Teen literary prizes and awards
Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
This page links you to winners and nominees for a range of prizes and awards for older children's, teens' and young adult books.
New Zealand
Storylines award-winners
Storylines gives awards to New Zealand writers, illustrators, publishers and those working in the field of children’s literature.
Storylines Notable New Zealand Books
Annual list of notable picture books, junior fiction, young adult fiction, non-fiction and te reo Māori titles.
New Zealand Book Awards for Children & Young Adults 2023
The winners of the 2023 New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults have been announced.
Sir Julius Vogel award winners 2023
Find out the winners in the annual awards for science fiction and fantasy creators from New Zealand.
International
Hans Christian Andersen Award
Winners of the most prestigious award in international children’s literature given biennially to one author and one illustrator.
Lambda Literary Award winners announced
The Lammys (US) celebrate the best lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender books of the year.
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
Annual award that honours the memory of Swedish children’s author Astrid Lindgren.
SFWA Nebula Awards - Andre Norton Award
Sci-fi/fantasy fans! Check out the winner of the Andre Norton Award for an outstanding young adult science fiction or fantasy book.
Australia
Awards of the Children’s Book Council of Australia
Winners in the categories: picture books, early childhood, younger readers, older readers, and Eve Pownall Award for information books.
United Kingdom
Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing - 2024 Shortlist
Awarded every year by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people.
United States
Coretta Scott King award
Annual award for African-American authors and illustrators for outstanding contributions to children’s and young adult literature.
Newbery Medal winners
Awarded each year by the American Library Association for the most distinguished contribution to American Literature for Children.
American National Book Awards
The winners for 2023 have been announced in Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, Translated literature and Young people’s literature.
Stonewall Book Awards - Children's and Young Adult
Awarded by the American Library Association for books examining the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience.
Ceased prizes
- Costa Children’s Book Award (formerly the Whitbread, ended 2021)
- Guardian Children’s Fiction Award (ended 2016)
- Awards of the Canadian Library Association (ended 2016)
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