Dutton Animal Book Award

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Book Award was an American literary award established in 1963 by publisher E. P. Dutton to recognize a previously unpublished work of fiction or non-fiction relating to animals.^[1] The reward for the winner was a $7,500 to $15,000 advanced against royalties after publication of the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; there was a 6-year hiatus with one more award presented in 1975.^{[dubious – discuss]}

Winners

• 1963: Sterling North, Rascal^[4]
• 1964: Robert William Murphy, The Pond^[5][6]
• 1965: Walt Morey, Gentle Ben^[7]
• 1966: Faith McNulty, The Whooping Crane: The Bird That Defies Extinction^[8]
• 1967: Daniel P. Mannix, The Fox and the Hound^[9][10]
• 1968: Walt Morey, Kävik the Wolf Dog ^[7]
• 1969: Sterling North, The Wolfling^[11]
• 1970–74: no award
• 1975: Dayton Hyde, Strange Companion^[12]