- Dutton Animal Book Award
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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Book Award was an American literary award established in 1963 by publisher E. P. Dutton to recognize a previously unpublished work of fiction or non-fiction relating to animals.[1] The reward for the winner was a $7,500 to $15,000 advanced against royalties after publication of the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, with no awards in 65' or 68'; there was a 6 year hiatus with one more award presented in 1975.
Winners
- 1963: Sterling North, Rascal
- 1964: Robert William Murphy, The Pond
- 1965: no award
- 1966: Faith McNulty, The Whooping Crane: The Bird That Defies Extinction
- 1967: Daniel P. Mannix, The Fox and the Hound
- 1968: no award
- 1969: Sterling North, The Wolfling
- 1970-74: no award
- 1975: Dayton Hyde, Strange Companion
References
Categories:- Awards established in 1963
- Awards disestablished in 1975
- American literary awards
- Unpublished book awards
- Fiction awards
- Non-fiction literary awards
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