Carnegie Medal in Literature
The Carnegie Medal is a literary award established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). CILIP also recognizes excellence in illustration, with the Kate Greenaway Medal.
Nominated books must be written in English and should first have been published in the UK during the previous year. Until 1969 the award was limited to books by British authors first published in England.[1] The first non-British author to receive the award was Ivan Southall in 1972. The original rules also stated that an author could only win the Medal once. This rule was later changed to enable subsequent work by the same author to be included for consideration. The first author to be awarded a second Carnegie Medal was Peter Dickinson in 1981.
The Carnegie judging panel consists of 13 children's librarians from the Youth Libraries Group of CILIP. Nominated books are also read by students from many schools who send feedback to the judging panel. The award is announced in the June following the year of publication.[2] The winner receives a golden medal and £500 worth of books to donate to a public or school library.
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[edit] List of winners
Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.[3]
[edit] Shortlists
Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.[3]
- 2011[4]
- Theresa Breslin, Prisoner of the Inquisition, Doubleday
- Geraldine McCaughrean, The Death-Defying Pepper Roux, Oxford
- Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men, Walker
- Meg Rosoff, The Bride’s Farewell, Puffin
- Marcus Sedgwick, White Crow, Orion
- Jason Wallace, Out of Shadows, Andersen Press
- 2010[5]
- Laurie Halse Anderson, Chains, Bloomsbury
- Neil Gaiman, The Graveyard Book, Bloomsbury
- Helen Grant, The Vanishing of Katharina Linden, Penguin
- Julie Hearn, Rowan the Strange, Oxford University Press
- Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer, Walker
- Terry Pratchett, Nation, Doubleday
- Philip Reeve, Fever Crumb, Scholastic
- Marcus Sedgwick, Revolver, Orion
- 2009[6]
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, Cosmic, Macmillan
- Kevin Brooks, Black Rabbit Summer, Puffin
- Eoin Colfer, Airman, Puffin
- Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child, David Fickling Books
- Keith Gray, Ostrich Boys, Definitions
- Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go, Walker
- Kate Thompson, Creature of the Night, Bodley Head
- 2008
- Kevin Crossley-Holland, Gatty's Tale, Orion
- Linzi Glass, Ruby Red, Penguin
- Elizabeth Laird, Crusade, Macmillan
- Tanya Landman, Apache: Girl Warrior, Walker
- Philip Reeve, Here Lies Arthur, Scholastic
- Meg Rosoff, What I Was, Penguin
- Jenny Valentine, Finding Violet Park, HarperCollins
- 2007
- Kevin Brooks, The Road of the Dead, The Chicken House
- Siobhan Dowd, A Swift Pure Cry, David Ficking Books
- Anne Fine, The Road of Bones, Doubleday
- Ally Kennen, Beast, Marion Lloyd Books
- Meg Rosoff, Just in Case, Penguin
- Marcus Sedgwick, My Swordhand is Singing, Orion
- 2005
- David Almond, Clay, Hodder Children's Books
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, Framed, Macmillan Children's Books
- Jan Mark, Turbulence, Hodder Children's Books
- Geraldine McCaughrean, The White Darkness, Oxford University Press
- Mal Peet, Tamar, Walker Books
- 2004
- Anne Cassidy, Looking for JJ, Scholastic Children's Books
- Gennifer Choldenko, Al Capone Does My Shirts, Bloomsbury
- Frank Cottrell Boyce, Millions, Macmillan
- Sharon Creech, Heartbeat, Bloomsbury
- Eva Ibbotson, The Star of Kazan, Macmillan
- Philip Pullman, The Scarecrow and his Servant, Doubleday
- 2003
- David Almond, The Fire Eaters, Hodder Children's Books
- Jennifer Donnelly, A Gathering Light, Bloomsbury
- Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, David Fickling Books
- Elizabeth Laird, The Garbage King, Macmillan
- Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful, Collins
- Linda Newbery, Sisterland, David Fickling Books
- 2002
- Kevin Brooks, Martyn Pig, The Chicken House
- Sharon Creech, Ruby Holler, Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Anne Fine, Up On Cloud Nine, Corgi Books
- Alan Gibbons, The Edge, Dolphin Paperbacks
- Lian Hearn, Across the Nightingale Floor, Macmillan Children's Books
- Linda Newbery, The Shell House, David Fickling Books
- Marcus Sedgwick, The Dark Horse, Dolphin Paperbacks
- 2001
- Sharon Creech, Love that Dog, Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Peter Dickinson, The Ropemaker, Macmillan Children's Books
- Eva Ibbotson, Journey to the River Sea, Macmillan Children's Books
- Elizabeth Laird, Jake's Tower, Macmillan Children's Books
- Geraldine McCaughrean, The Kite Rider, Oxford University Press
- Geraldine McCaughrean, Stop the Train, Oxford University Press
- Terry Pratchett, The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents, Doubleday
- 2000
- David Almond, Heaven Eyes, Hodder Children's Books
- Melvin Burgess, The Ghost Behind the Wall, Andersen Press
- Sharon Creech, The Wanderer, Macmillan Children's Books
- Jamila Gavin, Coram Boy, Mammoth
- Adéle Geras, Troy, Scholastic David Fickling Books
- Alan Gibbons, Shadow of the Minotaur, Orion
- Beverley Naidoo, The Other Side of Truth, Puffin Books
- Philip Pullman, The Amber Spyglass, Scholastic David Fickling Books
- 1999
- David Almond, Kit's Wilderness, Hodder Children's Books
- Bernard Ashley, Little Soldier, Orchard Books
- Aidan Chambers, Postcards from No Man's Land, Bodley Head Children's Books
- Susan Cooper, King of Shadows, Bodley Head Children's Books
- Gillian Cross, Tightrope, Oxford University Press
- Jenny Nimmo, The Rinaldi Ring, Mammoth
- J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Bloomsbury Children's Books
- Jacqueline Wilson, The Illustrated Mum, Doubleday
- 1998
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
- 1993
[edit] 70th Anniversary Carnegie of Carnegies (2007)
For the 70th Anniversary of the Carnegie Medal CILIP ran an online poll to find the nation's favourite Carnegie Medal winning book of all time. The poll was launched on 20 April, and the winner - Philip Pullman's Northern Lights - was announced on 21 June at the British Library.
The shortlist of ten medal winning novels was as follows (the bracketed date refers to the year of first publication):
- David Almond, Skellig, (1998)
- Melvin Burgess, Junk, (1996)
- Kevin Crossley-Holland, Storm, (1985)
- Jennifer Donnelly, A Gathering Light, (2003)
- Alan Garner, The Owl Service, (1967)
- Eve Garnett, The Family from One End Street, (1937)
- Mary Norton, The Borrowers, (1952)
- Philippa Pearce, Tom's Midnight Garden, (1958)
- Philip Pullman, Northern Lights, (1995)
- Robert Westall, The Machine Gunners, (1981)
[edit] See also
- Blue Peter Book Awards
- Children's Laureate
- Guardian Award
- Kate Greenaway Medal
- Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
- Newbery Medal
- Caldecott Medal
[edit] References
- ^ Bernice E. Cullinan, Diane Goetz Person The Continuum Encyclopedia of Children's Literature Continuum International Publishing Group, 2005, page 149.
- ^ Carnegie Medal Awards Process. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b Carnegie Medal: Full List of Winners
- ^ Press release for the shortlist 2011
- ^ Full details of the 2010 shortlist
- ^ Full details of the 2009 shortlist
