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!

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