Nominations have been published for the UK’s oldest children’s book awards, which recognize “outstanding writing and illustration in books for children and young people”:
The CILIP Carnegie Medal is awarded annually by CILIP for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people; and the CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal is awarded for distinguished illustration.
Syrian author-illustrator Nadine Kaadan’s Tomorrow, translated by the author and published by Lantana, is one of the latter.
According to organizers, 254 books have been nominated for the 2019 Medals; 137 books are in the running for the CILIP Carnegie Medal and 117 for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Books can be nominated by CILIP members, BookTrust, CLPE, Commonword, IBBY, Inclusive Minds, National Literacy Trust, and RNIB.
What next? According to prize organizers:
Each nominated book is read by every member of the judging panel − 14 children’s and youth librarians representing all regions of CILIP’s Youth Libraries Group − who volunteer their time as judges.
From these nominations the judging panel will decide the long and shortlists and finally, the 2019 Medal winners, based on the official Medals criteria. The long and shortlists identify a range of outstanding books for children and young people, recognising excellent literature and illustration from new and established authors and illustrators.
The awards shadowing scheme engages thousands of children and young people in schools and libraries in the UK and overseas through reading groups that ‘shadow’ the judges as they read and engage with the shortlists. Shadowers critically and creatively explore the shortlisted books, through group participation and online engagement: posting reviews, blogs, artworks, videos, exploring human rights and participating in visual literacy based creative activities.
The winners’ ceremony in June will see one book from each shortlist awarded the first children’s choice prize, voted for and presented by shadowers, alongside the winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medals.
The longlist will be announced February 18, 2019, with the shortlist following on March 18, and the winner June 17, 2019.
More at the Carnegie Greenaway website.
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