AAAS -- IAAAS/Subaru Prizme for Excellence in Science Books
Country:	United States of America
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.sbfprize.org/ (checked 2023-01)
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	AABA -- Arab American Book Award for Children/Young Adults AABH -- Arab American Book Award for Children/Young Adults Honorable Mention
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2006 (first awarded 2007)
Status:	Active (No 2018 award for children's and juvenile literature)
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Arab American National Museum
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 each for 5 categories are included in the database: fiction, non-fiction children's/young adult, and poetry
Eligibility:	The book must be written, edited or illustrated by an Arab American, or address the Arab American experience. The book must be an original work and published in English between January 1 and December 31. The portrayal or representation of Arab Americans should be accurate and engaging, avoid stereotypes, and reflect rich characterization.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Early summer
Date Awarded:	January
Published in:
In honor of:	n/a
URL:	https://arabamericanmuseum.org/book-awards/ (checked 2023-01)
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	ABBL -- Amelia Bloomer List
Country:	United States
Began:	2002-2019
Status:	Inactive. Renamed to Rise: A Femininst Book Project
Frequency:	Annual
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association
Quantity:	List of 30-83
Eligibility:	Three primary criteria are considered across all ages, both fiction and non-fiction: Significant feminist content Age appropriate and appealing Well written and illustrated
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	The American women's rights and temperance activist Amelia Bloomer (1818-1894)
URL:	https://risefeministbooks.wordpress.com/(checked 2023-01)
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	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 36 37 34 30 30 52 32 56 55 68 83 47 54 45 59 69 56 69

	Aesop -- Aesop Prize
Country:	United States
Began:	1992
Status:	Active
Frequency:
Sponsored by:	Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society
Decided by:	Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society
Quantity:	1-2 per year
Eligibility:	Folklore should be central to the book’s content and, if appropriate, to its illustrations. The folklore presented in the book should accurately reflect the culture and worldview of the people whose folklore is the focus of the book. The reader's understanding of folklore should be enhanced by the book, as should the book be enhanced by the presence of folklore. The book should reflect the high artistic standards of the best of children’s literature and have strong appeal to the child reader. Folklore sources must be fully acknowledged and annotations referenced within the bound contents of the publication. English language books for children and young adults, both fiction and non-fiction Must be published in the year of the deadline or the year before
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	October, at the annual meeting of the American Folklore Society
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	Aesop (c.620-564) was an ancient Greek storyteller credited with a collection of fables still read widely today.
URL:	https://americanfolkloresociety.org/our-work/prizes/aesop-prize-and-accolades/ (checked 2022-12)

	AMTB -- Amy Mathers Teen Book Award AMTF -- Amy Mathers Teen Book Finalists
Country:	Canada
Began:	2014 (first award 2015)
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Sylvan Learning
Decided by:	Canadian Children's Book Centre
Quantity:	1 winner, 4 finalists
Eligibility:	"Book must be an original work in English, aimed at readers aged 13-18 and written by a Canadian or a Permanent Resident of Canada."
Awarded to:	Author is awarded $5,000 cash prize
Date Announced:	November. Award for 1998 is announced in 1998 for book published in 1998.
Date Awarded:	November Awards Gala of the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Published in:	Canadian Children's Book News
In honor of:	Amy Mathers, prolific reader of teen literature.
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/amy-mathers-teen-book-award/ (checked 2022-12)
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	ANA -- Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Country:	United States
Began:	2005, first award presented in 2006
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Decided by:	Active members and a jury of Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
Quantity:
Eligibility:	Middle-grade and young adult books with speculative content published in the previous year.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	May at the SFWA Nebula Awards ceremony
Published in:
In honor of:	Andre Norton (1912-2005), SFWA Grand Master and American writer of more than 100 science fiction and fantasy novels.
URL:	http://nebulas.sfwa.org/awards-by-year/ (checked 2022-12)
Seal:	n/a (checked 2022-12)

	Aurealis -- Aurealis Awards
Country:	Australia
Began:	1995
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Aurealis Magazine and Chimaera Publications
Decided by:	Western Australian Science Fiction Foundation (WASFF) "Submissions within a category are reviewed by a panel of at least three judges, which selects each year's finalists and winners. One of the judges on each panel is also the panel convenor."
Quantity:	1 each for several categories. Included in the database are: young adult novel, illustrated book/graphic novel, and children's fiction (added 2001). "The YA and children's categories cover works in all three speculative fiction genres, " which are science fiction, fantasy, and horror.
Eligibility:	The Aurealis Awards are for "works of speculative fiction by authors, editors and illustrators, who are Australian citizens or permanent residents , first published in English." Entries are dated from the end of the previous year through October of the award year. For example, "between 1 November 2008 and 31 October 2009."
Awarded to:	authors, editors, or illustrators
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	Spring, at the Aurealis Awards Ceremony
Published in:
In honor of:	Aurealis Magazine and Chimaera Publications
URL:	https://aurealisawards.org/ (checked 2022-12)
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	AmBA -- Americas Book Award for Children's & Young Adult Literature AmBH -- Americas Book Honorable Mention for Children's & Young Adult Literature
Country:	United States
Began:	1993
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs
Decided by:	Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Quantity:	2 (before 2006, only 1 given/year)
Eligibility:	"The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States. " The award winners and commended titles are selected for their 1) distinctive literary quality; 2) cultural contextualization; 3) exceptional integration of text, illustration and design; and 4) potential for classroom use.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Spring. Previously, the 2005 award is announced in May 2006 for books published in 2005. Starting in 2008, the award is labeled with the announcement year awarding for the previous year. Americas 2008 for books published in 2007.
Date Awarded:	September
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	http://claspprograms.org/pages/detail/37 (checked 2022-12)
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	ABBY -- American Booksellers Book of the Year Award
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1991, but children's award added in 1993. In 2000 its name was changed to the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. Children's award was divided into illustrated and non-illustrated awards in 2001.
Status:	Inactive after 1999.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	American Booksellers Association
Decided by:	American Booksellers Association
Quantity:	1 award winner per year
Eligibility:	ABA members nominate any work published in any year
Awarded to:	"honor the 'hidden treasures' that ABA bookstore members most enjoyed recommending to their customers during the previous year."
Date Announced:	March
Date Awarded:	May
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:
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	ACBA -- Australian Children's Book of the Year Awards ACBH -- Australian Children's Book of the Year Honors
Country:	Australia
Began:	1946. In 1952, a picture books category was created; in 1982, a Younger Readers category; in 1993, the Eve Pownall Award for Non-Fiction; in 2001, Early Childhood category.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Australian Children's Book Council
Quantity:	4 each year for each catagory: older readers, younger readers, early childhood, picture book of the year. (Eve Pownall is listed separately.) There are honor books, but they are not yet in the database. Also, there is a shortlist not in the database.
Eligibility:	Author must be an Australian or be a resident of Australia
Awarded to:	Authors and illustrators
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	August
Published in:	Reading Time
In honor of:
URL:	https://cbca.org.au/about-the-awards (checked 2022-12)
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	AFHG -- Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon Illustrator's Medal
Country:	Canada
Began:	1971
Status:	Inactive. Last award was 2016.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Book Service
Decided by:	Canadian Association of Children's Librarians, a division of the Canadian Library Association
Quantity:	1 winner/year
Eligibility:	Illustrator must be Canadian or a permanent resident of Canada. Book must have been published in the previous calendar year. Book must be suitable for children up to age 14. The text of the book must be worthy of the illustrations.
Awarded to:	Illustrator
Date Announced:	May-June
Date Awarded:	June-July, during the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference
Published in:	Children's Books in Print
In honor of:	Amelia Frances Howard Gibbon was a British immigrant to Canada who, in the 19th century, was the creator of the first Canadian children's picture book.
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/awards/amelia-frances-howard-gibbon-illustrators-award (checked 2022-12)
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	AIP -- American Institute of Physics Science Writing Award - Children
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1988
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	American Institute of Physics
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 book per year
Eligibility:	Articles, booklets, or books on physics and astronomy intended for children preschool to fifteen years of age published in the two preceeding years. 2007 award looks at books published in 2005 and 2006.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	October
Date Awarded:	Unknown
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.aip.org/aip/awards/science-communication/children (checked 2022-12)
Seal:	n/a  (checked 2023-01)

