Book Prizes and Publishing Industry Awards

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2023 Whiting Award Winners Recognized as Emerging Talents

By Emell Adolphus | 03/30/2023 @ 08:00AM

Ten award winners were announced in the categories of poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and drama at an in-person ceremony held in New York City.
2023 Audie Awards Return to New York, Celebrate Viola Davis

By Sophia Stewart | 03/29/2023 @ 09:00AM

At the Audio Publishers Association's first in-person Audie Awards ceremony since 2020, Viola Davis's 'Finding Me' took home the prize for Audiobook of the Year.
PW 2023 Bookstore and Sales Rep Finalists Named

By Erin L. Cox | 03/28/2023 @ 09:00AM

The five finalists for PW's 31st Bookstore of the Year and 25th Sales Rep of the Year awards have been selected. Winners will be announced at the U.S. Book Show, which is set for May 22-25.
The National Book Critics Circle Awards Return to Manhattan

By Sophia Stewart | 03/24/2023 @ 08:00AM

This year's National Book Critics Circle Awards, honoring books published in 2022, returned to its in-person format for the first time since 2019 to present awards to Joy Harjo, Hua Hsu, Ling Ma, and more.
2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards: Life Changing Literature and Book Bans

By Iyana Jones | 03/21/2023 @ 03:00PM

The eighth annual Walter Awards Ceremony and Symposium took place as a hybrid event at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in Washington, D.C., and online on March 17.
Bank Street Launches Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award

By Iyana Jones | 03/14/2023 @ 03:00PM

The Center for Children's Literature at Bank Street College held a virtual event for the inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award on March 9.
PW's Jim Milliot Wins BISG Lifetime Service Award

By PW Staff | 03/08/2023 @ 09:00AM

The Sally Dedecker Award for Lifetime Services recognizes book publishing professionals whose "tireless and persistent" work has made a positive impact on the book publishing industry. Milliot is recognized for his "decades-long commitment to reporting on the book industry."
Bologna 2023: Laurie Halse Anderson Wins Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award

By Emma Kantor | 03/07/2023 @ 09:00AM

American author Laurie Halse Anderson is the winner of the 2023 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award, the world’s largest children’s book prize.
SCBWI Announces 2023 Golden Kite Awards

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/25/2023 @ 02:00PM

The Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators announced its annual Golden Kite Awards on February 24, along with the annual Sid Fleischman Humor Award.
Tara Dorabji Wins S&S's Books Like Us First Novel Prize

By Sophia Stewart | 02/23/2023 @ 09:00AM

As the winner of the second annual Books Like Us First Novel Prize, Dorabji will receive a $50,000 book deal with Simon & Schuster.
Mellon Foundation Pledges $125 Million to Combat Effects of Mass Incarceration

By Emell Derra Adolphus | 02/15/2023 @ 10:00AM

Among the organizations receiving funding are Freedom Reads and the New York Public Library.
With Award Announcements, SCBWI's Impact and Legacy Fund Buoys Nascent Careers

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 02/02/2023 @ 03:00PM

Hot on the heels of the American Library Association's award announcements, the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators' Impact and Legacy Fund announced the recipients of two awards this week.
2023 National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists Announced

By Sophia Stewart | 01/31/2023 @ 07:30PM

Finalists in six categories for the annual awards honoring the best books of the previous publishing year have been announced. 'New York Times' critic Jennifer Wilson, poet Joy Harjo, and City Lights Booksellers & Publishers have won special awards.
Sabaa Tahir's Printz Win: Disneyland and an Emotional Support Cat

By Shannon Maughan | 01/31/2023 @ 04:00PM

Sabaa Tahir, author of the YA novel 'All My Rage,' knows for sure that her fateful Zoom call from the Printz committee came on Tuesday, January 24, because the following day she went to Disneyland with her family; the novel, which tells the story of a working-class Pakistani American family in the California desert, was inspired in part by her childhood experiences.
Amina Luqman-Dawson's Newbery Win: A Dual Celebration

By Pooja Makhijani | 01/31/2023 @ 04:00PM

We spoke with Amina Luqman-Dawson about her immediate reaction to the news that her middle-grade historical novel 'Freewater,' inspired by the escape of formerly enslaved people, won this year's Coretta Scott King Book Award and the John Newbery Medal.
When They Got the Call: PW Speaks with the 2023 Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz Winners

| 01/31/2023 @ 02:00PM

We spoke with the three big ALA Award winners about their initial reactions to the news.
Luqman-Dawson, Salati, and Tahir Win Newbery, Caldecott, Printz Awards

By Diane Roback, Emma Kantor, and Iyana Jones | 01/30/2023 @ 11:00AM

The Youth Media Awards were announced January 30 during the American Library Association’s LibLearnXconference in New Orleans.
Winners of Inaugural Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award Named

By Pamela Brill | 01/26/2023 @ 04:00PM

The Children's Book Committee at Bank Street College of Education has announced the two books that are the first recipients of the Margaret Wise Brown Board Book Award for excellence in literature for young children.
2023 BolognaRagazzi Award Winners Announced

By Ed Nawotka | 01/26/2023 @ 09:00AM

The winners of this year’s BolognaRagazzi Awards presented by the Bologna Children’s Book Fair have been announced.
2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced

By Iyana Jones | 01/10/2023 @ 02:00PM

The winners and honorees of the Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Children's Literature have been announced.

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