20th century in literature fiction fluctuate between the two. Largely ignored by mainstream literary criticism for the most of the century, these genres developed their own establishments and critical awards; these include the "Nebula Award" (since 1965), the "British Fantasy Award" (since 1971) or the "Mythopoeic Awards" (since 1971). Towards the end of the 20th century, electronic literature developed due to the development of hypertext and later the world wide web. The Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded annually throughout the century (with the exception of 1914, 1918, 1935 and 1940–1943), the first laureate (1901) being Sully Prudhomme. The New York Times Best Seller
Folio Prize was announced 21 March. William Fiennes was Chair of the jury comprising "The Observer" writer Rachel Cooke and writers Mohsin Hamid, AM Homes, and Deborah Levy. No prize. The shortlisted was announced in early April 2017. It was the first year non-fiction was included in the running. The winner was announced May 25. The shortlist was announced in late March 2018. The winner was announced 8 May. Folio Prize The Rathbones Folio Prize, previously known as the Folio Prize and The Literature Prize, is a literary award that was sponsored by the London-based publisher The Folio Society for its first