The
Internet School Library Media Center (ISLMC)
awards page includes major book awards and best books lists in children's
literature and young
adult
literature of interest to librarians and teachers. Awards for nonprint
media such
as computer software or video for children and young adults are also
included. The ISLMC is a meta site where teachers,
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For an alphabetical list of awards, see Awards
List
[Adult Book Awards]
[Children's Book Awards (General)]
[Nonprint Media Awards]
[Lifetime Achievement Awards]
[Historical Fiction]
[International Publishing]
[Magazines]
[Multicultural Literature
Awards]
[Mystery Awards]
[New Writers or Illustrators]
[Nonfiction
Awards]
[Poetry]
[Reference Books]
[Science]
[Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror]
[Social Studies]
[Traditional Literature
(Folklore)]
[Best Books Lists]
[Best Sellers Lists]
[State Awards]
[Other Awards]
Adult Book
Awards
Amazon
Book Company
Awards List
Award Web
Many
awards,
including science
fiction,
romance, Pulitzers, others.
Bookwire
Good awards site. Several awards.
National
Book Awards
Given by U.S. publishers in various
categories. Two cash award prizes for fiction and
nonfiction. Established in 1950. Called American
Book Award from 1980-86.
Nobel
Prize for Literature
O'Henry
Awards
Award for short fiction
The Pulitzer
Prizes
Official site
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Children's
Literature
Awards
Alex
Awards
From YALSA. Top adult books enjoyed by young
adults.
Book Sense Book of
the Year Award (formerly The ABBY
Award)
American Booksellers Children's Book of the
Year. From
BookWeb.
For earlier ABBY Awards, see ABBYs
Boston
Globe-Horn Book Awards
Given annually since
1967 by the
Boston
Globe &
Horn
Book Magazine.
Through 1975 two awards given-for outstanding text and for
outstanding illustrations. Since 1976 awards are:
outstanding
fiction or poetry;
outstanding nonfiction; outstanding illustration.
Caldecott
Medal
Sponsored by the
Association for
Library
Service
to
Children's Division of
the American
Library Association. Given to the illustrator of the
most distinguished picture
book for children published in the United States during the preceding year. Only U.S.
citizens or residents are
eligible.
Charlotte
Zolotow Award
Given annually to the author of the best
picture book text published in the
United States in the preceding
year. Established in 1998 and administered
by the Cooperative
Children's Book Center
Children's
Book Award (Josette Frank Award)
From Bank
Street Children's
Book Committee. Given annually since 1943, the award
for
fiction honors a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which
children or
young people deal in a positive and realistic way with
difficulties in
their world and grow emotionally and morally.; site also
has awards for
poetry and nonfiction.
Elizabeth Burr
Award
Since 1992 presented to a Wisconsin
author/illustrator for distinguished
achievement in children's
literature. Presented by Wisconsin Library Association.
Golden Kite
Award
Presented by the Society of Children's Book
Writers and
Illustrators to children's book
authors and illustrators by their
fellows
International
Reading Association Children's Book Awards
Given for an author's first or second
published book.
Four awards will be
for fiction and non-fiction in two age
categories: younger readers (ages 4-10);
older readers (ages 10-17). Books from any country and in any language
copyrighted
during
the award year are considered.
Jefferson
Cup
Awarded by the Youth Services Forum of the
Virginia Library Association for
quality writing in U. S., History, Historical
Fiction, or Biography since 1983.
Michael Printz
Award
Award for a book that exemplifies literary
excellence in young
adult literature.
From Young
Adult
Services Division. ALA
National Book
Awards for Young People's Literature
Outstanding contribution to young people's
literature.
Newbery Medal
Sponsored by the American
Library
Association. Given to the author of the most
distinguished contribution to children's literature published
during
the preceding year.
Only U.S. citizens or residents are
eligible.
Notable
Children's Books in the Language Arts, 2000
From National Council of Teachers of
English
Notable Children's
Books, American Library Association
Annual list from American Library
Association
Parents'
Choice Awards, 2002
Awards in print and nonprint categories
Phoenix
Award
Established in 1985.
Awarded by the
Children's
Literature
Association. Awarded
annually to a book originially published
in English twenty years previously
which did not receive a
major award at the time of its publication.
Society of
School Librarians International Awards
SSLI Awards given annually to the best
book for young people in the following categories:
Elementary
Language
Arts - Picture Books; Elementary Language Arts, K-6 - Novels;
Secondary Language Arts, 7-12 - Novels; Social Studies - Elementary, K-6;
Social Studies - Secondary, 7-12; Science Books - Elementary, K-6;
Science Books - Secondary, 7-12.
