Neil Griffiths
A Spot of Bother by Mark Haddon

Costa Children's Book Award
Clay by David Almond
The Diamond of Drury Lane by Julia Golding
Just in Case by Meg Rosoff
Set in Stone by Linda Newbery (winner)

Dagger Awards
The Chemistry of Death by Simon Beckett
Raven Black by Ann Cleeves (winner)
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Safer Than Houses by Frances Fyfield
A Thousand Lies by Laura Wilson
Wolves of Memory by Bill James

Edgar Awards
Citizen Vince by Jess Walter (winner)
Drama City by George Pelecanos
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
Red Leaves by Thomas H Cook
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen

Hugo
Accelerando by Charles Stross
A Feast for Crows by George R R Martin
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson

International IMPAC Dublin Literary Awards
An Altered Light by Jens Christian Grøndahl
Breaking the Tongue by Vyvyane Loh
The Closed Circle by Jonathan Coe
Don't Move by Margaret Mazzantini
Graceland by Chris Abani
Havoc by Ronan Bennett
The Logogryph by Thomas Wharton
Maps for Lost Lovers by Nadeem Aslam
The Master by Colm Tóibín (winner)
The Swallows of Kabul by Yasmina Khadra

John W Campbell Memorial Award
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Child of Earth by David Gerrold
Child of Earth by David Gerrold
Counting Heads by David Marusek
Counting Heads by David Marusek
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
The Meq by Steve Cash
The Meq by Steve Cash
Mind's Eye by Paul McAuley
Mind's Eye by Paul McAuley
Mindscan by Robert J Sawyer (winner)
Seeker by Jack McDevitt
Seeker by Jack McDevitt
Spin by Robert Charles Wilson
The Summer Isles by Ian R MacLeod
Transcendent by Stephen Baxter
Transcendent by Stephen Baxter
The World Before by Karen Traviss
The World Before by Karen Traviss

Macavity Awards
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (winner)
One Shot by Lee Child
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
Solomon Vs. Lord by Paul Levine
Strange Affair by Peter Robinson
Vanish by Tess Gerritsen

Nebula Awards
Air by Geoff Ryman
Camouflage by Joe Haldeman (winner)
Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Orphans of Chaos by John C Wright
Polaris by Jack McDevitt
To Crush the Moon by Wil McCarthy

Newbery Medal
Criss Cross by Lynne Rae Perkins (winner)
Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Show Way by Jacqueline Woodson
Whittington by Alan W Armstrong

Prometheus Award
47 by Walter Mosley
The Black Arrow by Vin Suprynowicz
Chainfire by Terry Goodkind
The Hidden Family by Charles Stross
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod (winner)
Rebelfire by Claire Wolfe and Aaron Zelman

Rita Awards
The Devil to Pay by Liz Carlyle (winner)
Gabriel's Ghost by Linnea Sinclair (winner)
Heavens to Betsy by Beth Pattillo (winner)
Lady Luck's Map of Vegas by Barbara Samuel (winner)
Lakeside Cottage by Susan Wiggs (winner)
The Marriage Miracle by Liz Fielding (winner)
Princess of Convenience by Marion Lennox (winner)
A Reputable Rake by Diane Gaston (winner)
Show Her the Money by Stephanie Feagan (winner)
Survivor in Death by J D Robb (winner)
The Texan's Reward by Jodi Thomas (winner)
Worth Every Risk by Dianna Love (winner)

Romantic Novel of the Year Award
Gardens of Delight by Erica James (winner)

Sainsbury's Popular Fiction Award
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger (winner)
The Undomestic Goddess by Sophie Kinsella

Shamus Awards
Cinnamon Kiss by Walter Mosley
The Forgotten Man by Robert Crais
In a Teapot by Terence Faherty
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly (winner)
The Man with the Iron-On Badge by Lee Goldberg
Oblivion by Peter Abrahams

The Man Booker Prize
Be Near Me by Andrew O'Hagan
Black Swan Green by David Mitchell
Carry Me Down by M J Hyland
The Emperor's Children by Claire Messud
Gathering the Water by Robert Edric
Get a Life by Nadine Gordimer
In the Country of Men by Hisham Matar
The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai (winner)
Kalooki Nights by Howard Jacobson
Mother's Milk by Edward St. Aubyn
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Other Side of the Bridge by Mary Lawson
The Perfect Man by Naeem Murr
The Ruby in Her Navel by Barry Unsworth
The Secret River by Kate Grenville
Seven Lies by James Lasdun
So Many Ways to Begin by Jon McGregor
The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson
Theft by Peter Carey

Waterstone's Newcomer of the Year
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian by Marina Lewycka (winner)
The Vesuvius Club by Mark Gatiss
A Year in the Merde by Stephen Clarke

World Fantasy
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (winner)
The Limits of Enchantment by Graham Joyce
Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Od Magic by Patricia A McKillip
A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park
Vellum by Hal Duncan