	AIYL -- American Indian Youth Literature Award AIYH -- American Indian Youth Literature Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2006. Honors books added 2012.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Even numbered years. 2020 next award.
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	AILA Book Award committee
Quantity:	3 award-winning books each even-numbered year (picture book, middle school, young adult)
Eligibility:	"This new literary award was created as a way to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians. Books selected to receive the award present Native Americans in the fullness of their humanity in the present and past contexts."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	February
Date Awarded:	ALA summer conference
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	http://ailanet.org/activities/american-indian-youth-literature-award/ (checked 2022-12)
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	ALAN -- ALA Notable Books for Children
Country:	United States of America
Began:	unknown
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	The American Library Association (ALA) - Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Quantity:	A large group award given to an average of 84 books per year. (See table below.)
Eligibility:	Chapter books and picture books of fiction, information, poetry and pictures for all age levels (through age 14) of especially commendable quality and creativity, and must be published in the United States during the year preceding the Midwinter Meeting (January).
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Annual ALA Mid-Winter Convention (usually January). ALAN 2023 are for books published in 2022 but announced in 2023.
Date Awarded:	Annual ALA Convention (usually June)
Published in:	March Issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:
URL:	http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb (checked 2022-12)
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	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 59 42 84 86 58 57 74 54 65 64 65 59 78 62 72 66 74 60 42 63   2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 70 73 90 66 61 79 100 88 76 75 76 69 103 78 97 107 116 97 96 109   2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 116 90 123 97

	APALA-- Asian Pacific American Award for Literature APALH-- Asian Pacific American Honor for Literature
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2001
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)
Quantity:	Divided into three awards: young adult (winner & honor); children's (winner & honor); and picture books (winner & honor)
Eligibility:	The author or illustrator should have resident status in the United States or Canada. Works must have been published in the United States or one of its territories or Canada. Works must be originally written in English. For more information, see their guidelines.
Awarded to:	"The goal of the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature is to honor and recognize individual work about Asian/Pacific Americans and their heritage, based on literary and artistic merit. Each award will be named and given the award seal during the annual APALA Literature Award Ceremony.  The winner of each category will receive a plaque and a press release will be sent to various national publications."
Date Announced:	ALA Midwinter Meeting (January)
Date Awarded:	ALA Annual APALA Literature Award Ceremony (June)
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature-awards/ (checked 2022-12)
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	BBB-- Best Books for Babies
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2000
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, The Fred Rogers Company, the Pittsburgh Association for the Education of Young Children
Decided by:	The Best Books for Babies Committee
Quantity:	A small group award with ten books each year
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.carnegielibrary.org/staff-picks/best-books-for-babies-2022/ (checked 2022-12)
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	BBYA -- ALA Best Books for Young Adults
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1966
Status:	Inactive. Last list was 2010, became the Best Fiction for Young Adults (BFYA)
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	American Library Association - Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Quantity:	A large group award with an average of 82 books/year recommended to young adults. (See chart below.)
Eligibility:	A general list of fiction and non-fiction titles that are recommended for ages 12-18 published in the United States during the year preceding the Midwinter Meeting (January). Note: The ten best of these are in the Ten Best Books for Young Adults list (TBYA).
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Annual ALA Mid-Winter Convention (usually January) 2004 are for books published in 2003 but announced in 2004.
Date Awarded:	Annual ALA Convention (usually June)
Published in:	March Issue of School Library Journal
In honor of:
URL:
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	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 85 not in 69 97 82 76 81 70 84 70 85 76 84 72 83 87 90 82 84 86 90

	BELA -- Notable Books of the English Language Arts
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1980s (?)
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	A committee of the Children's Literature Assembly, affiliated with the National Council of Teachers of English
Quantity:	A medium group award with 30 books/year (Usually. See table below.) The goal is stated to be 30.
Eligibility:	Must deal explicitly with language, such as plays on words, word origins, or the history of language; demonstrate uniqueness in the use of language or style; and invite child response or participation. In addition, these selected books must have an appealing format, be of enduring quality, meet generally accepted criteria of quality for the genre in which they are written.
Awarded to:	Fiction, non-fiction, and poetry written for children, grades K-8
Date Announced:	April 1
Date Awarded:	NCTE conference and IRA session
Published in:	Language Arts and The Journal of Children's Literature
In honor of:
URL:	http://www.childrensliteratureassembly.org/notables.html (checked 2023-01)
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	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 31 30 30 24 22 30 31 30 30 30 30 30 30   2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 30 30 30 29 30 30 30 26 30 31 30 30 30 30

	BGHBA -- Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for Excellence in Children's Literature BGHBH -- Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor for Excellence in Children's Literature
Country:	United States
Began:	1967; non-fiction, 1976; illustration, 1976; fiction,1976
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Independent panel of 3 judges, new each year, selected by Horn Book editors in consultation with Boston Globe representative
Decided by:	The Boston Globe and The Horn Book magazine
Quantity:	For award, 1 for each of 3 areas (non-fiction, illustration, fiction). For honors, there are two for each area, for a total of six each year.
Eligibility:	Books must have been published in U.S. during the designated period (July 1 to June 30), but authors need not be American citizens.
Awarded to:	author or illustrator
Date Announced:	Summer (May, June, July)
Date Awarded:	Awarded in the Fall at Boston Athenaeum
Published in:	Jan/Feb issue Horn Book, Children's Books in Print
In honor of:	The two sponsoring agencies, the newspaper the Boston Globe and The Horn Book, a trade publication.
URL:	https://www.hbook.com/boston-globe-horn-book-awards/ (checked 2022-12)
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	Bisto -- Bisto Book of the Year Award
Country:	Ireland
Began:	1990
Status:	Inactive. Name changed to CBI Awards in 2012.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Bisto (RHM Foods), Children's Books Ireland
Quantity:	1 / year. There are honor books and a shortlist, which are not in the database.
Eligibility:	Author must be a citizen or resident of Ireland the book was published in the previous year in Ireland.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	May. Shortlist announced March 21.
Date Awarded:	May.
Published in:	Inis Magazine
In honor of:
URL:
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	BSA -- Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1987, first award 1988
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Horror Writers Association
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 winner, with four runners-up from the nominees.
Eligibility:	Complete rules.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	World Horror Convention, May or June
Published in:
In honor of:	Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847-1912), Irish author best known for Dracula (1897).
URL:	http://horror.org/bram-stoker-award-winners/ (checked 2022-12)
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	BSBYA -- Book Sense Book of the Year Award
Country:	United States of America
Began:	Previously called the ABBY. In 2000 it's name was changed to the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. Children's award was divided into illustrated and non-illustrated awards in 2001. As of 2009, the award has been changed to the Indies Choice Book Award.
Status:	Inactive
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	American Booksellers Association
Quantity:
Eligibility:
Awarded to:	To "honor the 'hidden treasures' that ABA bookstore members most enjoyed recommending to their customers during the previous year."
Date Announced:	March
Date Awarded:	May
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:
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	BSA -- Bram Stoker Award for Best Graphic Novel
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1987, first award 1988
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Horror Writers Association
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 winner, with four runners-up from the nominees.
Eligibility:	Complete rules.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	World Horror Convention, May or June
Published in:
In honor of:	Abraham "Bram" Stoker (1847-1912), Irish author best known for Dracula (1897).
URL:	https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/winners-nominees/ (checked 2022-12)
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	BTP -- Booktrust Teenage Prize
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:	2002
Status:	Inactive.
Frequency:	Annually. The last award was 2010.
Sponsored by:	Booktrust
Decided by:	Booktrust
Quantity:	1
Eligibility:	An original work published between July 1 and June 30 of the following year, suitable for young adults encompassing ages 12-16, including fiction and non-fiction. Title must be written in English by a citizen of the UK or an author resdient in the UK.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	Shortlist announced in September. Shortlist is not included in the database.
Date Awarded:	October
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:
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	CABA -- Children's Africana Book Award CABH -- Children's Africana Book Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1992
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	African Studies Association
Decided by:	Outreach Council of the African Studies Association
Quantity:	2 books each year--1 for young children and 1 for older children
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://cfas.howard.edu/CABA (checked 2022-12)
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	CBIA -- CBI Book of the Year Award CBIH -- CBI Book of the Year Honor
Country:	Ireland
Began:	2012. (Was the Bisto award.)
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Children's Books Ireland (CBI)
Quantity:
Eligibility:	Author must be a citizen or resident of Ireland the book was published in the previous year in Ireland.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	May. Shortlist announced March 21.
Date Awarded:	May.
Published in:	Inis magazine
In honor of:
URL:	https://childrensbooksireland.ie/what-we-do/kpmg-childrens-books-ireland-awards/ (checked 2022-12)
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	CGWA -- Carter G. Woodson Book Award CGWH -- Carter G. Woodson Honor Book
Country:	United States
Began:	1973
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies
Decided by:	National Council for the Social Studies
Quantity:	3 award books, divided by age/reading level with 1 honor book per category.
Eligibility:	Nonfiction books written in the United States for students that treat topics related to ethnic minorities and race relations sensitively and accurately. Books must have been published in U.S. during the previous year (Jan. - Dec.).
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	May. CGWA 2005 was published in 2005, but announced and presented in 2006.
Date Awarded:	Awarded in November at the annual NCSS conference
Published in:	Jan/Feb issue Horn Book, Children's Books in Print, Social Education
In honor of:	Carter G. Woodson, a distinguished African American scholar, writer, and educator who wrote works on black history for children as well as adults. He began "Negro History Week" in 1926, which later became "Black History Month."
URL:	http://www.socialstudies.org/awards/woodson/winners (checked 2022-12)
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	CHA -- Charlotte Huck Award CHH -- Charlotte Huck Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	2014 (First award 2015)
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE)
Decided by:	"Members of the Charlotte Huck Award Committee select the award recipient."
Quantity:	1 award / up to 5 honor books
Eligibility:	"promote and recognize excellence in the writing of fiction for children that has the potential to transform children’s lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder." Fiction for children that has the potential to transform children’s lives Fiction that invites compassion, imagination, and wonder Fiction that connects children to their own humanity and offers them a rich experience with the power to influence their lives Fiction that stretches children’s thinking, feelings, and imagination Exemplary literary quality of text and illustrations Published in the United States during the previous calendar year Primary audience for the book is children ages three through twelve
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	"The award is presented annually by the Charlotte Huck Award CommitteeChair at the Children's Book Awards Luncheon during the NCTE Annual Convention. The award-winning author and/or illustrator will be a featured speaker at the luncheon."
Published in:
In honor of:	"The award commemorates the work of educator Charlotte Huck, who led children’s-literature studies at Ohio State University from the mid-1950s to 1986, championing the classroom use of storybooks to teach reading and language arts. She was the author of five editions of the textbook Children’s Literature in the Classroom. Huck died in 2005."
URL:	http://www.ncte.org/awards/charlotte-huck/ (checked 2022-12)
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	ChrisA -- Christopher Awards
Country:	United States
Began:	?
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	5 awards per year. Divided into five age-related categories with 1 winner per category -- preschool, 6-8 years, 8-10 years, 10-12 years, and young adult.
Eligibility:	To “affirm the highest values of the human spirit” and "winners encourage audiences to see the better side of human nature and motivate artists and the general public to use their best instincts on behalf of others."
Awarded to:	Authors
Date Announced:	March
Date Awarded:	March
Published in:
In honor of:	An organization called The Christophers, founded by Father James Keller in 1945.
URL:	https://www.christophers.org/awards (checked 2022-12)
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	CalM -- Caldecott Medal CalH -- Caldecott Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1938
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	American Library Association - Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) - Awards Committee of the Children's Services Division
Quantity:	Medal, 1 per year. Honors, from 1 to 5 per year.
Eligibility:	Distinguished picture book originally published in the previous year in the United States. Artist must be a citizen or resident of the United State
Awarded to:	Artist
Date Announced:	Annual ALA Mid-Winter Convention (usually January). CM 2004 or CH 2004 are for books published in 2003 but announced in 2004.
Date Awarded:	Annual ALA Convention (usually June)
Published in:	March issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	Nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott (1846-1886).
URL:	https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecott (checked 2022-12)
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	Cost -- Costa Book Award
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:	2006 (Previously known as the Whitbread.) First awards given in 2007.
Status:	Ceased. The 2021 Costa Book Awards held in February 2022 was ... [the] final awards."
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	A coffee company that bought the rights to the award in 2006.
Decided by:
Quantity:	Award for Children's Book, 1 per year. Shortlist, from 1 to 5 per year, which is not included in DAWCL.
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	January. Costa 2006 is for books published in 2006 but announced in 2007.
Date Awarded:	January
Published in:
In honor of:	A coffee company that bought the rights to the award in 2006.
URL:	https://www.costa.co.uk/behind-the-beans/costa-book-awards/book-awards (checked 2022-12)
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	CarM -- Carnegie Medal CarS -- Carnegie Shortlist
Country:	1937
Began:	United Kingdom
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	British Library Association, Youth Libraries Group
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 per year. There is a shortlist of approx. 4 per year, which are not included in this database.
Eligibility:	children's book of outstanding merit written in English and published first or concurrently in the United Kingdom in the preceding year. (Carnegie Medal winner of 1998 was published in 1998 and awarded in 1999.) Starting in 2007, the books labeled Carnegie 2007 are for books published in 2006 and announced in 2007, so the award appears to jump from 2005 (awarded 2006) to 2007 (awarded 2007).
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	Summer
Published in:	Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	Scottish-born American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919)
URL:	https://carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/winners-2022/ (checked 2022-12)
Seal:	n/a (checked 2022-12)

	CLABYA -- Canadian Library Association Young Adult Canadian Book Award
Country:	Canada
Began:	1980-2016
Status:	Inactive. Last award 2016.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Book Service
Decided by:	Canadian Library Association (ceased)
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	The best children's book published in Canada. The author must be a citizen or resident of Canada.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	May-June
Date Awarded:	June-July, during the Canadian Library Association Annual
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:
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	CLABYC -- Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award for Children
Country:	Canada
Began:	1947
Status:	Inactive. Last award was 2016,
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Book Service
Decided by:	Canadian Library Association (ceased)
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	The author of the best children's book published in Canada. The author must be a citizen or resident of Canada.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	May-June
Date Awarded:	June-July, during the the Canadian Library Association Annual Conference.
Published in:	Children's Books in Print
In honor of:
URL:
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	CRAA -- Comstock-Gag Read Aloud Book Award CRAH -- Comstock-Gag Read Aloud Book Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	First award, 2005
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Curriculum Materials Center at Minnesota State University Moorhead, Moorhead, MN
Decided by:	Comstock-Gag Read Alound Book Award Committee
Quantity:	1 award each year/ 1-3 honor books each year
Eligibility:	English-language picture books for children from the age range of 9-12 published the previous year.
Awarded to:	Author and Illustrator
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:	May
Published in:	Horn Book Magazine
In honor of:	The Comstock family, a founding family of Minnesota, including Solomon G. Comstock (1842-1933) who was a Minnesota state senator and a U.S. Congressman and his wife Sarah (1845-1941) who was instrumental in establishing the first public library in Moorhead. (http://mnstate.edu/cmc/comstock-family.aspx?terms-comstock%20family)
URL:	https://www.mnstate.edu/library/curriculum-materials-center/comstock-gag-read-aloud/comstock/#:~:text=Comstock%20Read%20Aloud%20Book%20Award%20is%20an%20annual%20award%20for,pioneer%20family%20in%20Moorhead%2C%20Minnesota. (checked 2022-12)
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	CSKA -- Coretta Scott King Award CSKH -- Coretta Scott King Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1969. Honor awards added 1989.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	The American Library Association (ALA) - Social Responsibilities Round Table
Quantity:	2 for award (1 for text & 1 for illustration). For honors, 3-6 in the past, combining text and illustration.
Eligibility:	Distinguished books promote an understanding and appreciation of the "American Dream," and must be published in the United States during the year preceding the Midwinter Meeting (January).
Awarded to:	Authors and illustrators of African descent.
Date Announced:	Annual ALA Mid-Winter Convention (usually January). CSKA 2004 or CSKH 2004 are for books published in 2003 but announced in 2004.
Date Awarded:	Annual ALA Convention (usually June)
Published in:	March Issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), wife of activist Martin Luther King, Jr.
URL:	http://www.ala.org/emiert/cskbookawards (checked 2022-12)
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	CZA -- Charlotte Zolotow Award CZH -- Charlotte Zolotow Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1998
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Decided by:	Cooperative Children's Book Center, School of Education, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Quantity:	1 / year for award. For honors, up to five each year. There is also a list of highly commended books, which is not included in this database. There are usually 5-10 in the highly commended list. There is not 2021 list, as COVID-19 made them combine 2021 & 2022.
Eligibility:	The text of the best picture book for young children (0-7 years) originally written in English and published in the United States in the preceding year. Translated books, poetry and easy readers are not eligible.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	January. 2007 winner is announced in 2007 and was published in 2006.
Date Awarded:	In the spring, at an annual public event that honors the career of Charlotte Zolotow.
Published in:
In honor of:	Charlotte Zolotow (1915-), distinguished children's book editor for 38 years with Harper Junior Books, and author of more than 70 picture books.
URL:	https://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/literature-resources/charlotte-zolotow-award/ (checked 2022-12)
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	dBSBA -- de Bary Children's Science Book Award dBSBN -- de Bary Children's Science Book Award Nominees
Country:	United States
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	American Phytopathological Society (APS)
Decided by:
Quantity:	3/ year for award for three different age groups
Eligibility:	"The K-12 education children's book committee reads children's science books and awards the best with the de Bary Awards. There is a slight bias towards botany and biological science, but books on all topics, from astronomy to zoology, are considered."
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	Heinrich Anton de Bary (1831-1888), a German surgeon, botanist, microbiologist, and mycologist.
URL:	https://www.apsnet.org/edcenter/resources/Pages/DeBary.aspx (checked 2022-12)
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	DGA -- Dolly Gray Children's Literature Award
Country:	United States
Began:	First award given in 2000.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Even years only.
Sponsored by:	Brigham Young University's McKay School of Education and Harold B. Lee Library, Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD), of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC),and the
Decided by:
Quantity:	2 every even year: 1 picture book, 1 chapter book
Eligibility:	Fictional English-language books published in the previous two years
Awarded to:	The Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award recognizes authors, illustrators, and publishers of high quality fictional and biographical children, intermediate, and young adult books that authentically portray individuals with developmental disabilities, such as autism spectrum disorders, intellectual disabilities, and Down syndrome.
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	January
Published in:
In honor of:	Dolly Sharpe Gray (1971-1988) a young woman with cerebral palsy, who died in her sleep from a respiratory infection.
URL:	http://www.dollygrayaward.com/home (checked 2022-12)
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	EAPJA -- Edgar Allan Poe Juvenile Novel Award
Country:	United States
Began:	1961
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Mystery Writers of America
Decided by:	Mystery Writers of America
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	Best juvenile mystery of the preceeding year.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	April/May at the annual gala banquet. EAPJA 2004 is for a book published in 2003.
Published in:	Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American mystery writer given credit for inventing the American who-done-it.
URL:	http://www.theedgars.com/ (checked 2022-12)
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	EAPYA -- Edgar Allan Poe Young Adult Novel Award
Country:	United States
Began:	1989
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Mystery Writers of America
Decided by:	Mystery Writers of America
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	Best young adult mystery of the preceeding year.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	April/May at the annual gala banquet. EAPYA 2004 is for a book published in 2003.
Published in:
In honor of:	Edgar Allen Poe (1809-1849), American mystery writer credited for inventing the American who-done-it.
URL:	http://www.theedgars.com/ (checked 2022-12)
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	EBWA -- Elizabeth Burr/Worzalla Award
Country:	United States
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Wisconsin Library Association
Decided by:	Children's Book Awards Committee of the WLA Youth Services Section
Quantity:
Eligibility:	Outstanding books for youth by Wisconsin-connected authors published in the preceeding year.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	July
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	"Elizabeth Burr made outstanding and important contributions to library services for children and young adults during her 27 years of service in the state of Wisconsin."
URL:	https://www.wisconsinlibraries.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3072:2021-children-s-book-awards&catid=70:childrens-book-awards&Itemid=255#:~:text=Wisconsin%20Authors%2FIllustrators.-,Elizabeth%20Burr%2FWorzalla%20Award,grant%20to%20the%20WLA%20Foundation. (checked 2022-12)
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	EGA -- Esther Glen Junior Fiction Award
Country:	New Zealand
Began:	1945 "In 2016, the awards merged with the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults and this award is now the Junior Fiction (Esther Glen Award).".
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults Before 2016: Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)
Quantity:	1 / year. Since 1988, there has been a shortlist of 3-6 per year, which is not currently included in this database.
Eligibility:	New Zealand author for the most distinguished contribution to literature for children or young adults published in the previous year.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	EGA 2017 is for book published in 2016.
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	New Zealand journalist, children's book editor, and author, Alice Esther Glen (1881-1940).
URL:	https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/nz-post-junior-fiction/ (checked 2022-12)
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	ELNA -- Elsie Locke Award for Non-Fiction
Country:	New Zealand
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults
Quantity:
Eligibility:
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/nz-post-for-children-non-fiction/ (checked 2022-12)
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	EPA -- Eve Pownall Award for Information Books EPH -- Eve Pownall Honor for Information Books
Country:	Australia
Began:	1988 by the Pownall family. In 1993 the Children's Book Council presented.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 / year. 2 honor books each year.
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	August
Published in:
In honor of:	Marjorie Evelyn "Eve" Pownall (1901-1982), a prolific Australian writer for children (170 books).
URL:	https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/eve-pownall-award/ (checked 2022-12)
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	ETP -- Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature ETS -- Ethel Turner Prize for Young People's Literature Shortlist
Country:	Australia
Began:	1979
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	New South Wales Ministry for the Arts
Decided by:	New South Wales Ministry for the Arts
Quantity:	1 / year. There is a shortlist of about 5 books per year.
Eligibility:	the most distinguished contribution to literature for young adults published in the previous year. Author must be Australian.
Awarded to:	Author, $30,000
Date Announced:	Shortlist announced in late April. ETA 2004 is for books published in 2003.
Date Awarded:	Winner annouced in late April or May
Published in:
In honor of:	Australian novelist and writer for children, Ethel Turner (1872-1958).
URL:	https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/ethel-turner-prize-young-peoples-literature (checked 2022-12)
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	FSSA -- Flora Stieglitz Straus Award
Country:	United States
Began:	1994
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 per year
Eligibility:	It is "presented annually for a distinguished work of nonfiction which fulfills her humanitarian ideals and serves as an inspiration to young people."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	March
Published in:
In honor of:	"It honors Flora Straus who led the committee for many years ... Flora Straus stood for the values of courage, hard work, truth and beauty, while adapting to a changing world. She believed that books about varying cultures enrich and help all children in their growth. She championed diverse opinions and points of view. She was a person of high principles, unfailing courtesy and deep understanding, and was an inspiration to all who had the privilege of knowing her."
URL:	https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/awards/#:~:text=The%20Flora%20Stieglitz%20Straus%20Award,an%20inspiration%20to%20young%20people. (checked 2022-12)
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	GBA -- Giverny Book Award
Country:	United States
Began:	1998
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	15 Degree Laboratory, currently based at Louisiana State University
Decided by:	15 Degree Laboratory's Award Selection Committee
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	"a children's science picture book written in the English language and published within five years of the award date" Complete criteria at http://www.15degreelab.com/award.html
Awarded to:	Author and illustrator
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:	annual banquet
Published in:
In honor of:	"Alludes to the renowned village that provides the site, setting, and inspiration for famous impressionist paintings synonymous with what we call 'visual capture and explanation' of the floral esthetic experience."
URL:	http://www.15degreelab.com/givernyawarddescription.html (checked 2023-01)
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	GBHF -- Geoffrey Bilson Award for Historical Fiction for Young People
Country:	Canada
Began:	1988
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	A jury selected by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.
Quantity:	1/year
Eligibility:	Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, with historical fiction book published in the previous calendar year. In 2008, prize award increased from $1,000 to $5,000. Picture books, short story collections by more than one author, and plots involving time travel are not eligible. Story must show that the author has done primary research. Author memoirs are not eligible. Non-Canadian publication eligible
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	November. Award for 1998 is announced in 1998 for book published in 1998.
Date Awarded:	November Awards Gala of the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Published in:	Canadian Children’s Book News
In honor of:	Geoffrey Bilson (1938-1987), a writer of historical novels for children and a professor of history at the University of Saskatchewan.
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/geoffrey-bilson-award-for-historical-fiction-for-young-people/ (checked 2023-01)
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	GGW -- Governor General's Literary Award GGF -- Governor General's Literary Finalist
Country:	Canada
Began:	1950, but children's award since 1987.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Canada Council
Quantity:
Eligibility:	Canadian citizens, whether published in Canada or elsewhere, who wrote the best English-language & best French-language children's text and children's illustration  published from September 1 to September 30 of the following years, distributed and available in Canada.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	November. Award for 1998 is announced in 1998 for book published in 1998.
Date Awarded:
Published in:	Children's Books in Print
In honor of:
URL:	https://ggbooks.ca/#winners(checked 2023-01)
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	GKA -- Golden Kite Award GKH -- Golden Kite Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1974
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Decided by:	Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators
Quantity:	4, 1 for each category (fiction, non-fiction, picture book text, and picture-illustration)
Eligibility:	"outstanding children’s books published during that year and having been written or illustrated by members of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:	July
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.scbwi.org/awards/golden-kite-award/ (checked 2023-01)
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	GLLI -- Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated YA Book Prize GLLH -- Global Literature in Libraries Initiative Translated YA Book Prize Honor Book
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2019
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Global Literature in Libraries Initiative
Decided by:	Global Literature in Libraries Initiative. The eight member jury is made up of librarians and others with an interest in global young adult literature.
Quantity:	1-2 award winners; 1-3 honor books, all taken from a shortlsit
Eligibility:	The book must be written originally in a non-English language, but translated into English. The book must be an original work and published in English between January 1 and December 31. The purpose of the GLLI Translated YA Book Award is to recognize publishers, translators, and authors of books in English translation for young adult readers. The award has been established to honor the most outstanding translated work that was originally written and published (or simultaneously published) in a language other than English. For at least the first few years of this prize, works published within three years of the submission deadline will be considered.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	January
Date Awarded:	April
Published in:
In honor of:	n/a
URL:	https://glli-us.org/prizes/ (checked 2023-01)
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	GryA -- Gryphon Award GryH -- Gryphon Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	2004?
Status:	Ceased 2022
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Center for Children's Books at the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign.
Decided by:	"award committee will consist of 4-6 members drawn from the youth services faculty of the Graduate School of Library and Information Science at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign, the editorial staff of the Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, local public and school librarians, and the library and education community at large."
Quantity:	1 award / year. 2-3 honor books / year.
Eligibility:	"an English language work of fiction or non-fiction for which the primary audience is children in Kindergarten through Grade 4. The title chosen best exemplifies those qualities that successfully bridge the gap in difficulty between books for reading aloud to children and books for practiced readers."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:	July
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://bccb.ischool.illinois.edu/gryphon-award/ (checked 2023-01)
Seal:	n/a (checked 2023-01)

	GuardA -- Guardian Award for Children's Fiction
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:	1967-2016
Status:	Ceased 2016
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	The Guardian
Decided by:	A panel of authors and the review editor for The Guardian's children's books section
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	outstanding work of fiction first published in the United Kingdom during the preceeding year
Awarded to:	After 2016, it is no longer limited to a British or Commonwealth author
Date Announced:	After 2016, the list is no longer called the Guardian Award, but simpley "best books" of the year. I will continue to classify that list as the Guardian Award
Date Awarded:	December
Published in:
In honor of:	The Guardian newspaper
URL:
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	HBF -- Horn Book Fanfare
Country:	United States
Began:	1938
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Horn Book Magazine
Decided by:	Editors of Horn Book Magazine
Quantity:	Average of 25 books/year (see chart below). There are two 2002 Fanfare lists: the first, which appeared in the January/February 2002 issue, recognizes books published in 2001; the second, which appeared in our January/February 2003 issue, recognizes books published in 2002.
Eligibility:	"The best children’s and young adult books of the year."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Jan./Feb. (2016 list is announced in 2017 for books published in 2016.)
Date Awarded:	November online
Published in:	Jan./Feb. issue of Horn Book
In honor of:	The Horn Book, a trade publication
URL:	https://www.hbook.com/story/horn-book-fanfare(checked 2023-01)
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	2000 2001 2002* (2001) 2002* (2002) 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020   22 21 31 20 19 22 25 21 20 27 24 30 27 30 29 31 28 31 32 35 30 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 2040 44 51

