1944 in Literature - Awards

Awards

• Carnegie Medal for children's literature: Eric Linklater, The Wind on the Moon
• James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction: Forrest Reid, Young Tom
• James Tait Black Memorial Prize for biography: C. V. Wedgwood, William the Silent
• Newbery Medal for children's literature: Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain
• Nobel Prize for literature: Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
• Premio Nadal (first award): Carmen Laforet, Nada
• Pulitzer Prize for Drama: no award given
• Pulitzer Prize for Poetry: Stephen Vincent Benét, Western Star
• Pulitzer Prize for the Novel: Martin Flavin, Journey in the Dark
• Shelley Memorial Award for Poetry: E. E. Cummings