Yoto Carnegie Medal for WritingNominee2011

Given by Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)

Other Names: British Library Association Carnegie Medal, Honour Book, Carnegie Medal, Yoto Carnegie Medal
60 Works 38,935 Books 2,099 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Carnegie Medal was established in 1936 in honour of Andrew Carnegie, is given by the Library Association (CILIP since 2002) for an outstanding book for children written in English and first show more published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The medal was originally a once-only, life-time award, but a number of authors have won multiple times since Jan Mark in 1983. Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year had referred to the publication date of the book. Therefore there is no award for 2006.

The official website can be found here. See also Chosen for children, the Library Association's account of the winning books and their authors. Also the article on Wikipedia. Also:
Carnegie Medal nominations.
Carnegie Medal shortlist. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (84), Honour Book (1), Shortlist (289), Nominee (1,644), Longlist (19)
Categories:
All, No Category (60)
Years:
All, 2024 (69), 2023 (65), 2022 (76), 2021 (76), 2020 (91), 2019 (137), 2018 (121), 2017 (112), 2016 (92), 2015 (91), 2014 (74), 2013 (10), 2012 (52), 2011 (60), 2010 (55), 2009 (45), 2008 (45), 2007 (37), 2006 (44), 2005 (54), 2004 (46), 2003 (45), 2002 (12), 2001 (7), 2000 (8), 1999 (8), 1998 (7), 1997 (7), 1996 (8), 1995 (8), 1994 (8), 1993 (4), 1992 (3), 1991 (3), 1990 (2), 1989 (2), 1988 (1), 1987 (1), 1986 (1), 1985 (1), 1984 (1), 1983 (2), 1982 (1), 1981 (1), 1980 (1), 1979 (1), 1978 (2), 1977 (3), 1976 (2), 1975 (2), 1974 (1), 1973 (1), 1972 (1), 1971 (1), 1970 (1), 1969 (2), 1968 (1), 1967 (1), 1965 (1), 1964 (1), 1963 (1), 1962 (1), 1961 (1), 1960 (1), 1959 (1), 1958 (1), 1957 (1), 1956 (1), 1955 (2), 1954 (1), 1953 (1), 1952 (1), 1951 (1), 1950 (1), 1949 (1), 1948 (1), 1947 (1), 1946 (1), 1944 (1), 1942 (1), 1941 (1), 1940 (1), 1939 (1), 1938 (1), 1937 (1), 1936 (2)
Announced:
2024-06-20: Honour Book2024 Upcoming
2024-06-20: Commended2024 Upcoming
2024-06-20: Highly Commended2024 Upcoming
2024-06-20: Winner2024 Upcoming
March 13: Shortlist2024 Recent
February 13: Longlist2024 Recent

Nominee 60

WorkYear
Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness2011
Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin2011
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean2011
The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff2011
White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick2011
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace2011
Burning Mountain by L. J. Adlington2011
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon by David Almond2011
No Way to Go by Bernard Ashley2011
X-Isle by Steve Augarde2011
Pastworld by Ian Beck2011
iBoy by Kevin Brooks2011
Inside My Head by Jim Carrington2011
Flyaway by Lucy Christopher2011
Halo by Zizou Corder2011
Chocolate Cake with Hitler by Emma Craigie2011
The Unfinished Angel by Sharon Creech2011
Where I Belong by Gillian Cross2011
When I Was Joe by Keren David2011
Ralph is (not) a Vampire by Corinne V. Davies2011
The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo2011
We by John Dickinson2011
New and Collected Poems for Children by Carol Ann Duffy2011
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky by Heidi W. Durrow2011
Circle of Stones by Catherine Fisher2011
Now by Morris Gleitzman2011
Tall Story by Candy Gourlay2011
The Glass Demon: A Novel by Helen Grant2011
The Radleys by Matt Haig2011
Fallen Grace by Mary Hooper2011
Unhooking the Moon by Gregory Hughes2011
Enchanted Glass by Diana Wynne Jones2011
Sparks by Ally Kennen2011
The Returners by Gemma Malley2011
Savannah Grey by Cliff McNish2011
Blackout by Sam Mills2011
Spirit Hunter by Katy Moran2011
Wasted by Nicola Morgan2011
Running Wild by Michael Morpurgo2011
The Sky Is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson2011
Lob by Linda Newbery2011
Lord Sunday by Garth Nix2011
Emily's Surprising Voyage (Racing Reads) by Sue Purkiss2011
The Fool's Girl by Celia Rees2011
No Such Thing As Dragons by Philip Reeve2011
The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan2011
The Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker by Louis Sachar2011
Beswitched by Kate Saunders2011
TimeRiders by Alex Scarrow2011
Wishful Thinking by Ali Sparkes2011
Desperate Measures by Laura Summers2011
Forbidden by Tabitha Suzuma2011
Scar Hill by Alan Temperley2011
Johnny Swanson by Eleanor Updale2011
Double by Jenny Valentine2011
The Crowfield Curse by Pat Walsh2011
Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld2011
The Chosen One by Carol Lynch Williams2011
Luke and Jon by Robert Williams2011
The Battle of the Sun by Jeanette Winterson2011

Descriptions

The Carnegie Medal was established in 1936 in honour of Andrew Carnegie, is given by the Library Association (CILIP since 2002) for an outstanding book for children written in English and first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The medal was originally a once-only, life-time award, but a number of authors have won multiple times since Jan Mark in 1983. Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year had referred to the publication date of the book. Therefore there is no award for 2006.

The official website can be found here. See also Chosen for children, the Library Association's account of the winning books and their authors. Also the article on Wikipedia. Also:
Carnegie Medal nominations.
Carnegie Medal shortlist. (English, Member-written)
This award, established in 1936 in honor of Andrew Carnegie, is given for recognition of an outstanding book for children written in English and first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.

The LibraryThing award page for winners of the Carnegie Medal can be found here and the LibraryThing award page for books nominated for the Carnegie Medal can be found here (English, Member-written)
This award, established in 1936 in honor of Andrew Carnegie, is given for recognition of an outstanding book for children written in English and first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. Note: Since 2007 the year relates to when the medal was awarded. Previously the year refers to the publication date of the books.

The official website can be found here

The LibraryThing award page for winners of the Carnegie Medal can be found here and the LibraryThing award page for books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal can be found here (English, Member-written)

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