Agatha Award
The Chef Who Died Sauteing by Honora Finkelstein and Susan Smily
Consigned to Death by Jane K Cleland
Feint of Art by Hailey Lind
The Heat of the Moon by Sandra Parshall (winner)
Murder On the Rocks by Karen MacInerney

Anthony Awards
Die a Little by Megan Abbott
Immoral by Brian Freeman
Officer Down by Theresa Schwegel
Tilt-a-whirl by Chris Grabenstein (winner)

Bram Stoker
Bloodstone by Nate Kenyon
Ghost Road Blues by Jonathan Maberry (winner)
The Harrowing by Alexandra Sokoloff
The Keeper by Sarah Langan

Costa Book Awards
The Amnesia Clinic by James Scudamore
Cloth Girl by Marilyn Heward Mills
The Meaning Of Night by Michael Cox
The Tenderness of Wolves by Stef Penney (winner)

World Fantasy
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips
The Keyhole Opera by Bruce Holland Rogers (winner)
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
To Charles Fort, with Love by Caitlín R Kiernan

Andre Norton Award
The Amethyst Road by Louise Spiegler
Siberia by Ann Halam
Stormwitch by Susan Vaught
Valiant by Holly Black (winner)

Arthur C. Clarke Award
Accelerando by Charles Stross
Air by Geoff Ryman (winner)
Banner of Souls by Liz Williams
Learning the World by Ken MacLeod
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Pushing Ice by Alastair Reynolds

Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction
The Constant Princess by Philippa Gregory
Disobedience by Naomi Alderman
Dreams of Speaking by Gail Jones
Frangipani by Célestine Hitiura Vaite
Gilead by Marilynne Robinson
Harbor by Lorraine Adams
House of Orphans by Helen Dunmore
Lost in the Forest by Sue Miller
Minaret by Leila Aboulela
On Beauty by Zadie Smith (winner)
The Position by Meg Wolitzer
Prep by Curtis Sittenfeld
Watch Me Disappear by Jill Dawson
White Ghost Girls by Alice Greenway

Carnegie Medal
Tamar by Mal Peet (winner)

Dilys Awards
The Cold Dish by Craig Johnson
Half Broken Things by Morag Joss
In a Teapot by Terence Faherty
The Power of the Dog by Don Winslow
The Tenor Wore Tapshoes by Mark Schweizer
Thirty-Three Teeth by Colin Cotterill (winner)

James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
Electricity by Ray Robinson
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Night Watch by Sarah Waters
The Road by Cormac McCarthy (winner)
Seven Lies by James Lasdun
The View from Castle Rock by Alice Munro

James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Half Life by Shelley Jackson (winner)
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M Valente (winner)

John W. Campbell
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson
The Etched City by K J Bishop
Here There and Everywhere by Chris Roberson
Melusine by Sarah Monette
Old Man's War by John Scalzi (winner)
The Year of Our War by Steph Swainston

Michael L. Printz Award
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan
I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
John Lennon by Elizabeth Partridge
Looking for Alaska by John Green (winner)

Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
The Hallowed Hunt by Lois McMaster Bujold
Metallic Love by Tanith Lee
The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl by Tim Pratt
The Wizard Knight by Gene Wolfe

National Book Award for Fiction
A Disorder Peculiar to the Country by Ken Kalfus
Eat the Document by Dana Spiotta
The Echo Maker by Richard Powers (winner)
Only Revolutions by Mark Z Danielewski
The Zero by Jess Walter

Oprah's Book Club
Night by Elie Wiesel

PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction
The Chrysanthemum Palace by Bruce Wagner
I Got Somebody in Staunton by William Henry Lewis
Last Night by James Salter
The March by E L Doctorow (winner)

Philip K Dick Award
Carnival by Elizabeth Bear
Catalyst by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Idolon by Mark Budz
Living Next Door to the God of Love by Justina Robson
Mindscape by Andrea Hairston
Recursion by Tony Ballantyne
Spin Control by Chris Moriarty (winner)

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
The Bright Forever by Lee Martin
The March by E L Doctorow
March by Geraldine Brooks (winner)

Saltire Literary Awards
A Lie About My Father by John Burnside (winner)

The Richard and Judy Best Read of the Year
Arthur and George by Julian Barnes
The Conjuror's Bird by Martin Davies
Empress Orchid by Anchee Min
The History of Love by Nicole Krauss
Labyrinth by Kate Mosse
The Lincoln Lawyer by Michael Connelly
The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets by Eva Rice
March by Geraldine Brooks
Moondust by Andrew Smith

Agatha Award
The Pea Soup Poisonings by Nancy Means Wright (winner)

Anthony Awards
The Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Susan McBride
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (winner)
A Killing Rain by P J Parrish
Kiss Her Goodbye by Allan Guthrie
Six Bad Things by Charlie Huston

Shamus Awards
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (winner)

Barry Awards
The James Deans by Reed Farrel Coleman (winner)

Barry Awards
The Field of Blood by Denise Mina (winner)

Barry Awards
Company Man by Joseph Finder (winner)

Nobel Prize in Literature
Orhan Pamuk (winner)

World Fantasy
John Crowley (winner)