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The Carnegie Medal for Writing, established in 1936 as the Carnegie Medal, is an annual British literary award for English-language books for children or young adults.It is conferred upon the author by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), who in 2016 called it "the UK's oldest and most prestigious book award for children's writing".
A The 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction was originally awarded to Sherman Alexie for his book, You Don't Have to Say You Love Me: A Memoir, but Alexie declined the award amid sexual harassment allegations. In response, ALA said in a statement that "We acknowledge his decision and will not award the Carnegie nonfiction ...
Carnegie Medal may refer to: Carnegie Medal (literary award), for children's literature in the UK; Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, in the US; Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video; Carnegie Hero Fund Carnegie Medal; Carnegie Medal of Philanthropy; Carnegie Prize (Carnegie Museum of Art) Carnegie Art ...
These writers have won the Carnegie Medal from the British Library Association or its successor CILIP, recognising the year's best new children's book published in the United Kingdom (long restricted to authors who were British subjects). For articles on winning books see Category: Carnegie Medal in Literature–winning works.
Those chosen for recognition receive the Carnegie Medal [1] and become eligible for scholarship aid and other benefits. A private operating foundation, the Hero Fund was established in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , in 1904 with a trust fund of $5 million by Andrew Carnegie , the Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist .
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children's Video was named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. [1] It honored the producer of the most outstanding video production for children. [ 1 ]
The Medal was inaugurated for the 1936 publication year and there have been 85 Medals and winning works through the 2023/2024 cycle. Pages in category "Carnegie Medal in Literature–winning works" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total.
The Carnegie Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises the writer of one outstanding new book for children or young adults, published in the United Kingdom. Established by the British Library Association for 1936 publications and inherited by the new organisation CILIP in 2001, it was restricted to British authors at least ...