2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards Celebration
The Ethnic and Multicultural Exchange Round Table (EMIERT) and the Coretta Scott King Book Awards Committee is proud to present the 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Congratulations to all of the Winners and Honors for your outstanding works in African American children's and young adult literature! Learn more about the Coretta Scott King Book Awards at http://www.ala.org/rt/emiert/cskbooka...
Special Thanks to Our 2021 Award Sponsors: Black Caucus of the American Library Association (BCALA) and World Book Inc. Thank you for your amazing support and partnership over the years!
2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards include:
Author Winner
Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Before the Ever After", published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Illustrator Winner
Frank Morrison, illustrator of “R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul". “R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul,” written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division
Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement (Practioner)
Dorothy L. Guthrie
John Steptoe Award for New Talent (Author)
Tracy Deonn, Author of “Legendborn,” published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.
2021 Author Honor Books
“All the Days Past, All the Days to Come,” by Mildred D. Taylor, and published by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House
“King and the Dragonflies,” by Kacen Callender, and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
“Lifting as We Climb: Black Women’s Battle for the Ballot Box,” by Evette Dionne, and published by Viking an Imprint of Penguin Random House
2021 Illustrator Honor Books
“Magnificent Homespun Brown,” illustrated by Kaylani Juanita, written by Samara Cole Doyon, and published by Tilbury House Publishers
“Exquisite: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks,” illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera, written by Suzanne Slade, and published by Abrams Brooks for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS
“Me & Mama,” illustrated and written by Cozbi A. Cabrera, and published by Denene Millner Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
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About the Coretta Scott King Book Awards:
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs. Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.
The Awards are given in author and illustrator categories; honor recipients may also be named. Both the Author and Illustrator Winner recipients receive a plaque and $1,000. The John Steptoe Award for New Talent is occasionally given for young authors or illustrators who demonstrate outstanding promise at the beginning of their careers. Steptoe winners receive a plaque.
The Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement is presented in even years to an African American author, illustrator or author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for children and/or young adults, and who has made a significant and lasting literary contribution. In odd years, the award is presented to a practitioner for substantial contributions through active engagement with youth using award-winning African American literature for children and/or young adults, via the implementation of reading and reading-related activities/programs. Virginia Hamilton Award recipients receive a medal and $1,500.