	HMUA -- Horace Mann Upstanders Book Award HMUH -- Horace Mann Upstanders Book Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	2007
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Antioch University Los Angeles’ Education Department
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 award book/year. Unknown average of honor books as honor books are not frequently awarded.
Eligibility:	Fiction for grades K-6, published in North America during the preceeding year, that demonstrates or encourages the reader to be an upstander. "An ‘upstander’ is a person who recognizes injustice and acts in a way to right the wrong. The award honors new children’s literature that best exemplifies the ideals of social action and in turn encourages young readers to become agents of change themselves."
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	May-June, at the Annual Upstanders Children's Literature Conference.
Published in:
In honor of:	"Horace Mann, Antioch College’s first president, was a renowned educator, architect of the American Public School System, social reformer and abolitionist. His goal was to create an educational environment that was stimulating and unconventional in its approach to learning."
URL:	http://upstandersaward.org/category/winners/ (checked 2023-01)
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	ICYA -- Indies Choice Young Adult Book of the Year
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2010-2020
Status:	Ceased
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:	American Booksellers Association
Decided by:	By vote of the by ABA member booksellers
Quantity:	1 winner
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:	May at the BookExpo America's Celebration of Bookselling and Author Awards Lunch
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.bookweb.org/btw/awards/ICBA.html(checked 2023-01)
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	IBGM -- Irma Black Gold Medal IBSM -- Irma Black Silver Medal
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1973
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Bank Street College of Education
Decided by:	"Thousands of children in the United States, Canada, Europe, Asia, and the United Arab Emirates"
Quantity:	1 gold metal
Eligibility:	"Goes to an outstanding [picture] book for young children's a book in which text and illustrations are inseparable, each enhancing and enlarging on the other to produce a singular whole. The Irma Black Award is unusual in that children are the final judges of the winning book.""
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	Norma Simonton Black (1906-1972), educator and author of more than 20 children's books
URL:	https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/irma-black-award/#:~:text=The%20Irma%20Simonton%20Black%20and,to%20produce%20a%20singular%20whole. (checked 2023-01)
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	JABA -- Jane Addams Book Award JABH -- Jane Addams Book Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1953. Honor awards added ?.
Status:
Frequency:	Annually Award for 1998 is announced in 1999.
Sponsored by:	Women's International League for Peace and Freedom and the Jane Addams Peace Association.
Decided by:
Quantity:	1-3 winners annually
Eligibility:
Awarded to:	The children's book of the previous year that "most effectively promotes peace, social justice, world community and the equality of the sexes and all races."
Date Announced:	As of 2003, April, commemorating WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom). Previously September 6 on Jane Addams birthday.
Date Awarded:	October
Published in:	Children's Books in Print
In honor of:	Jane Addams, American feminist, pacifist, and social reformer (1860-1935)
URL:	https://www.janeaddamschildrensbookaward.org/book-award/(checked 2023-01)
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	JBA -- John and Patricia Beatty Award
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1989
Status:
Frequency:	Annually Award for 2006 is announced in 2006 for book published in 2005.
Sponsored by:	John and Patricia Beatty Award Committee, California Library Association
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 winner annually
Eligibility:	A distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people.
Awarded to:	Honors the author for a book published in the previous calendar year.
Date Announced:	By May
Date Awarded:	November, at the annual CLA conference.
Published in:
In honor of:	John and Patricia Beatty. It now honors both her husband, John Beatty, who served as professor of English history and humanities at the University of California at Riverside prior to his death in 1975, and Patricia herself who died in 1991. Together the Beattys wrote eleven books of fiction for young readers; Patricia Beatty wrote numerous other books for young people, of which many have California or western settings. It was Patricia Beatty's hope that the Award will encourage the writing of quality children's books that bring us an awareness of California, its heritage or its future.
URL:	https://www.cla-net.org/page/113 (checked 2023-01)
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	JFA -- Josette Frank Award
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1943
Status:
Frequency:	Annually Awarded for 2006 is announced in 2006 for book published in 2005.
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 winner annually
Eligibility:	"This 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. The prize to the author of the award book has been generously provided by the Florence L. Miller Memorial Fund."
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	March
Published in:
In honor of:	Josette Frank, the editor of many anthologies for children, served for many years as the Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America of which this committee was a part.
URL:	https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/awards/#:~:text=The%20Josette%20Frank%20Award,been%20given%20annually%20since%201943. (checked 2023-01)
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	JSMA -- John Spray Mystery Award JSMF -- John Spray Mystery Award Honor
Country:	Canada
Began:	2010 (First award 2011)
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	John Spray, President of the Mantis Investigation Agency
Decided by:	https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/
Quantity:	1 winner, four finalists
Eligibility:	See here. https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/john-spray-mystery-award
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	November. Award for 1998 is announced in 1998 for book published in 1998.
Date Awarded:	November Awards Gala of the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Published in:	Canadian Children’s Book News
In honor of:	John Spray, President of the Mantis Investigation Agency
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/john-spray-mystery-award/ (checked 2023-01)
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	KGM -- Kate Greenaway Medal
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:	1956, first awarded in 1957 for book published in 1956.
Status:	Renamed to the Yoto Carnegie Greenaway Medal for Illustration
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	"Judged solely by librarians" in collaboration with The Yoto Carnegies. Awarded by CILIP, the library and information association and the Youth Libraries Group
Quantity:
Eligibility:	The most distinguished work in the illustration of children's books first published in the United Kingdom in the preceding year.
Awarded to:	Illustrator
Date Announced:	June. Award for 1998 is given in 1999 for work published in 1998
Date Awarded:	June
Published in:	Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	English illustrator Kate Greenaway (1846-1901) and robber baron and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, who founded many libraries
URL:	http://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway/ (checked 2023-01)
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	KMA -- Kurt Maschler Award
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:	1982
Status:	Inactive. Last award given 1999.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 / year
Eligibility:	to honour "a work of imagination for children, in which text and illustration are integrated so that each enhances and balances the other."
Awarded to:	The award was made to the author and illustrator of a children’s book which combines excellence in both text and illustration.
Date Announced:	December
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	Kurt Maschle, best-known as the publisher of Emil and the Detectives by Erich Kästner.
URL:
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	Lambda -- Lambda Literary Award for Children's/Young Adult Literature
Country:	United States
Began:	1989
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Lambda Literary
Decided by:	Selected judges from the Lambda community
Quantity:	1 award book per year with finalists
Eligibility:	"The Lambda Literary Awards (the "Lammys") identify and celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year and affirm that LGBTQ stories are part of the literature of the world." 2018 award is for a work published in 2017. See the Lammy Awards FAQ/
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	June
Date Announced:	June
Date Awarded:	June
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/(checked 2023-01) https://lambdaliterary.org/awards/2022-winners/(checked 2023-01)
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	LBHA -- Lee Bennett Hopkins Award LBHH -- Lee Bennett Hopkins Award Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1993
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Lee Bennett Hopkins
Decided by:	"The national Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children's Poetry shall be "granted annually to an anthology of poetry or a single volume poem published for children in the previous calendar year (as per copyright) by a living American poet or anthologist. Verse novels do not qualify."
Quantity:	1 award book per year with honors
Eligibility:	"The national Lee Bennett Hopkins Award for Children’s Poetry shall be granted annually to an anthology of poetry or a single volume poem published for children in the previous calendar year (as per copyright) by a living American poet or anthologist." 1999 award is for a work published in 1998
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	February (no honors awarded 2018)
Date Awarded:	April/May at the Pennsylvania School Librarians' Association Conference
Published in:
In honor of:	Lee Bennett Hopkins (1938-2019), popular and prolific compiler of children's poetry. He is also an author of young people's novels and poetry.
URL:	https://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/awards-contests/lee-bennett-hopkins-poetry-award (checked 2023-01)
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	Lewis -- Claudia Lewis Award
Country:	United States
Began:	1998
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Bank Street College of Education
Decided by:	The Center for Children's Literature, Children's Book Committee
Quantity:	1 per year
Eligibility:	"This award is given for the best poetry book or books of the year for young readers."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	1999 award is for a work published in 1998
Date Awarded:	March
Published in:
In honor of:	"Claudia Lewis, distinguished children's book expert and longtime member of the Bank Street College faculty and Children's Book Committee."
URL:	https://www.bankstreet.edu/library/center-for-childrens-literature/childrens-book-committee/awards/ (checked 2023-01)
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	LYAA -- LIANZA Young Adult Award
Country:	New Zealand
Began:	2013
Status:	Inactive. After 2015, LIANZA merged the awards with the prestigious New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa (LIANZA)
Quantity:	1 / year. Since 1988, there has been a shortlist of 3-6 per year, which is not currently included in this database.
Eligibility:	New Zealand author for the most distinguished contribution to literature for children or young adults published in the previous year.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	LYAA 2005 is for book published in 2004.
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:
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	LWGNP -- Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize LWGNH -- Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	2011
Status:	Active.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Pennsylvania Center for the Book
Decided by:	A panel of judges including professors, graduate students, and undergraduates, primarily -- but not exclusively -- connected to Penn State University.
Quantity:	1 / year for the prize; 1-3 / year for the honor books.
Eligibility:	Presented annually to the best graphic novel, fiction or non-fiction, published in the previous calendar year by a living U.S. or Canadian citizen or resident."
Awarded to:	Creators
Date Announced:	April.
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	Lynd Ward's contribution to the development of the graphic novel, especially six wordless novels in woodcuts.
URL:	https://www.pabook.libraries.psu.edu/awards-contests/lynd-ward-graphic-novel-prize
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	MBPA -- Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Award MBPF -- Marilyn Baillie Picture Book Finalist
Country:	Canada
Began:	2006
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:	A. Charles Baillie
Decided by:	A jury selected by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.
Quantity:	1/year for award; 3-5/year  for finalists
Eligibility:	Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, with historical fiction book published in the previous calendar year. In 2008, prize award increased from $10,000 to $20,000. "Honours excellence in the illustrated picture book format...To be eligible, the book must be an original work in English, aimed at children ages three to eight, writeen and illustrated by Canadians and first published in Canada." Elegible genres include fiction, non-fiction and poetry. Folktales and fairy tales are non-eligible. Printed book only.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	November. Award for 1998 is announced in 1998 for book published in 1998.
Date Awarded:	November Awards Gala of the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Published in:	Canadian Children's Book News
In honor of:	Marilyn Baillie, award-winning children's book author and an early learning specialist. Also wife of award sponsor, Charles Baillie, retired Chairman and CEO of the TD Bank Financial Group.
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/marilyn-baillie-picture-book-award#:~:text=The%20Marilyn%20Baillie%20Picture%20Book,increased%20from%20%2410%2C000%20to%20%2420%2C000. (checked 2023-01)
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	MEBA -- Middle East Book Award MEBH -- Middle East Book Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1999
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:	Middle East Studies Association
Decided by:
Quantity:
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	November
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	http://www.meoc.us/book-awards.html (checked 2023-01)
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	MLBA -- Mildred L. Batchelder Award MLBH -- Mildred L. Batchelder Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1966; "Beginning in 1994, honor recipients were selected and announced as well."
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	American Library Association, Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)
Quantity:	1 award;
Eligibility:	the English-language edition of the work published in the preceeding year for a work originally published in a foreign language.
Awarded to:	U.S. Publisher
Date Announced:	Jan.-Feb. ALA Mid-Winter Conference
Date Awarded:	ALA Annual Conference held each summer.
Published in:	March issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	"Mildred L. Batchelder, a former executive director of the Association for Library Service to Children ... spent 30 years with ALA, working as an ambassador to the world on behalf of children and books, encouraging and promoting the translation of the world's best children's literature."
URL:	http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/batchelderaward (checked 2023-01)
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	MLPA -- Michael L. Printz Award MLPH -- Michael L. Printz Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	2000
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Booklist
Decided by:	American Library Association - Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
Quantity:
Eligibility:	An outstanding title of fiction or non-fiction published for young adults, defined as 12-18 years, inside or outside the U.S. from the proceeding year January 1 to December 31.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Jan-Feb at ALA Mid-Winter Conference
Date Awarded:	June-July at ALA Annual Conference
Published in:	March issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print
In honor of:	Michael L Printz, "a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association."
URL:	http://www.ala.org/yalsa/printz (checked 2023-01)
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	MHA -- Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy MHF -- Monica Hughes Award for Science Fiction and Fantasy Finalist
Country:	Canada
Began:	2011, with first award in 2012
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	HarperCollins Canada
Decided by:	Canadian Children's Book Center
Quantity:	1 winner and 4 finalists
Eligibility:	To be eligible, the book must be an original work in English, aimed at readers ages eight to 18 and written by a Canadian or a Permanent Resident of Canada.
Awarded to:	Author receives a $5,000 award.
Date Announced:	November. Award for 1998 is announced in 1998 for book published in 1998.
Date Awarded:	November Awards Gala of the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Published in:	Canadian Children's Book News
In honor of:	"Monica Hughes was the author of over forty books, many of them works of science fiction and fantasy for young readers."
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/programs/awards/monica-hughes-award-for-science-fiction-and-fantasy/ (checked 2023-01)
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	MFA -- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
Country:	United States
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:
Eligibility:	Fantasy picture books to young adult titles in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	August, at the annual conference. 2006 awards are for book published in 2005.
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	http://www.mythsoc.org/awards/awards-winners.htm (checked 2023-01)
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	MMBY -- Margaret Mahy Book of the Year
Country:	New Zealand
Began:	2013
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/ (checked 2023-01)
Seal:	None found.

