John Steptoe New Talent Award
The John Steptoe New Talent Award is established to affirm new talent and to offer visibility to excellence in writing and/or illustration which otherwise might be formally unacknowledged within a given year within the structure of the two awards given annually by the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee.
Criteria
The criteria for eligibility is the same as those for the writing and illustration awards, with the exception that the winner(s)' published works cannot exceed three in number. An author or illustrator who has already received or has just been selected to win one of the Coretta Scott King Book Awards in the current year is not eligible for the John Steptoe Award for New Talent. An author may receive this award one time.
One award will be presented annually for text or illustrations. The Committee may choose one book for writing and a second for illustration. The award need not be given if the committee decides not to give it in a particular year.
Award Winners
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2026 John Steptoe New Talent Author
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards Winner, Honor, and John Steptoe Award for New Talent seals are the property of the American Library Association and cannot be used in any form or reproduced without the permission of the ALA Office of Rights and Permissions.
