National Book Awards

Coretta Scott King Award - for outstanding African American authors about African American culture & universal human values.

Newbery - for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for youth. Since 1922

Printz - for books that exemplify literary excellence in young adult literature.

Pura Belpre - Latino/Latina writers whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for youth.

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book - for the authors of the most distinguished information book published in the US