Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

Award and Frequency
A plaque and $1,500 cash award.
Applicant Responsibility
Recipient must attend Coretta Scott King Book Awards Breakfast during ALA Annual Conference and deliver acceptance speech.
Application Instructions
In even-numbered years, the award will be given to authors, illustrators or author/illustrators; in odd-numbered years, practitioners will be recognized. Selection criteria and the submission form can be found at http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/virginia-hamilton-award-lifetime-achievement.
Contact Information
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Notification
Recipient is announced during the ALA Youth Media Awards Announcement on the Monday morning of the ALA Midwinter Meeting in January. Recipient is contacted that morning.