Roald Dahl's Awards and Achievements
Roald Dahl's books have won numerous awards over the years, these include:
1954 - Edgar Allen Poe award and Mystery Writers of America award
1959 - Second Edgar Allen Poe award and Mystery Writers of America award
1972 - New England Round Table of Children's Librarians award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
1973 - Surrey School award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
1975 - Surrey School award for CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
1978 - The Nene award for CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
1978 - Surrey School award for DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
1979 - California Young Reader Medal for DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
1980 - Third Mystery Writers of America award
1982 - The Federation of Children's Book Groups award for THE BFG
1982 - Massachusetts Children's award for JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
1983 - New York Times Outstanding Book award for THE WITCHES
1983 - The Federation of Children's Book Groups award for THE WITCHES
1983 - The Whitbread award for THE WITCHES
1983 - World Fantasy Convention Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a children's author
1984 - Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis for THE BFG
1985 - Kurt Maschler award runner-up for THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME
1985 - Boston Globe nonfiction honour citation for BOY: TALES OF CHILDHOOD
1986 - West Australian award for THE WITCHES
1986 - International Board of Books for Young People awards for Norwegian and German translations for THE BFG
1988 - The Federation of Children's Book Groups award for MATILDA
1990 - Smarties award for ESIO TROT
1997 - Good Book Guide "Best Books of the Past 20 Years" for THE BFG
1998 - BBC Bookworm Poll, MATILDA voted for Nation's Favourite Children's Book
2000 - Millennium Children's Book award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
2000 - Blue Peter Book award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
1954 - Edgar Allen Poe award and Mystery Writers of America award
1959 - Second Edgar Allen Poe award and Mystery Writers of America award
1972 - New England Round Table of Children's Librarians award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
1973 - Surrey School award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
1975 - Surrey School award for CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
1978 - The Nene award for CHARLIE AND THE GREAT GLASS ELEVATOR
1978 - Surrey School award for DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
1979 - California Young Reader Medal for DANNY THE CHAMPION OF THE WORLD
1980 - Third Mystery Writers of America award
1982 - The Federation of Children's Book Groups award for THE BFG
1982 - Massachusetts Children's award for JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH
1983 - New York Times Outstanding Book award for THE WITCHES
1983 - The Federation of Children's Book Groups award for THE WITCHES
1983 - The Whitbread award for THE WITCHES
1983 - World Fantasy Convention Lifetime Achievement Award for his work as a children's author
1984 - Deutsche Jugendliteraturpreis for THE BFG
1985 - Kurt Maschler award runner-up for THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME
1985 - Boston Globe nonfiction honour citation for BOY: TALES OF CHILDHOOD
1986 - West Australian award for THE WITCHES
1986 - International Board of Books for Young People awards for Norwegian and German translations for THE BFG
1988 - The Federation of Children's Book Groups award for MATILDA
1990 - Smarties award for ESIO TROT
1997 - Good Book Guide "Best Books of the Past 20 Years" for THE BFG
1998 - BBC Bookworm Poll, MATILDA voted for Nation's Favourite Children's Book
2000 - Millennium Children's Book award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY
2000 - Blue Peter Book award for CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY