| Frequency | Annual |
| Award type | Literary honor |
| Categories | Author • Literary figure |
| Established | The early 1800s |
| Awarding body | |
| Past recipients | Harper Lee • Gabriel García Márquez • Jane Austen • Toni Morrison • Fyodor Dostoevsky • Ernest Hemingway |
| Recognition criteria | Exceptional works • Influential criticism • Dedicated service promoting literature |
| Organization within the ILU | The League of Literary Lions |
