Coretta Scott King Awards 2016
Awards
Coretta Scott King Awards 2016
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 award is sponsored by ALA's Ethnic and Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table (EMIERT).
The Coretta Scott King Book Award was founded in 1969 by Mabel McKissick and Glyndon Greer at the American Library Association Annual Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The first award was given to Lillie Patterson in 1970 for her biography, MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.: Man of Peace (Garrard). In 1982, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards became an officially recognized ALA award.
Three awards are given annually: Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award, Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award and Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award.
- The winner of the Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award is GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA by Rita Williams-Garcia
- Three King Author Honor Books were selected: ALL AMERICAN BOYS by Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely, THE BOY IN THE BLACK SUIT by Jason Reynolds and X: A Novel by Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon.
- The winner of the Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award is TROMBONE SHORTY illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by written by Troy Andrews and Bill Taylor.
- Two King Illustrator Honor Books were selected: THE BOOK ITCH: Freedom, Truth & Harlem’s Greatest Bookstore, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie and written by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson; and LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET, illustrated by Christian Robinson and written by Matt de la Peña
- The winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award is HOODOO, written by Ronald L. Smith.
- The winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award is VOICE OF FREEDOM: Fannie Lou Hamer, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement illustrated by Ekua Holmes.
