NYC Big Book Award Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Announcement of 2026 Winners

The NYC Big Book Award officially announces its 2026 award-winning list today. Commemorating its 10th anniversary, the program recognized 163 subcategory winners across 15 carefully curated major categories, matching readers worldwide with high-impact titles.

“The NYC Big Book Award recognizes that consumer trends and tastes change constantly, and we are dedicated to highlighting books with the highest potential impact,” said awards sponsor Gabby Olczak. “We have an amazing list of authors participating from around the globe this year, and I’m thrilled to share these exceptional books with a worldwide audience.”

Over the past decade, the NYC Big Book Award has established itself as a premier global awards program and celebratory event. Notable past winners include:

* Martin Luther King, III https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2025-winners/97819647210950

* Hy Conrad, writer/producer of Monk and White Collar, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwxMLaFryo and

* Pulitzer Prize Winner, Hernán Diaz https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/2023winners/9780593420317

The NYC Big Book Award regularly attracts a diverse group of creators—ranging from independent and self-published writers to high-profile authors, screenwriters, filmmakers, and titles from the Big Five publishing houses.

This year’s competition drew international entries from established authors, first-time indie writers, and small to large publishing houses. Entrants included doctors, attorneys, entrepreneurs, film and television writers, historians, journalists, and professors.

Submissions spanned the globe, with participating authors hailing from Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Key cities represented included Auckland, Baltimore, Dallas, Frankfurt, Hollywood, Johannesburg, New Orleans, New York City, Philadelphia, Sydney, and West Palm Beach.

Participating publishers included Beacon Press, Berrett-Koehler, Casemate, Edinburgh University Press, ForbesBooks, Kiplinger Books, NYU Press, Palgrave Macmillan, Penguin Random House, Rizzoli, Routledge, University of California Press, University of Nebraska Press, Weaving Influence Press, and Wiley.

The 2026 Winners & Distinguished Favorites include:

Essentials, Vol. 1 by Luke Arnold (Black Sails) & Chris "Doc" Wyatt (TV Producer/Writer) | The Lab Press

Catch People Doing Things Right by Martha C. Lawrence | Berrett-Koehler

White House Memories 1970–2007 by Gary J. Walters (former White House Chief Usher) | The White House Historical Association

Eternal Love by Xuemo

Explore the full list of NYC Big Book Award winners and distinguished favorites at https://www.nycbigbookaward.com/. The complete announcement list will also be featured in the October issue of Printed Word Reviews.