awards and prizes it has diluted the prestige of being a prize-winning book. Flanagan clarifies he is not against literary awards, but believes they should not be taken too seriously as a form of support for literary culture. See also List of literary awards List of poetry awards List of the world's richest literary prizes Literary festival Vanity award References External links Book Prize Information: database of literary awards Author Ranking by Literary Awards: ranked lists of authors that received prominent literary award honors Best books of: 2008, 2009, 2000-2009, 2010, Year-end "Best Books" lists aggregated at Largehearted Boy. "The Art of Prize-Fighting", by Tom Chatfield in Prospect Magazine, January 2009. Essay on the history and merit of modern literary prizes. "75 Notes For An Unwritten Essay on Literary Prizes", by Matthew Hunte, at "The Busy Signal" November 27, 2010. Essay-notes on the history of literary prizes.