American Awards

Randolph Caldecott Medal

The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.


John Newbery Medal Winner

The John Newbery Medal is the most prestigious award in the United States that an author of children’s books can receive. It is awarded for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature.


Pulitzer Prizes - Fiction

One of a group of prizes established by Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music.

Note: there was no Fiction Award given for 2012.


Pulitzer Prizes - History

One of a group of prizes established by Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music.


Pulitzer Prizes - Biography

One of a group of prizes established by Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music.


Pulitzer Prizes - General Non Fiction

One of a group of prizes established by Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music.


Pulitzer Prizes - Poetry

One of a group of prizes established by Hungarian-born US newspaper publisher Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) and awarded yearly since 1917 for excellence in American journalism, literature, and music.