American Literary Awards
See also: :Category:American literary awards- American Academy of Arts and Letters
- Pulitzer Prize (Fiction, Drama and Poetry, as well as various non-fiction and journalist categories)
- National Book Award (Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry and Young-Adult Fiction)
- American Book Awards
- PEN literary awards (multiple awards)
- United States Poet Laureate
- Bollingen Prize
- Pushcart Prize
- O. Henry Award
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