Coretta Scott King Book Awards - All Recipients, 1970-Present

The complete list of Coretta Scott King Book Award recipients.

By Year: 1970 | 1971| 1972| 1973| 1974| 1975| 1976| 1977| 1978| 1979| 1980| 1981| 1982| 1983| 1984| 1985| 1986| 1987| 1988| 1989| 1990| 1991| 1992| 1993| 1994| 1995| 1996| 1997| 1998| 1999| 2000| 2001| 2002| 2003| 2004| 2005| 2006| 2007| 2008| 2009| 2010| 2011| 2012| 2013| 2014| 2015| 2016| 2017| 2018| 2019| 2020| 2021| 2022 2023 2024 2025

Click the corresponding link above for the individual year page of winners.

To access a full list of winners, please follow this link to our Airtable spreadsheet.

Check out the covers of our recently announced 2025 winners in the gallery below!
24 Seconds From Now
My Daddy
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Black Star
One Big Open Sky
Coretta
Everywhere Beauty is Harlem
Go Forth and Tell
Kwame Crashes the Underworld
Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues
24 Seconds From Now
My Daddy
Black Girl You Are Atlas
Black Star
One Big Open Sky
Coretta
Everywhere Beauty is Harlem
Go Forth and Tell
Kwame Crashes the Underworld
Jimmy's Rhythm & Blues

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