Carnegie Medal for Writing

Britain's oldest children's book award, given since 1936 for outstanding writing. United Kingdom. 391 books on this site.

2026

Wolf Siren by Beth O'Brien Winner
Birdie by J. P. Rose Shortlist
Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness Shortlist
Ghostlines by Katya Balen Shortlist
Not Going to Plan by Tia Fisher Shortlist
Popcorn by Rob Harrell Shortlist
The Boy I Love by William Hussey Shortlist
Twenty-Four Seconds from Now by Jason Reynolds Shortlist

2025

Glasgow Boys by Margaret McDonald Winner
All That It Ever Meant by Blessing Musariri Shortlist
King of Nothing by Nathanael Lessore Shortlist
Little Bang by Kelly McCaughrain Shortlist
Play by Luke Palmer Shortlist
The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow Shortlist
The Things We Leave Behind by Clare Furniss Shortlist
Treacle Town by Brian Conaghan Shortlist

2024

The Boy Lost in the Maze by Joseph Coelho Winner
Away with Words by Sophie Cameron Shortlist
Choose Love by Nicola Davies Shortlist
Crossing the Line by Tia Fisher Shortlist
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan Shortlist
Steady for This by Nathanael Lessore Shortlist
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander Shortlist
The Song Walker by Zillah Bethell Shortlist

2023

The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros Winner
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys Shortlist
Medusa by Jessie Burton Shortlist
Needle by Patrice Lawrence Shortlist
The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch Shortlist
The Light in Everything by Katya Balen Shortlist
When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari Shortlist

2022

October, October by Katya Balen Winner
Cane Warriors by Alex Wheatle Shortlist
Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Shortlist
Guard Your Heart by Sue Divin Shortlist
Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam Shortlist
The Crossing by Manjeet Mann Shortlist
Tsunami Girl by Julian Sedgwick Shortlist
When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle Shortlist

2021

Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds Winner
Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo Shortlist
Echo Mountain by Lauren Wolk Shortlist
On Midnight Beach by Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick Shortlist
Run, Rebel by Manjeet Mann Shortlist
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Shortlist
The Girl Who Became A Tree by Joseph Coelho Shortlist
The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson Shortlist

2020

Lark by Anthony McGowan Winner
Girl. Boy. Sea. by Chris Vick Shortlist
Lampie by Annet Schaap Shortlist
Nowhere on Earth by Nick Lake Shortlist
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas Shortlist
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay Shortlist
The Black Flamingo by Dean Atta Shortlist
Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black by Marcus Sedgwick and Julian Sedgwick Shortlist

2019

The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Winner
A Skinful of Shadows by Frances Hardinge Shortlist
Bone Talk by Candy Gourlay Shortlist
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds Shortlist
Rebound by Kwame Alexander Shortlist
The House with Chicken Legs by Sophie Anderson Shortlist
The Land of Neverendings by Kate Saunders Shortlist
Things a Bright Girl Can Do by Sally Nicholls Shortlist

2018

Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean Winner
After the Fire by Will Hill Shortlist
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk Shortlist
Release by Patrick Ness Shortlist
Rook by Anthony McGowan Shortlist
Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwick Shortlist
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas Shortlist
Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evans Shortlist

2017

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys Winner
Beck by Mal Peet and Meg Rosoff Shortlist
Railhead by Philip Reeve Shortlist
Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Shortlist
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon Shortlist
The Smell of Other People's Houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Shortlist
The Stars at Oktober Bend by Glenda Millard Shortlist
Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk Shortlist

2016

One by Sarah Crossan Winner
Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentine Shortlist
Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunders Shortlist
Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talley Shortlist
The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick Shortlist
The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge Shortlist
The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness Shortlist
There Will Be Lies by Nick Lake Shortlist

2015

Buffalo Soldier by Tanya Landman Winner
Apple and Rain by Sarah Crossan Shortlist
Cuckoo Song by Frances Hardinge Shortlist
More Than This by Patrick Ness Shortlist
The Fastest Boy in the World by Elizabeth Laird Shortlist
The Middle of Nowhere by Geraldine McCaughrean Shortlist
Tinder by Sally Gardner Shortlist
When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan Shortlist

2014

The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks Winner
All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berry Shortlist
Blood Family by Anne Fine Shortlist
Ghost Hawk by Susan Cooper Shortlist
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead Shortlist
Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundell Shortlist
The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnston Shortlist
The Wall by William Sutcliffe Shortlist

2013

Maggot Moon by Sally Gardner Winner
A Boy and a Bear in a Boat by Dave Shelton Shortlist
A Greyhound of a Girl by Roddy Doyle Shortlist
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Shortlist
In Darkness by Nick Lake Shortlist
Midwinterblood by Marcus Sedgwick Shortlist
The Weight of Water by Sarah Crossan Shortlist
Wonder by R. J. Palacio Shortlist