Young
Reader's Choice Award
Given by Pacific
Northwest
Library Association to promote
reading for enjoyment.
Children select winners.
2002 Award
Winners
Want a quick list? From Bulletin for Center
of
Children's Books.
See also 2001 Awards
Winners.
SLJ Online.
Awards Announcements
Check out the latest announcement on award
winners at
School Library
Journal or
use the search function.
Children's
Literature Web Guide
Numerous awards, including United States,
Canada and other
nations
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Audiovisual Materials
Awards
ALSC Awards and
Notable
Earlier "Notable" lists from ALSC
Andrew Carnegie
Medal for Excellence in Children's Video
Supported by
the Carnegie
Corporation of New York. First awarded in 1991 to honor
outstanding video productions for children released in the preceding
year.
APA Audie
Awards
Includes children's categories; excellence in
audio
publishing
BESSIE
Award
Given by ComputED Learning Lab, San Diego.
Recognizes
innovative and content-rich
educational software appropriate for family purchase
on the retail market
Bologna
New Media Prize
International
Award. Bologna (Italy) Children's Book Fair. Prize for excellence
in
children's computer software
Booklist: Editor's
Choice
Includes video, computer software, CD-ROMs,
audio, audiobooks
and distributors.
From Booklist.
Codie
Awards
Excellence in computer software. From the
Software Publishers
Association (SPA).
Notable Children's
Recordings
Given by Association for Library Service to
Children,
American Library Association
Notable Computer
Software for Children
Given by Association for Library Service to
Children,
American Library Association
Notable Videos for
Children
Given by Association for Library Service to
Children
Notable Children's Web
Sites 2000
Given by Association for Library Service to
Children,
American Library Association
Talkies
Award
Given by the
audio
book industry of
the United Kingdom to
outstanding "talking" books
in both adult and juvenile
categories. (2000 Award last found)
YALSA Selected
Audio Books
From Young Adult Library Services Association
of ALA
YALSA Selected DVD's and
Videos
From Young Adult Library Services
Association of ALA
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Lifetime
Achievements Awards
Anne V.
Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature
Given by the Tulsa Library Trust since
1991
Eleanor
Farjeon Award
(United Kingdom) Awarded to an individual
in recognition of their distinguished
contribution to the world of children's books. Winner is chosen from nominations
from members of
the Children's Book Circle
Hans Christian
Andersen Medals
International Award.
Established in
1956.
Awarded by
the International
Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Awarded every two years
to
one
author
and one illustrator in recognition of his/her entire body of
work.
Laura
Ingalls Wilder Award
Honors and author or
illustrator whose
books
published in the U.S. over a period of
years made a substantial and
lasting contribution to literature for children.
Margaret A.
Edwards Award
Given by the Young Adult
Library Services Association of ALA for an author's lifetime
contributions in writing for young adults.
Sydney
Taylor
Body of Work Award
Established by Ralph Taylor, her husband, to
honor
outstanding contributions to books of
positive Jewish content for
children.
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Historical
Fiction
Geoffrey Bilson
Award
Awarded annually to a Canadian author of
outstanding work
of historical fiction by Canadian Children's Book
Centre
Jefferson
Cup
Awarded by the Youth Services Forum of the
Virginia Library Association for quality
writing in U. S. History,
Historical Fiction, or Biography since 1983.
Scott O'Dell
Historical Fiction Award
Award for a
work of
historical fiction
from a
U.S. publisher and
set
in the New World.
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International
Publishing
Australian
Literary Awards and Prizes
Many awards in different categories.
Bologna
Ragazzi Award
Bologna
(Italy) Children's Book Fair. Awards for fiction and nonfiction by age
groups,
infant (0-5 years); children (6-9 years); young adults (10-16
years). Check under
SHOW INFO on menu for Awards
Canadian
Children's
Literature Service
Awards and other information on children's
literature.
Carnegie
Medal [United Kingdom]
Sponsored by The Library
Association (United Kingdom). Presented annually to an
outstanding book published in the United Kingdom
Kate
Greenaway Medal [United Kingdom]
Presented by
The Library Association (United Kingdom). Presented annually for the
most
distinguished work in the illustration of children's books
published in the
United Kingdom.
