1980 National Book Award Winners

Awards List

Children's Book (hardcover)

A Gathering of Days

A Gathering of Days (Winner)
Joan W. Blos

Sep-1979
/ Historical

Children's Book (paperback)

A Swiftly Tilting Planet

A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Winner)
Madeleine L'engle

Jul-1978
/ Fantasy

Fiction (hardcover)

Sophie's Choice

Sophie's Choice (Winner)
William Styron

Apr-1979
/ Literary

Fiction (Paperback)

The World According to Garp

The World According to Garp (Winner)
John Irving

May-1978
/ General Fiction

First Novel

Birdy

Birdy (Winner)
William Wharton

Dec-1978
/ General Fiction

Mystery (hardcover)

The Green Ripper

The Green Ripper (Winner)
John D. MacDonald

1979
/ Private Investigator

Mystery (paperback)

Siren Song

Siren Song (Winner)
Leigh Roberts

Apr-1985
/ Contemporary Romance

Science Fiction (hardcover)

Jem

Jem (Winner)
Frederik Pohl

Apr-1979
/ Science Fiction

Science Fiction (paperback)

The Book of the Dun Cow

The Book of the Dun Cow (Winner)
Walter Wangerin Jr.

Oct-1979
/ Fantasy

Award Categories

Children's Book: Fiction (hardcover)

Children's Book: Fiction (paperback)

Fiction (Hardcover)

Fiction (Paperback)

Mystery (hardcover)

Mystery (paperback)

Original Paperback

Picture Book (Hardcover)

Science Fiction (hardcover)

Science Fiction (paperback)

Young People's Literature

Award Years