2012

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness Winner
Between Shades of Grey by Ruta Sepetys Shortlist
Everybody Jam by Ali Lewis Shortlist
My Name is Mina by David Almond Shortlist
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher Shortlist
Small Change for Stuart by Lissa Evans Shortlist
The Midnight Zoo by Sonya Hartnett Shortlist
Trash by Andy Mulligan Shortlist

2011

Monsters of Men by Patrick Ness Winner
Out of Shadows by Jason Wallace Shortlist
Prisoner of the Inquisition by Theresa Breslin Shortlist
The Bride's Farewell by Meg Rosoff Shortlist
The Death-Defying Pepper Roux by Geraldine McCaughrean Shortlist
White Crow by Marcus Sedgwick Shortlist

2010

The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman Winner
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson Shortlist
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve Shortlist
Nation by Terry Pratchett Shortlist
Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick Shortlist
Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn Shortlist
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness Shortlist
The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant Shortlist

2009

Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd Winner
Airman by Eoin Colfer Shortlist
Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks Shortlist
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Shortlist
Creature of the Night by Kate Thompson Shortlist
Ostrich Boys by Keith Gray Shortlist
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Shortlist

2008

Here Lies Arthur by Philip Reeve Winner
Apache: Girl Warrior by Tanya Landman Shortlist
Crusade by Elizabeth Laird Shortlist
Finding Violet Park by Jenny Valentine Shortlist
Gatty's Tale by Kevin Crossley-Holland Shortlist
Ruby Red by Linzi Glass Shortlist
What I Was by Meg Rosoff Shortlist

2007

Just in Case by Meg Rosoff Winner
A Swift Pure Cry by Siobhan Dowd Shortlist
Beast by Ally Kennen Shortlist
My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick Shortlist
The Road of Bones by Anne Fine Shortlist
The Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks Shortlist

2005

Tamar by Mal Peet Winner
Clay by David Almond Shortlist
Framed by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Shortlist
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean Shortlist
Turbulence by Jan Mark Shortlist

2004

Millions by Frank Cottrell-Boyce Winner
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko Shortlist
Heartbeat by Sharon Creech Shortlist
Looking for JJ by Anne Cassidy Shortlist
The Scarecrow and His Servant by Philip Pullman Shortlist
The Star of Kazan by Eva Ibbotson Shortlist

2003

A Gathering Light by Jennifer Donnelly Winner
Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo Shortlist
Sisterland by Linda Newbery Shortlist
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon Shortlist
The Fire-Eaters by David Almond Shortlist
The Garbage King by Elizabeth Laird Shortlist

2002

Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech Winner
Up On Cloud Nine by Anne Fine Highly commended

2001

The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents by Terry Pratchett Winner
Stop The Train by Geraldine McCaughrean Highly commended
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech Commended

2000

The Other Side of Truth by Beverley Naidoo Winner
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman Highly commended
Troy by Adèle Geras Highly commended
The Ghost Behind The Wall by Melvin Burgess Commended

1999

Postcards from No Man's Land by Aidan Chambers Winner

1998

Skellig by David Almond Winner

1997

River Boy by Tim Bowler Winner
Fire, Bed, and Bone by Henrietta Branford Highly commended
Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling Commended

1996

Junk by Melvin Burgess Winner
The Tulip Touch by Anne Fine Highly commended
Johnny and the Bomb by Terry Pratchett Commended

1995

Northern Lights by Philip Pullman Winner
Double Act by Jacqueline Wilson Highly commended
Raider by Susan Gates Commended

1994

Whispers in the Graveyard by Theresa Breslin Winner
Maphead by Lesley Howarth Highly commended
Willa And Old Miss Annie by Berlie Doherty Highly commended

1993

Stone Cold by Robert Swindells Winner
The Baby and Fly Pie by Melvin Burgess Highly commended
The Stone Mouse by Jenny Nimmo Highly commended
Someone Came Knocking by Anne Merrick Commended

1992

Flour Babies by Anne Fine Winner
Gulf by Robert Westall Highly commended
A Bone from a Dry Sea by Peter Dickinson Commended
The Great Elephant Chase by Gillian Cross Commended

1991

Dear Nobody by Berlie Doherty Winner
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline Wilson Highly commended
Real Tilly Beany by Annie Dalton Commended
The Drowners by Garry Kilworth Commended

1990

Wolf by Gillian Cross Winner
The Cry of the Wolf by Melvin Burgess Highly commended
The Kingdom by the Sea by Robert Westall Highly commended
Riding the Waves by Theresa Tomlinson Commended

1989

Goggle-Eyes by Anne Fine Winner
Bill's New Frock by Anne Fine Highly commended
The Charlie Barber Treatment by Carole Lloyd Highly commended
The Trial of Anna Cotman by Vivien Alcock Commended

