Dutton Animal Book Award

Dutton Animal Book Award was an American literary award established in 1963 by publisher E. P. Dutton to recognize a previously unpublished work of fiction or non-fiction relating to animals.[1] The reward for the winner was a $7,500 to $15,000 advanced against royalties after publication of the book by Dutton.[2] The award was inspired by the success of Gavin Maxwell's Ring of Bright Water (1960), the story of two otters.[3] The award was presented between 1963 and 1969; there was a 6-year hiatus with one more award presented in 1975.

Winners

1963: Sterling North, Rascal[4]
1964: Robert William Murphy, The Pond[5][6]
1965: Walt Morey, Gentle Ben[7]
1966: Faith McNulty, The Whooping Crane: The Bird That Defies Extinction[8]
1967: Daniel P. Mannix, The Fox and the Hound[9][10]
1968: Walt Morey, Kävik the Wolf Dog [7]
1969: Sterling North, The Wolfling[11]
1970–74: no award
1975: Dayton Hyde, Strange Companion[12]

References

Paul Wasserman, Janice W. McLean. Awards, Honors, and Prizes: United States and Canada, 1978. Pg. 219
Sylvia K. Burack. The writer's handbook, 1983. Pg. 816
International literary market place: Volume 2009, 1980. Pg. 448
"Junior Book Roundup". The English Journal. 52 (9). December 1963. JSTOR 810136.
"ROBERT MURPHY, A NATURE WRITER; Ex-Editor and an Author of Many Books Dies at 68". The New York Times. July 14, 1971. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
"Robert (William) Murphy." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.
Runaway Stallion. Dutton. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Quote: Walt's books have twice won the Dutton Junior Animal Book Award.
"McNulty, Faith 1918–2005." Something About the Author. Ed. Lisa Kumar. Vol. 168. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 134–137. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.
"Dutton Animal Award Goes To Mannix Book Set for Fall". The New York Times. May 20, 1967. p. 33.
"Literary Awards". Publishers' World Yearbook: 1969-1970. R.R. Bowker Company. 1969. p. 133. ISSN 0552-5039. OCLC 269242570.
CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT (August 8, 1969). "The Country Book and the City Book". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
"Dayton O(gden) Hyde." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.

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[1] Paul Wasserman, Janice W. McLean. Awards, Honors, and Prizes: United States and Canada, 1978. Pg. 219

[2] Sylvia K. Burack. The writer's handbook, 1983. Pg. 816

[3] International literary market place: Volume 2009, 1980. Pg. 448

[4] "Junior Book Roundup". The English Journal. 52 (9). December 1963. JSTOR 810136.

[5] "ROBERT MURPHY, A NATURE WRITER; Ex-Editor and an Author of Many Books Dies at 68". The New York Times. July 14, 1971. Retrieved October 29, 2012.

[6] "Robert (William) Murphy." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.

[walt-7] Runaway Stallion. Dutton. Retrieved October 11, 2014. Quote: Walt's books have twice won the Dutton Junior Animal Book Award.

[8] "McNulty, Faith 1918–2005." Something About the Author. Ed. Lisa Kumar. Vol. 168. Detroit: Gale, 2006. 134–137. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.

[9] "Dutton Animal Award Goes To Mannix Book Set for Fall". The New York Times. May 20, 1967. p. 33.

[10] "Literary Awards". Publishers' World Yearbook: 1969-1970. R.R. Bowker Company. 1969. p. 133. ISSN 0552-5039. OCLC 269242570.

[11] CHRISTOPHER LEHMANN-HAUPT (August 8, 1969). "The Country Book and the City Book". The New York Times. Retrieved October 29, 2012.

[12] "Dayton O(gden) Hyde." Contemporary Authors Online. Detroit: Gale, 2002. Literature Resource Center. Retrieved 29 Oct. 2012.