Book & Media Awards
Welcome to the Children's & Teen Media Awards hub!
Please use the links below or on the left-hand navigation menu to learn more about our awards program.
ALSC fosters values of respect and equality, and therefore accepts media award submissions from all. However, before you submit works for consideration for ALSC awards and notable lists, please visit each award's respective submission page or the FAQ page prior to submission.
Book & Media Awards Shelf - Browse all current and past ALSC award recipients!
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(John) Newbery Medal
The Newbery Medal honors the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.
(Randolph) Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
Alex Award
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.
(Mildred L.) Batchelder Award
The Batchelder Award is given to an American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most outstanding of those books originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English and published in the United States.
(Pura) Belpré Award
The Belpré Award honors a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
Children's Literature Legacy Award
The Legacy Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
Edwards Award
The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.
Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award
The Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults honors the best nonfiction book published for those ages 12-18 during a Nov. 1-Oct. 31 publishing year.
(Theodor Seuss) Geisel Medal
The Theodor Seuss Geisel Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished contribution to the body of American children’s literature known as beginning reader books published in the United States during the preceding year.
Morris Award
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
(ALSC/Booklist/YALSA) Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production
The Odyssey Award will be awarded annually to the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.
Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
(Robert F.) Sibert Informational Book Medal
The Sibert Medal honors the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published during the preceding year.
Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award
The Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award (EELDM) recognizes the most distinguished digital media created for an early learning audience by a producer based in the United States.
Award-Related Merchandise
Are you looking for award seals to embellish your books? What about literature guides to the youth media awards, or a poster to decorate your library? Please visit the ALA store to find what you need!
