This list of writing awards is an index to articles about notable awards for writing other than literary awards. It includes general writing awards, science writing awards, screenwriting awards and songwriting awards.
General
Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes United States Brass Crescent Awards Shahed Amanullah and Aziz Poonawalla Best Muslim or Islam-themed weblogs United States HWA Silver Hammer Award Horror Writers Association HWA volunteer who has done a truly massive amount of work for the organization Japan Kobo Emerging Writer Prize Rakuten Three different genres United States Lange-Taylor Prize Duke University Collaboration between documentary writers and photographers United Kingdom Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship Miles Morland Foundation African writers to enable them write a fiction or non-fiction book in English language United States New York State Writers Hall of Fame Empire State Center for the Book Recognize the legacy of individual New York State writers United States Niblet award Mormon blogosphere Outstanding contributions to the bloggernacle United States PAGE International Screenwriting Awards PAGE Awards Discover and promote up-and-coming new screenwriters from around the world Thailand Silpathorn Award Ministry of Culture of Thailand Promote Thai contemporary artists who are considered to be in their mid-career and who have already made notable contributions to Thai fine arts and culture Denmark Tagea Brandt Rejselegat Tagea Brandt Rejselegat Scholarship for women who have made a significant contribution in science, literature or art United Kingdom Travelling Scholarship Society of Authors Enable British creative writers to keep in touch with their colleagues abroad United States Writers Guild of America Awards Writers Guild of America Outstanding achievements in film, television, radio and video game writing
Science writing awards
Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes United Kingdom Best science book ever Royal Institution Based on vote United States Chambliss Astronomical Writing Award American Astronomical Society Canada Yves Fortier Earth Science Journalism Award Geological Association of Canada United States James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry American Chemical Society Denmark H. C. Ørsted Medal Society for the Dissemination of Natural Science Canada Innis-Gérin Medal Royal Society of Canada Literature of the social sciences Poland Jan Długosz Award International Book Fair in Kraków Polish works that contribute to advancement of science and cultural enrichment United States John Burroughs Medal John Burroughs Association Work distinguished in the field of natural history Canada Lane Anderson Award Fitzhenry Family Foundation Canadian non-fiction science; adult and young readers International Ludwik Fleck Prize Society for the Social Studies of Science Published book in science and technology studies United States Patrusky Lecture Council for the Advancement of Science Writing United States PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award PEN America Canada Prix Hubert-Reeves Association of Science Communicators of Quebec Canadian author(s) of a popular science book written in French and published in Canada United Kingdom Royal Society of London Michael Faraday Prize Royal Society Excellence in communicating science to UK audiences United Kingdom Royal Society Prizes for Science Books Royal Society Outstanding popular science books from around the world United States Science in Society Journalism Awards National Association of Science Writers Outstanding investigative and interpretive reporting about the sciences and their impact for good and ill United States Science Writing Award American Institute of Physics United States Walter P. Kistler Book Award Foundation For the Future Science books that significantly increase the knowledge and understanding of the public regarding subjects that will shape the future of our species
Screenwriting awards for film
Screenwriting awards for television
Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes Australia AACTA Award for Best Screenplay in Television Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Canada Margaret Collier Award Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television Canadian writer for their outstanding body of work in film or television United States Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series, Movie, or Dramatic Special Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for Nonfiction Programming Academy of Television Arts & Sciences United States Sir Peter Ustinov Television Scriptwriting Award International Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Non-American novice writers under the age of 30 Canada WGC Screenwriting Awards Writers Guild of Canada Best script for a feature film, television or radio project
Songwriting awards
Country Award Venue / sponsor Notes Canada Colleen Peterson Songwriting Award Ontario Arts Council Song by an emerging singer-songwriter from Ontario in the genres of roots, traditional, folk and country music Germany German Music Authors' Prize GEMA Composers and lyricists for their outstanding achievements United States Gershwin Prize Library of Congress Lifetime contributions to popular music United States Grammy Award for Best American Roots Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Country Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Gospel Performance/Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Gospel Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best R&B Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Rap Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Rock Song Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Song of the Year Grammy Award United States Grammy Award for Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical Grammy Award United Kingdom Kerrang! Award for Best Single Kerrang! Awards Rock music United States Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Latin Songwriters Hall of Fame Educate, preserve, honor and celebrate the legacy of the greatest Latin songwriters from all over the world and their music in every genre United States Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame Nashville Songwriters Foundation Honor and preserve the songwriting legacy that is uniquely associated with the music community in the city of Nashville United States Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Sri Lanka Raigam Tele'es Best Television Lyrics Award Raigam Tele'es United States Songwriters Hall of Fame Grammy Museum Sri Lanka Sumathi Best Television Lyrics Award Sumathi Group
See also
Lists of awards List of journalism awards List of literary awards List of media awards
References