	NBA -- National Book Award for Young People's Literature NBF -- National Book Award Finalist for Young People's Literature
Country:	United States
Began:	1950
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Book Foundation
Decided by:
Quantity:
Eligibility:	Fiction or non-fiction published in the United States, where the author(s) is a US citizen published between December 1 and November 30 of the following year.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	November
Published in:	Publisher's Weekly
In honor of:
URL:	http://www.nationalbook.org (checked 2023-01)
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	NBGS -- Notable Books for a Global Society
Country:	United States
Began:	1995
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:	International Reading Association
Decided by:	Committee of the Children´s Literature and Reading Special Interest Group
Quantity:	25 per year
Eligibility:	All genres of "outstanding trade books for enhancing student understanding of people and cultures throughout the world. The committee reviews books representing all genres intended for students K-12 and must have been published in the United States the previous year.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:	Spring issue of The Dragon Load
In honor of:
URL:	http://www.clrsig.org/nbgs-lists.html(checked 2023-01)
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	NFA -- Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction NFF -- Norma Fleck Award for Canadian Children's Non-Fiction
Country:	Canada
Began:	1999
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually.
Sponsored by:	Fleck Family Foundation
Decided by:	A jury selected by the Canadian Children's Book Centre.
Quantity:	1/year for award; 4 finalists/year
Eligibility:	Non-fiction children's book written and illustrated by Canadian citizens or landed immigrants. Prize is $10,000.
Awarded to:	Author, unless "40% or more of the text area is composed of original illustrations, in which case the award will be divided equally between author and illustrator."
Date Announced:	November. Award for 2009 is announced in 2009 for book published in 2008.
Date Awarded:	November Awards Gala of the Canadian Children's Book Centre (CCBC)
Published in:
In honor of:	Norma Fleck (?-1998), mother of Dr. Jim Fleck, who raised her children with a profound love of reading.
URL:	https://bookcentre.ca/norma-fleck-award-for-canadian-childrens-non-fiction(checked 2023-01)
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	NFBA -- NCTA Freeman Book Award NFHA -- NCTA Freeman Honor Award
Country:	United States
Began:	2016
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), the Committee on Teaching about Asia (CTA) of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS) and Asia for Educators (AFE) at Columbia University
Decided by:
Quantity:	3-4 award winners/year; 3-9 honor books/year (so far)
Eligibility:	"Children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to an understanding of East and Southeast Asia. Awards are given in two categories: Children's and Young Adult on the several countries of East and Southeast Asia."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	January (ALA Mid-Winter meeting). Award for 2009 is announced in 2010 for books published in 2009.
Date Awarded:	January
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.nctasia.org/awards/ (checked 2023-01)
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	NM -- Newbery Medal NH -- Newbery Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1922
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	American Library Association - Association for Library Service to Children
Quantity:	1 award/year,
Eligibility:	The most distinguished contribution to American literature for children published in the U.S. during the preceeding year. Authors must be citizens or residents of the U.S.
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	Jan-Feb at ALA Mid-Winter Conference
Date Awarded:	June-July at the ALA Annual Conference
Published in:	March issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print, Bowker Annual Library and Book Trade Almanac
In honor of:	John Newbery (1713-1767), an English publisher of books for children.
URL:	https://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/newberymedal/newberyhonors/newberymedal(checked 2023-01)
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	NPR -- NPR Book Concierge/Books We Love
Country:	United States
Began:	2013
Status:	Active. Rebranded to "Books We Love" in 2021.
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	group list
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	December
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#view=covers&year=2023 (checked 2023-12)
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	NSSTB -- Notable Social Studies Trade Books
Country:	United States
Began:	1972
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Book Review Committee of the National Council for the Social Studies
Quantity:	A large group award with an average of 109/year. (See table below.)
Eligibility:	Previously for books written for K-8, it has recently expanded to include K-12 selections. "The selection committee looks for books that emphasize human relations, represent a diversity of groups and are sensitive to a broad range of cultural experiences, present an original theme or a fresh slant on a traditional topic, are easily readable and of high literary quality, and have a pleasing format and, when appropriate, illustrations that enrich the text." Published in the preceeding year.
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	April/May
Date Awarded:
Published in:	May/June issue of Social Education
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.socialstudies.org/notable-trade-books (checked 2023-01)
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	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 47 167 63 136 164 103 115 105 88 135 141 117 85 77 85 123 144 132 137 162   2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 126 138 176 147

	NYTBI -- New York Times Best Illustrated
Country:	United States
Began:	1952
Status:	Active (No 2020 award due to COVID-19.)
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	New York Times
Decided by:	Panel of three judges (the children's book editor, an artist, and a critic)
Quantity:	10 / year
Eligibility:	Books published in the U.S.
Awarded to:	Illustrators
Date Announced:	Mid-November
Date Awarded:
Published in:	Mid-November special supplement of the New York Times Book Review
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/10/books/review/the-2022-new-york-times-new-york-public-library-best-illustrated-childrens-books.html (checked 2023-01)
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	NZBA -- New Zealand Book Awards
Country:	New Zealand
Began:	1997
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	New Zealand Book Awards Trust
Decided by:
Quantity:	2 / year unnamed awards, 1 for young adult & 1 for picture book, though that have evolved
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	July/August
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.nzbookawards.nz/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults/ (checked 2023-02)
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	OIB -- Outstanding International Book List
Country:	United States
Began:	2006
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	United States Board on Books for Young People (USBBY), the U.S. national section of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY)
Decided by:	Outstanding International Books (OIB) committee
Quantity:	Medium list
Eligibility:	"International books that are deemed most outstanding of those published during the calendar year. For the purposes of this honor list, the term 'international book' is used to describe a book published in the United States that originated or was first published in a country other than the U.S." In 2008, the criteria changed: "foreign titles coming from publishers with U.S. distributors, as well as those acquired by U.S. publishers, were eligible for consideration."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:
Published in:	February issue of School Library Journal
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.usbby.org/ (checked 2023-01)
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	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019             46 39 40 41 41 40 36 36 35 42 42 41 35 39 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037 2038 2039 42 41 41 40

	OPA -- Orbis Pictus Award OPH -- Orbis Pictus Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1990
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	National Council of Teachers of English
Decided by:	Committee on the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
Quantity:	1 award / year. 2-5 honor books named each year.
Eligibility:	K-8 non-fiction published in the United States during the previous calendar year. See http://www.ncte.org/elem/pictus/criteria.html
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Spring Conference
Date Awarded:	November at the Books for Children Luncheon at the Annual NCTE Convention
Published in:	Nov. issue of Language Arts
In honor of:	Orbis Pictus, or Orbis Sensualium Pictus (The Visible World in Pictures) is a textbook for children written by Czech educator Comenius and published in 1658.
URL:	https://ncte.org/awards/orbis-pictus-award-nonfiction-for-children/ (checked 2023-01)
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	OSTB -- Outstanding Science Trade Book Award
Country:	United States
Began:	1973
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	book review panel appointed by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and assembled in cooperation with the Children's Book Council (CBC). NSTA and CBC have cooperated on this bibliographic project since 1973.
Quantity:	large group award with an average of 43 books / year
Eligibility:	"From 1973 through 2001, when the list was known as Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children, the books selected were primarily targeted at grades K through 8. Beginning in 2002, the list has been expanded to included high school as well."
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	Earlier than February 26th on Web site.
Date Awarded:
Published in:	March issue of Science and Children, Science Scope, and The Science Teacher
In honor of:
URL:	https://www.nsta.org/outstanding-science-trade-books-students-k-12 (checked 2023-01)
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	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 not in not in not in not in not in not in 67 44 41 32 40 41 43 37 47 36 42 33 32 39   2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 38 44 51 58 55 42 49 57 52 55 41 34 28 24