1988

A Pack of Lies by Geraldine McCaughrean Winner
A Map of Nowhere by Gillian Cross Highly commended
Eva by Peter Dickinson Highly commended
Red Sky in the Morning by Elizabeth Laird Highly commended
Awaiting Developments by Judy Allen Commended
The Lives of Christopher Chant by Diana Wynne Jones Commended
The Monster Garden by Vivien Alcock Commended

1987

The Ghost Drum by Susan Price Winner
Memory by Margaret Mahy Highly commended
King of the Cloud Forests by Michael Morpurgo Commended
The House on the Hill by Eileen Dunlop Commended
Wise Child by Monica Furlong Commended

1986

Granny Was a Buffer Girl by Berlie Doherty Winner
Isaac Campion by Janni Howker Highly commended
Chartbreaker by Gillian Cross Commended
Coal House by Andrew Taylor Commended
Running Scared by Bernard Ashley Commended

1985

Storm by Kevin Crossley-Holland Winner
Nature of the Beast by Janni Howker Highly commended

1984

The Changeover by Margaret Mahy Winner
Brother in the Land by Robert Swindells Highly commended

1983

Handles by Jan Mark Winner
Talking in Whispers by James Watson Highly commended
A Little Fear by Patricia Wrightson Commended
The Way to Sattin Shore by Philippa Pearce Commended

1982

The Haunting by Margaret Mahy Winner
The Dark Behind the Curtain by Gillian Cross Highly commended
Wall of Words by Tim Kennemore Commended

1981

The Scarecrows by Robert Westall Winner
The Hollow Land by Jane Gardam Highly commended
Bridget and William by Jane Gardam Commended
Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian Commended

1980

City of Gold and other stories from the Old Testament by Peter Dickinson Winner
Nothing To Be Afraid Of by Jan Mark Highly commended
A Sense of Shame by Jan Needle Commended
The Fox in Winter by John Branfield Commended

1979

Tulku by Peter Dickinson Winner
The Castle Story by Sheila Sancha Highly commended
A Wild Kind of Justice by Bernard Ashley Commended
The Battle of Bubble and Squeak by Philippa Pearce Commended
The Devil on the Road by Robert Westall Commended

1978

The Exeter Blitz by David Rees Winner

1977

The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler by Gene Kemp Winner
Charmed Life by Diana Wynne Jones Commended
The Shadow-Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural by Philippa Pearce Commended
Under Goliath by Peter Carter Commended

1976

Thunder and Lightnings by Jan Mark Winner
The Blue Hawk by Peter Dickinson Commended

1975

The Machine Gunners by Robert Westall Winner
Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones Commended
The Grey King by Susan Cooper Commended

1974

The Stronghold by Mollie Hunter Winner
The Battle of Gettysburg, 1–3 July 1963 by Ian Ribbons Highly commended
Gran at Coalgate by Winifred Cawley Commended
The Emperor's Winding Sheet by Jill Paton Walsh Commended

1973

The Ghost of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively Winner
Carrie's War by Nina Bawden Commended
The Bongleweed by Helen Cresswell Commended
The Dark Is Rising by Susan Cooper Commended

1972

Watership Down by Richard Adams Winner
No Way of Telling by Emma Smith Commended
The Dancing Bear by Peter Dickinson Commended

1971

Josh by Ivan Southall Winner
A Likely Lad by Gillian Avery Commended
Tristan and Iseult by Rosemary Sutcliff Commended
Up the Pier by Helen Cresswell Commended

1970

The God Beneath the Sea by Leon Garfield and Edward Blishen Winner
Ravensgill by William Mayne Commended
The Devil's Children by Peter Dickinson Commended
The Drummer Boy by Leon Garfield Commended

1969

The Edge of the Cloud by K. M. Peyton Winner
Flambards in Summer by K. M. Peyton Commended
The Intruder by John Rowe Townsend Commended
The Night Watchman by Helen Cresswell Commended

1968

The Moon in the Cloud by Rosemary Harris Winner
Black Jack by Leon Garfield Commended
The Whispering Mountain by Joan Aiken Commended
When Jays Fly to Barbmo by Margaret Balderson Commended

1967

The Owl Service by Alan Garner Winner
The Dream Time by Henry Treece Highly commended
Flambards by K. M. Peyton Commended
Smith by Leon Garfield Commended
The Piemakers by Helen Cresswell Commended

1966

The Bayeux Tapestry: The Story of the Norman Conquest, 1066 by Norman Denny and Josephine Filmer-Sankey Highly commended
Marassa and Midnight by Morna Stuart Commended
The Wild Horse of Santander by Helen Griffith Commended
Thunder in the Sky by K. M. Peyton Commended

