Awards (Books & Media)
Announcing the 2026 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists
Core presents the 2026 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction published between November 2024 and March 2026 and organized into three age...
Forrest Hamrick Lotterhos receives the 2026 deg farrelly Memorial Media Librarian Scholarship, sponsored by FMRT and ProQuest, part of Clarivate
Ed Tech leader ProQuest announces the winner of a scholarship presented by the Film and Media Roundtable (FMRT) of the American Library Association (ALA).
2026 W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award Winner- Robert Inman for the book "Villages"
CHICAGO — Villages by Robert Inman is the winner of the 2026 W.Y. Boyd Literary Novel Award “for excellence in military fiction.” The book was published by Livingston Press, an imprint of The University of West Alabama in 2025.
Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction on Hiatus
The 2026 awards will mark the conclusion of the Carnegie Corporation’s support for the medals.
2026 Batchelder Award honors Tapioca Stories for ‘Croco’
The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA’s Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago.
2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children Reading List and Top Ten List Announced by the Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table
ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is pleased to introduce the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Children (BGNC) Reading List and Top Ten List. This reading list highlights the best graphic novels for children aged 5 – 12 years old, published in...
Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table Announces 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Adults Reading List Titles and Top Ten List
ALA’s Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table (GNCRT) is pleased to announce the 2025 Best Graphic Novels for Adults (BGNA) Reading List and Top Ten List. This reading list highlights the best graphic novels for adults published in late 2024 through 2025, and...
Coretta Scott King Book Award Round Table announces updates to the Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
Previously, the award alternated by year. In even years (i.e., 2026, 2024), it was presented to an African American author, illustrator, or author/illustrator. In odd years (i.e., 2025, 2023), the award was presented to a practitioner.
Rainbow Round Table Announces the 2026 Stonewall Book Award Winners in Non-Fiction and Literature
ALA announces the winners of the Stonewall Book Awards: Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award, and Barbara Gittings Literature and Poetry Awards.
‘A Guardian and a Thief,’ ‘Things in Nature Merely Grow’ receive 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
“A Guardian and a Thief,” by Megha Majumdar wins 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction, and “Things in Nature Merely Grow,” by Yiyun Li, wins the 2026 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction.
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Tongues,’ ‘Insectopolis’ and ‘The Night Eaters’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Tongues,’ ‘Insectopolis’ and ‘The Night Eaters’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Adults Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘The Boy Wonder,’ ‘Raised by Ghosts’ and ‘Teen Titans’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Young Adults Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘The Boy Wonder,’ ‘Raised by Ghosts’ and ‘Teen Titans’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Young Adults Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals!’, ‘How to Draw a Secret’ and ‘Witches of Brooklyn’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Children Awards
The Graphic Novels & Comics Round Table announce ‘Froggy: A Pond Full of Pals!’, ‘How to Draw a Secret’ and ‘Witches of Brooklyn’ win the inaugural Outstanding Comics for Children Awards.
American Library Association announces 2026 Youth Media Award winners
The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago.
Renée Watson, Cátia Chien win Newbery, Caldecott Medals
Renée Watson, author of “All the Blues in the Sky,” and Cátia Chien, illustrator of “Fireworks,” are the 2026 recipients of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals, the most prestigious awards in children’s literature.
Jonathan Fenske wins 2026 Geisel Award for ‘Stop That Mop!’
Author and illustrator Jonathan Fenske is the 2026 recipient of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for “Stop That Mop!” published by Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
Candace Fleming wins 2026 Children’s Literature Legacy Award
CHICAGO — Candace Fleming is the winner of the 2026 Children's Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, published in the United States, whose books have made a significant and lasting contribution to literature for children. Her numerous...
WeatherHunters, Inc. and Silver Creek Falls Entertainment win Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for ‘Weather Hunters’
Producers WeatherHunters, Inc. and Silver Creek Falls Entertainment, Inc. are the 2026 recipients of the Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award for “Weather Hunters.” The award was announced today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA’s Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago.
Sara Andrea Fajardo, Juana Martinez-Neal win 2026 Sibert Medal
Sara Andrea Fajardo and Juana Martinez-Neal, author and illustrator of “Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka con la Papa,” were named the winners of the 2026 Robert F. Sibert Medal for the most distinguished informational book for children published in 2025.
Kwame Alexander to deliver 2027 Children’s Literature Lecture
Author Kwame Alexander will deliver the 2027 Children’s Literature Lecture. The announcement was made today by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association (ALA), during the ALA’s Youth Media Awards Announcements in Chicago.