Mildred
L. Batchelder Award
Given to an American publisher for the
most
outstanding children's book
originally published in a foreign language
in
a foreign country.
Nestle Smarties
Book Prize
Established in 1985 by Booktrust, sponsored
by Nestle. United Kingdom children's
book award awarded annually to a work of fiction or poetry for children written in
English by a UK
citizen, or an author resident in the UK in the year ending 31
October.
Whitbread
Award for a Children's Novel [United Kingdom]
New
Zealand Literary
Prizes, Awards
Includes adult and awards in children's
literature
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Magazines
SCBWI Magazine Merit
Awards
Given by Society of Children's Book Writers
and Illustrators
(SCBWI) each year
to honor members' outstanding original magazine work
published during that year.
Four plaques are give - one for fiction, one for
non-fiction, one for
illustration, and one for poetry.
Paul A.
Witty Short Story Award
Given to the author of an original short story
published
for the first
time during in a periodical for children.
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Multicultural Book Awards
Americas
Award
Given by Center for Latin American and
Caribbean Stuides (CLASP)
to
U.S. work published
in
the previous year in English or Spanish
which authentically or
engagingly presents the experiences of individuals in
Latin America
or the Caribbean or Latinos in the U.S.
Carter
G. Woodson
Award
Established by the National
Council for the Social Studies in
1974 for the most
distinguished social science books appropriate for
young
readers which depict ethnicity
in the United States.
Coretta Scott King
Award
Presented
annually by
the American Library Association to a
black author and a black
illustrator whose works "encourage and promote" world unity
and peace and serve
as an
inspiration to young people.
John Steptoe
Award for New Talent
Given to a black author and to a black
illustrator for an outstanding
book; designed to bring visibility to a
writer/artist at
the beginning of his/her career. ALA
National Jewish Book Awards
Includes awards for children's books and
children's
picture books
(Louis Posner Memorial Award).
Pura Belpre
Award
Established in
1996.
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). Latino/Latina
writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms and
celebrates the Latino
cultural experience...for children and
youth.
Sydney Taylor Book Awards 2001
From the Association of Jewish Libraries.
to outstanding books of Jewish content
for children
Sydney
Taylor
Book Awards
Established by Ralph Taylor, her husband, to
honor outstanding
books of positive Jewish content for
children.
Tomas Rivera
Mexican American Children's Book Award
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Mysteries
Agatha Awards. Malice Domestic
Gives Agatha Awards for mysteries, including
best novel, first
mystery novel,
nonfiction and short story. Does not give a juvenile
award.
BlackBird Mysteries
Awards
Major book awards for
mysteries;
Agatha Christie Award; Dagger; Dilys Winn;
Edgar Awards; Anthony
Awards;
Hammett
Prize; Macavity Awards; Nero Wolf Awards;
Shamus Awards
The Edgars
Presented
for best mystery in a variety of categories since 1945
by Mystery Writers of
America.
Best juvenile novel was added
in 1989.
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New Writers
or
Illustrators Award
Ezra Jack Keats
Award
Annual award to an outstanding new writer of
picture books for children
(age 9 and under); presented jointly by The New
York Public Library and the
Ezra Jack Keats Foundation
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Nonfiction Awards
Bologna
Ragazzi Award
From
Bologna (Italy) Children's Book Fiction and nonfiction by age
groups
The
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award-Nonfiction
Fiction and poetry; nonfiction; picture
books
Children's Book
Guild. Award for Nonfiction
Since 1977, the Guild has honored "an author
or
author-illustrator whose total work has
contributed significantly to
the quality of nonfiction for children."
Flora Stieglitz
Award
From Bank
Street Children's
Book Committee. For merit to
distinguished
and inspirational works of nonfiction.
Jefferson
Cup
Awarded by the Youth Services Forum of the
Virginia Library Association for quality
writing U. S. History,
Historical Fiction, or Biography since 1983.
Orbis Pictus
Award
Award for
outstanding nonfiction for
children. From NCTE's Committee on Using
Nonfiction in the
Elementary Classroom. Given to an author.
Robert F. Sibert
Informational Book Award
From ALSC; Awarded annually to the author of
the most
distinguished informational
book published during the preceding
year
Society of School
Librarians International
Gives awards for nonfiction, K-12.
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Poetry
Awards
American Academy of
Poets : Awards & Prizes
Award
for Excellence in Poetry for Children
Award from the
National Council of
Teachers of
English to a living American poet in
recognition of the poet's
aggregate
body of work in children's literature.