1965

The Grange at High Force by Philip Turner Winner
Elidor by Alan Garner Commended
One is One by Barbara Leonie Picard Commended
The Bus Girls by Mary K. Harris Commended
The Journey of the Eldest Son by Jenny Grace Fyson Commended
The Orchestra and Its Instruments by C. Headington Commended
The Plan for Birdmarsh by K. M. Peyton Commended

1964

Nordy Bank by Sheena Porter Winner
London's Riverside by Eric S. de Mare Commended
Namesake by C. Walter Hodges Commended
The Maplin Bird by K. M. Peyton Commended
The Three Brothers of Ur by Jenny Grace Fyson Commended

1963

Time of Trial by Hester Burton Winner
Castaway Christmas by Margaret J. Baker Commended
Hell's Edge by John Rowe Townsend Commended
Kings, Bishops, Knights, and Pawns: Life in a Feudal Society by Ralph Arnold Commended
The Latchkey Children by Eric Allan Commended
The Thursday Kidnapping by Antonia Forest Commended

1962

The Twelve and the Genii by Pauline Clarke Winner
Armour and Blade by Samuel E. Ellacott Commended
Castors Away by Hester Burton Commended
The Greatest Gresham by Gillian Avery Commended
The Story of John Keats by Jo Manton Commended
The Summer Birds by Penelope Farmer Commended
Windfall by K. M. Peyton Commended

1961

A Stranger at Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston Winner
February's Road by John Verney Commended
Miss Happiness and Miss Flower by Rumer Godden Commended
Peter's Room by Antonia Forest Commended
Ragged Robin by James Reeves Commended

1960

The Making of Man by Ian Wolfran Cornwall Winner
Seraphina by Mary K. Harris Commended
The Bonny Pit Laddie by Frederick Grice Commended
The Great Gale by Hester Burton Commended
The Ivory Horn by Ian Serraillier Commended
The Penny Fiddle by Robert Graves Commended

1959

The Lantern Bearers by Rosemary Sutcliff Winner
Friday's Tunnel by John Verney Commended
Quiet as Moss: 36 Poems by Andres Young Commended
The Borrowers Afloat by Mary Norton Commended
The Load of Unicorn by Cynthia Harnett Commended
The Rescuers by Margery Sharp Commended

1958

Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce Winner
The Chimneys of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston Commended
Warrior Scarlet by Rosemary Sutcliff Commended

1957

A Grass Rope by William Mayne Winner
Falconer's Lure by Antonia Forest Commended
Sogberd's Grove by Anne Barrett Commended
The Blue Boat by William Mayne Commended
The Silver Branch by Rosemary Sutcliff Commended
The Story of the Second World War by Katharine Savage Commended
The Warden's Niece by Gillian Avery Commended

1956

The Last Battle by C. S. Lewis Winner
Choristers' Cake by William Mayne Commended
Ransom for a Knight by Barbara Leonie Picard Commended
The Fairy Doll by Rumer Godden Commended
The Member for the Marsh by William Mayne Commended
The Shield Ring by Rosemary Sutcliff Commended
The Silver Sword by Ian Serraillier Commended

1955

The Little Bookroom by Eleanor Farjeon Winner
A Swarm in May by William Mayne Commended
Candidate for Fame by Margaret Jowett Commended
Man Must Measure: The Wonderful World of Mathematics by Lancelot Hogben Commended
Minnow on the Say by A. Philippa Pearce Commended
The Story of Albert Schweitzer by Jo Manton Commended

1954

Knight Crusader by Ronald Welch Winner
Children of Green Knowe by Lucy M. Boston Commended
English Fables and Fairy Stories by James Reeves Commended
Lavender's Blue: A Book of Nursery Rhymes by Harold Jones and Kathleen Lines Commended
Over the Hills to Fabylon by Nicholas Stuart Gray Commended
The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff Commended
The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis Commended
The Lady of the Linden Tree by Barbara Leonie Picard Commended

1953

A Valley Grows Up by Edward Osmond Winner

1952

The Borrowers by Mary Norton Winner

1951

The Wool-Pack by Cynthia Harnett Winner

1950

The Lark on the Wing by Elfrida Vipont Winner

1949

The Story of Your Home by Agnes Allen Winner

1948

Sea Change by Richard Armstrong Winner

1947

Collected Stories for Children by Walter de la Mare Winner

1946

The Little White Horse by Elizabeth Goudge Winner

1944

The Wind on the Moon by Eric Linklater Winner

1942

The Little Grey Men by BB Winner

1941

We Couldn't Leave Dinah by Mary Treadgold Winner

1940

Visitors from London by Kitty Barne Winner

1939

The Radium Woman by Eleanor Doorly Winner

1938

The Circus Is Coming by Noel Streatfeild Winner

1937

The Family from One End Street by Eve Garnett Winner

1936

Pigeon Post by Arthur Ransome Winner
Ballet Shoes by Noel Streatfeild Commended
Sampson's Circus by Howard Spring Commended