Coretta Scott King AwardHonorAuthor1991

Given by ALA, Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table

Other Names: Coretta Scott King Honor, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
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The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., this award recognizes show more outstanding African American authors and illustrators. The book must be about the African American experience, and be written for a youth audience (high school or below). show less
Stages:
All, Winner (123), Honor (220)
Categories:
All, Author (2)
Years:
All, 2024 (2), 2023 (2), 2022 (3), 2021 (3), 2020 (3), 2019 (3), 2018 (2), 2017 (1), 2016 (3), 2015 (3), 2014 (3), 2013 (2), 2012 (2), 2011 (3), 2010 (1), 2009 (3), 2008 (2), 2007 (1), 2006 (3), 2005 (3), 2004 (3), 2003 (2), 2002 (2), 2001 (1), 2000 (3), 1999 (3), 1998 (2), 1997 (1), 1996 (3), 1995 (3), 1994 (1), 1993 (3), 1991 (2), 1990 (2), 1989 (2), 1988 (2), 1987 (1), 1986 (2), 1985 (2), 1984 (4), 1983 (1), 1982 (3), 1981 (1), 1980 (5), 1979 (4), 1978 (6), 1977 (2), 1976 (4), 1974 (5), 1971 (8)
Announced:
January 22: Honor2024 Recent
January 22: Winner2024 Recent

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The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., this award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators. The book must be about the African American experience, and be written for a youth audience (high school or below). (English, Member-written)
Runners-up for the various categories in the Coretta Scott King Awards (English, Member-written)

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