Given annually until 1982. Now
given every three years.
Claudia Lewis
Award
From Bank
Street Children's
Book Committee. For merit to
exceptional works of poetry
for children.
Lee
Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award
Award to a single volume of poetry published
for children
in a calendar year. The award
is now administered by the Penn State
College of
Education and University Libraries.
Lee Bennett
Hopkins Promising Poet Award
Monetary award given every three years to a
promising new
author of children's poetry
(for children and young adults up to
Grade 12) who has published no more than
two books of children's poetry.
Poetry Society of
America Awards
Adult awards only.
The
Signal Poetry Award
Annual award for children's poetry from the
specialist
journal
Signal Approaches to Children's Books, Thimble
Press.
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Reference
Books
Booklist:
Editor's Choice
Includes current and former titles
Denali Press
Award
From ALA and Denali Press. Achievement in
creating reference
works, outstanding
in quality and significance, that provide
information
specifically about ethnic
and minority groups in the United States.
MARS Best of Free
Reference Web Sites
Recognizes outstanding reference sites on the
World Wide
Web under the auspices of
the Machine-Assisted Reference Section
(MARS) of the Reference and User Services
Association (RUSA) of
ALA.
RUSA Outstanding Reference
Sources
Established in 1958 to recommend the
best reference publications for small and
medium-sized libraries. American Library Association
RUSA Outstanding Reference
Sources (for adults)
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Science
Awards
Giverny Book
Award 2002
Award given by the 15 Degree Laboratory to the
author and
illustrator of the book it has selected for recognition as
"Best
Children's Science Picture Book"
Outstanding
Science Trade Books for Children
Given by National Science Teachers Association
and the
Children's Book Council.
Annual. For science materials reviews, see
NSTA
Recommends
For book recommendations, see Science Books & Films Online
(SB&F) Best Lists
Science Books & Films
Editor's Choice Columns
Includes "Best Books for Children," "Best
Books for Junior
High
and High School Readers," "Best Films and Videos," and
"Editor's
Choice Selections"
Society of School
Librarians International. Best Science Books
Given by SSLI to the author of an outstanding
science book. Annual Award
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Science Fiction, Fantasy and
Horror Awards
The Arthur C.
Clarke
Award
British science fiction award
Bram Stoker
Award
From the Horror Writers Association (HWA).
Awards for novel,
first novel, long fiction,
short story, collections, nonfiction and
life
achievement, specialty press,
work for young people
Golden Duck Awards
Awards in the categories of picture book,
middle grades (Eleanor Cameron Award)
and young adult (Hal Clement Award). Special awards are given when appropriate.
Candidates are selected from title copyrighted in the
previous year;
however exceptions
may be made for titles published outside the U.S.
Hugo Awards
Science fiction awards given by the
World
Science Fiction Society (WSFS).
Includes also Gandalf, Campbell and
Special Awards
Mythopoeic
Awards
Honors works published within the last three
years that make a
significant contribution
to scholarship about the Inklings and genres
of
myth and fantasy studies.
Includes children's books.
SFWA Nebula
Awards
Science
fiction
awards given by the
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Inc.
For earlier
winners see also Nebula
Awards
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Social Studies
Notable
Children's Trade Books in the Social Sciences
From
National Council for the Social Sciences.
Society of
School Librarians International
Gives awards in social studies, K-12
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Traditional
Literature
(Folklore)
Aesop
Prize
From the
Children's
Folklore
Section of the American Folklore Society
for outstanding
book(s)
incorporating folklore published in English for children
or young
adults
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Best Books
Lists
ALA RUSA Notable
Books
Note: Adult Books. Given by The Notable Books
Council of the
ALA Reference
and User Services Association. Titles selected for their
significant
contribution to
the expansion of knowledge and for the pleasure they
can
provide to adult readers.
Includes fiction, non-fiction and poetry
Barnes
& Noble...Reader's Catalog. The 40,000+ Best Books in Print
Not awards per se, but a "Best Books List"
which includes
children's
literature for young readers.
Booklist:
Editor's Choice
Booklist includes adult books, adult books
for young adults,
young
adult literature, reference books and media. From
Booklist.
Bulletin
of the
Center for Children's Books. Blue Ribbons Books 2001
Best of the previous year's literature for
children and
young
adults. Includes
picture books, easy readers, fiction and nonfiction.
Children's Literature
Choices
From Children's Literature. Annual best books
list
Cuffies
Publishers select the best and the worst in
children's
literature.
