Coretta Scott King Award

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.

Past Coretta Scott King Awards list

A complete list of the Author, Illustrator, John Steptoe, and Virgina Hamilton winners (and honor books where appropriate). Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.

2024 CSK Award Winner - Author

Nigeria Jones

Written by Ibi Zoboi, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers .

A bold new YA coming-of-age story, which explores race, feminism, and complicated family dynamics.

2024 CSK Honors - Author

Big

Written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison and published by Candlewick Press

Kin: Rooted in Hope

Written by Carole Boston Weatherford illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.

2024 CSK Award Winner - Illustrator

An American Story

Illustrated by Dare Coulter and written by Kwame Alexander and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group.

2024 CSK Honors - Illustrator

Big

Written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.

There Was a Party for Langston

Illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds and published by Caitlyn Dlouhy Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.

Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes

Illustrated by Shannon Wright, written by Traci N. Todd and published by Orchard Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.

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