The winners of the CILIP Carnegie & Greenaway Medals have been announced. The Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals are the UK’s oldest children’s book awards. They recognize “outstanding reading experiences created through writing and illustration in books for children and young people.” The Shadowers’ Choice Awards are voted on by young people who vote for their favorite books.
It looks like I also never shared the shortlists for these awards, so I will include them here as well.
The shortlists for the 2021 Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards have been announced by the Ontario Arts Council and the Ontario Arts Foundation. The awards are the only Canadian award that uses student jurors who work together to choose the winning books. The books are all written and illustrated by Canadian authors. The winning books will be announced later in June. Here are the titles in the shortlists:
CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY
Fast Friends by Heather M. O’Connor, illustrated by Claudia Dávila
Golden Threads by Suzanne Del Rizzo, illustrated by Miki Sato
A Last Goodbye by Elin Kelsey, illustrated by Soyeon Kim
The winners and listed titles for the Azia Books – Diversity Award have been announced. The awards celebrate a children’s book that “reflects multicultural/multiracial protagonists and families.” The books range in publication dates from 1997 to 2020 for this year’s lists and awards. I’ll list the winners first and then the full lists of titles for both age groups.
The winners of the Lambda Literary Awards were announced last week. These awards celebrate the best in LGBTQIA+ writing for a variety of ages. The categories include fiction and nonfiction as well. Here are the winners and finalists for the children’s and YA categories:
The winners of the 2021 Indie Book Awards have been announced. It’s an award that highlights books from independent publishers, university presses, self-published titles, and e-books that are written in English. There are numerous categories in the awards with several focused specifically on books for youth. Here are the winners and the finalists in those categories, many of which are only available via Amazon.
CHILDREN’S EDUCATIONAL PICTURE BOOK (6 Years & Up)
The winners of the 2020 Governor General’s Literary Awards have been announced. The awards celebrate the best published books in Canada. There are two categories that celebrate books for youth. Here are the winners and finalists in each of those categories:
The Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards. The awards have one category that is for young adult novels. Here is the winner, followed by the finalist titles:
The winners of the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland awards have been announced. The awards “identify, honour and promote excellence in books for young people by Irish authors and illustrators.” They are the most prestigious children’s book awards in Ireland. Here are the winners:
JUNIOR JURIES’ AWARD (most popular book from the youth juries)
The shortlists for the 2021 Indie Book Awards have been announced. The awards are curated by independent bookstores across the UK and Ireland. The awards celebrate paperback books in several categories. The winners will be announced on June 25th.
Here are the shortlisted titles in the juvenile categories:
![The Forgotten Garden by [Basma El khatib]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61YVipM57HS.jpg)
![The Slumbering Pearl by [Tyler Oliver, Gita Treice]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/519W1ejj06L._SX260_.jpg)
![God Says: My Book of Emotions by [Doreen Homawoo, Jessica Homawoo, Jayden Munnelly, Roseline Fiatuse]](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51VwupW0C5L.jpg)
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