Booklist from Publishers
Weekly
Hungry Mind Review. 100
Best 20th-Century American Books
Not awards per se, but a "Best Books List" of
adult titles
Modern
Library. 100 Best Nonfiction
Modern
Library. 100 Best Novels
Their pick of the 100 best novels of the 20th
century
2002 Notable Children's
Books
Given by Association for Library Service to
Children,
American Library Association.
For earlier lists, see also ALSC Awards and
Notables
Radcliffe
Publishing Course. 100 Best Novels
List selected by publishing students at
Radcliffe
College
SLJ
Best
Books 2001
Feature column from SLJ.
YALSA's Outstanding
Books for the College Bound
YALSA
Booklists. Best
Books for Young Adults
From Young Adult Library Services Association
of the
American Library Association
YALSA.
Quick Picks
for
Young Adults
YALSA.
Popular
Paperbacks for Young Adults
Children's
Literature-Best Books Lists
Lots of lists from Children's Literature Web
Guide
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Best Sellers
Lists
Amazon's
2002 Editors' Picks (Ages 9-12)
Amazon's
2002 Editors' Choice: Children's Books (Ages 4-8)
Barnes
& Noble. Teens Top 10 Sellers
Barnes
& Noble. Kids Top 10 Sellers
New
York Times. Children's Bestsellers Updated weekly
Publishers
Weekly Best Sellers
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State Awards
Alabama
Department of Education. Office of Technology Initiatives
2002-2003 Booklist is available for download at Emphasis
on Reading Booklist, from Library Media.
Arizona
Young Readers' Award
Arkansas Charlie May Simon and
Diamond Awards
California
Young Reader Medal Booklist
Young readers select recipients; primary,
intermediate,
middle/jr. high, and young
adult levels
Colorado Blue Spruce Young
Adult Award
Colorado Children's Book
Award
Connecticut Nutmeg
Children's Book Award
Delaware Blue Hen Book
Award
Florida
Sunshine State Young Readers
GA Child
Lit Book Award
Hawaii Nene
Award
Iowa Children's Choice
Award
Kansas
William Allen White Children's Book Award
Kansas
Reading Association. Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award
Kentucky Bluegrass
Award
Illinois
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
Louisiana
Young Readers' Choice Award
Maine Lupine Award
Maine Student Book
Awards
Maryland Black-Eyed
Susan Book Awards
Massachusetts
Children's Book Award
Michigan Readers' Choice
Award
Read
Michigan
Minnesota
Maud Hart Lovelace Award
Missouri Mark
Twain Award
Missouri Show Me
Readers Award
Nebraska
Golden Sower Award
Nevada
Young Readers' Award
New Hampshire Great
Stone Face Award
New Jersey Garden
State Children's Book Award
New Mexico Land of
Enchantment Book Award
New
York Charlotte Award
New York Knickerbocker
Award
North
Carolina Children's Book Award
North Dakota
Flicker Tale
Ohio
Buckeye Children's Book Award
Oklahoma Sequoyah
Award
Pennsylvania
Young Readers' Choice Awards
Pacific Northwest Young Reader's
Choice Award
Library Associations of Alaska, Alberta,
British Columbia,
Idaho, Montana,
Oregon, Washington
Rhode Island Children's
Book Awards
South
Carolina Children's Book Award
Site includes children's Junior and young
adult awards
South Dakota Prairie Pasque
Children's Book Award
Tennessee Volunteer
Children's Book Award
Texas
Bluebonnet Award
Utah Children's
Book Awards
Vermont Dorothy
Canfield Fisher Award
Virginia Young
Readers' Award
West Virginia
Children's Book Award
Wisconsin
Golden Archer Award
Wyoming Book Awards
Includes Buckaroo, Indian Paintbrush & Soaring Eagle
Awards
State Award Books
See Carr Library site for listings
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Other States
Christopher
Awards
Established in 1949, Christopher Awards are
presented to
the producers, directors
and writers of books, motion pictures and
television specials which affirm
the highest values of the human spirit. Includes young
people category.
Jane
Addams Book Award
Award to works
fostering a better
understanding of the people of the world toward the end
that wars
may be avoided...
PEN/Norma Klein Award for
Children's Fiction
Given by PEN American Center in honor of Norma
Klein; Biennial
prize recognizes an emerging
voice of literary
merit among American writers of children's fiction
Children's
Literature Guide
Visit to locate many other awards
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