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The 42nd Annual Coretta Scott King Book Awards were announced this week. The awards are for outstanding books for children and young adults by an African American author. The annual illustrator award was added in 1974. A Lifetime Achievement award was added in 2010. Congratulations to all nine 2011 recipients!Since 2008, I've kept a spreadsheet on each year's winners. Simple items: year, what
Congratulations to the 2011 Coretta Scott King Award Winners!Author Book Award - One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia. Author Honor Award - Lockdown by Walter Dean MyersAuthor Honor Award - Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker RhodesAuthor Honor Award - Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty by G. NeriIllustrator Book Award - Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan
This year marks the 41st annual Coretta Scott King Award for outstanding books for children and young adults by an African American author. The annual illustrator award was added in 1974. Congratulations to the 2010 winners! For the last three or so years, I've been updating an Excel spreadsheet about the past winners. Why? As a self-published children's book author, I've wondered if the CSK
Congratulations to the 2010 winners and honor award recipients!Coretta Scott King Author Award: Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author of “Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal” Coretta Scott King Author Honor: Tanita S. Davis, author of “Mare’s War” Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award: Charles R. Smith Jr., for “My People” Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor:
The first Coretta Scott King Award for outstanding book for children and young adults by an African American author was presented in 1970. The award for illustrators was added in 1974. The 2008 CSK Awards were presented this week - congratulations to all winners!
Looking into my database on past CSK selections for winner, honor, and new talent awards, the following stats appear:
36.8% of
Since 1970 the CSK Award winner and honor awards have been presented to 231 persons. (Note, where two or more won an award, I've classified as Couple.)
62% total author awards, 38% illustrator awardsWomen represent 69% of the author awards presented and 50% of ALL awards presented
Men represent 75% of the illustrator awards presented and 43% of ALL awards presentedWorking in teams - or the
Congratulations to all the 2008 Coretta Scott King Award winners!
Coretta Scott King Author Award
Christopher Paul Curtis - Elijah of Buxton (Scholastic)
King Author Honor
November Blues - Sharon Draper (Atheneum)
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali - Charles R. Smith, Jr. (Candlewick Press)
Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award
Ashley Bryan - Let It Shine (Atheneum)
King
Excellent work! I love that study of data. <br /><br />I'd like to see the pool of Native authors grow. There's been a couple of new names in recent years. <br /><br />Joseph Bruchac has done outstanding work for years. <br /><br />Cynthia Leitich Smith's books are terrific.<br /><br />Of late, Tim Tingle's books are gaining traction. <br /><br />(Oh, came here from a tweet by Don
Kyra, I love that you track this. <br /><br />Debbie, I love Tim Tingle.