	PBA -- Pura Belpre Award PBH -- Pura Belpre Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	1996
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Every two years (even-numbered years) awards are announced.
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	American Library Association - Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the National Association to Promote Library Services to the Spanish Speaking (REFORMA)
Quantity:	2 (1 for each category: narrative, illustration, young adult) / year. Up to 5 honor books.
Eligibility:	Latino writers and illustrators whose work best exemplifies authentic cultural experiences in children's works of literature. For more, see here.
Awarded to:	authors or illustrators
Date Announced:	Jan-Feb at ALA Mid-Winter Convention
Date Awarded:	June-July at ALA Annual Conference
Published in:	March issue of School Library Journal, Children's Books in Print
In honor of:	"Pura Belpré, the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library. As a children's librarian, storyteller, and author, she enriched the lives of Puerto Rican children in the U.S.A. through her pioneering work of preserving and disseminating Puerto Rican folklore."
URL:	http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal(checked 2023-01)
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	PhA -- Phoenix Award PhH -- Phoenix Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	1985
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Children's Literature Association
Quantity:	1 / year.
Eligibility:	Awarded to a book originally published in English twenty years previously that did not receive a major award at the time of its publication. Honor books may or may not be awarded. (2010 does not have an honor book.)
Awarded to:	Author
Date Announced:	September for the following year (Nov. 2017 announcement for 2018 award)
Date Awarded:
Published in:	The Phoenix Papers
In honor of:	The mythical creature that rises alive from its own ashes.
URL:	https://www.childlitassn.org/phoenix-award (checked 2023-01)
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	PMLA -- Prime Minister's Literary Awards
Country:	Australia
Began:	2010 for juvenile and YA. Award itself was inaugurated in 2008.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
Decided by:	An appointed panel of book industry professionals.
Quantity:	1 per year in young adult fiction category; 1 per year in juvenile fiction catelgory
Eligibility:	To be considered for the Awards, authors must be living Australian citizens and permanent residents. The works must have been first published in English, and first offered for general sale between 1 January and 31 December of the previous year. 2010 award is for book published in 2009.
Awarded to:	Australian Author and permanent resident of Australia
Date Announced:	Entries close in spring.
Date Awarded:	Late May. Shortlist announced in July. Awarded in fall.
Published in:
In honor of:	"The Prime Minister's Literary Awards celebrate the contribution of Australian literature to the nation's cultural and intellectual life. The awards, held annually, recognise literature's importance to our national identity, community and economy."
URL:	https://www.arts.gov.au/pm-literary-awards(checked 2023-01)
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	PWP -- Patricia Wrightson Prize for Children's Literature PWS -- Patricia Wrightson Prize Shortlist for Children's Literature
Country:	Australia
Began:	1999
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	New South Wales Ministry for the Arts
Decided by:	New South Wales Ministry for the Arts
Quantity:	1 per year
Eligibility:	The most distinguished contribution to literature for children adults published in the previous year. PWP 2004 is for books published in 2003. There is a shortlist of about 5 books per year.
Awarded to:	Australian Author
Date Announced:
Date Awarded:	Late May. Shortlist announced in late April.
Published in:
In honor of:	Australian children's author Patricia Wrightson (1921-2010).
URL:	https://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/awards/patricia-wrightson-prize-childrens-literature (checked 2023-01)
Seal:	n/a

	RCA -- Russell Clark Award
Country:	New Zealand
Began:	Established 1975, first awarded in 1978.
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Library and Information Association of New Zealand Aotearoa
Quantity:
Eligibility:	"New Zealand illustrator responsible for the most distinguished illustrations for a children's or young adult's book. Non-fiction as well as fiction titles are eligible."
Awarded to:	Illustrator
Date Announced:	October
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:
URL:	https://my.christchurchcitylibraries.com/new-zealand-book-awards-for-children-and-young-adults-illustration-russell-clark-award/ (checked 2023-01)
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	RCYR -- Rebecca Caudill Young Reader's Book Award
Country:	United States
Began:	First awarded in 1988
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award Steering Committee
Decided by:	"Given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating Illinois schools."
Quantity:
Eligibility:
Awarded to:
Date Announced:	March?
Date Awarded:
Published in:
In honor of:	Rebecca Caudill, "who lived and wrote in Urbana, Illinois, for nearly 50 years."
URL:	http://www.rebeccacaudill.org (checked 2023-01)
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	RTT -- Top Ten from the RISE List
Country:	United States
Began:	First awarded in 2020
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Feminist Task Force of the Social Responsibilities Round Table of the American Library Association
Quantity:	List of 10 selected from the larger list of Rise: A Feminist Book Project
Eligibility:	Three primary criteria are considered across all ages, both fiction and non-fiction: Significant feminist content Developmentally appropriate and appealing Well written and well illustrated
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Date Announced:	January
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URL:	Rise: A Feminist Book Project (checked 2023-01)
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	SABA -- South Asia Book Award SABA -- South Asia Book Honor
Country:	United States
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:	Project of the South Asia National Outreach Consortium
Quantity:	"the number of works recognized, and in what age range, will vary based on the overall submissions for that calendar year."
Eligibility:	Award for 2023 for material published 2022.
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Date Announced:	June
Date Awarded:	June
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URL:	https://southasiabookaward.wisc.edu/ (checked 2023-01)
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	RSYP -- Royal Society Young People's Book Prize RSYS -- Royal Society Young People's Book Prize Shortlist
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 winner/1 or more on the shortlist
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Date Announced:
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URL:	https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemes-awards/book-prizes/young-peoples-book-prize/ (checked 2023-01)
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	RSA -- Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children's Book Award
Country:	Canada
Began:	1976
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Ontario Arts Council
Decided by:
Quantity:	1 winner/year
Eligibility:
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In honor of:	"The Ruth and Sylvia Schwartz Children’s Book Awards were established in 1976 by Sylvia Schwartz in memory of her sister, Ruth, a respected Toronto bookseller. In 2004, the family renamed the awards to honour both sisters."
URL:	https://oafdn.ca/programs/awards/ruth-sylvia-schwartz-childrens-book-awards/ (checked 2023-06)
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	SFHA -- Sid Fleischman Humor Award SFHH -- Sid Fleischman Humor Honor
Country:	United States
Began:	2003
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Decided by:	Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI)
Quantity:	1 / year.
Eligibility:	Authors whose work exemplifies the excellence of writing in the genre of humor, but who must be members of the SCBWI
Awarded to:	Authors
Date Announced:	April
Date Awarded:	July
Published in:
In honor of:	Author and magician Sid Fleischman, known for his humorous children's literature.
URL:	http://www.scbwi.org/awards/sid-fleischman-award/ (checked 2023-01)
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	NSBP -- Nestle Smarties Book Prize
Country:	United Kingdom
Began:	1985. In 2006, changed name from Nestle Smarties Book Prize to Nestle Children's Book Prize. 2007 is the last dated award because in 2008, Nestle left the award and it was ceased.
Status:	Inactive as of 2008
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Nestle, Administered by Book Trust
Decided by:	Shortlist decided by a panel of judges. Winners decided by children from the shortlist.
Quantity:	1 gold winner for each category (three age categories: under 5, 6-8 and 9-11, submitted by publishers, and "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."
Eligibility:	1 gold winner, but also a silver and bronze winner, which are not included in the database. Also a shortlist (not included).
Awarded to:	Authors and illustrators
Date Announced:	December
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In honor of:	Nestle, the sponsoring company
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	SIBA -- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award SIBH -- Robert F. Sibert Information Book Honor
Country:	United States of America
Began:	2001
Status:
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Bound to Stay Bound Books
Decided by:	Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association
Quantity:	1 winner annually for award For honor books, the preferred number varies from 1 to 5 books.
Eligibility:
Awarded to:	The US the author and illustrator (citizen or resident) of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year in the United States
Date Announced:	ALA Mid-Winter Conference (January/February)
Date Awarded:
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In honor of:	Robert F. Sibert, President of Bound to Stay Bound Books
URL:	http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal (checked 2023-01)
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	SODA -- Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
Country:	United States
Began:	1982, but not awarded until 1984
Status:	Active
Frequency:	Annually
Sponsored by:	Scott O'Dell Foundation
Decided by:	An advosory committee
Quantity:	1 winner annually
Eligibility:	Titles published in English for children or young adults by a U. S. publisher, and be set in the New World (North, Central, or South America) published in the previous year.
Awarded to:	authors
Date Announced:	Winter.
Date Awarded:	October
Published in:	Children's Books in Print, January-March Publisher's Weekly
In honor of:	American children's writer Scott O'Dell (1898-1989), well know for writing historical fiction for children.
URL:	https://scottodell.com/the-scott-odell-award (checked 2023-01)
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