Children's and Young Adults' Book Awards

Hong Kong

中學生好書龍虎榜 (Secondary Students' Best Ten Books Election)
This is organised by the Hong Kong Professional Teachers’ Union. For details, please refer to the HKedCity website.

香港書獎 (Hong Kong Book Prize)
Hong Kong Book Prize, jointly organised by RTHK, Hong Kong Public Libraries and Hong Kong Publishing Federation, was started in 2007. For details, please refer to
https://app4.rthk.hk/culture/14thbookprize/list.php

十本好讀 (Top Ten Book Picks)
This activity, launched since 2003, is organised by the HKedCity. The ten books are selected by the votes of students. For details, please refer to the HKedCity website.

香港中文文學雙年獎 (Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature)
Since 1991, Hong Kong Public Libraries has organised the "Hong Kong Biennial Awards for Chinese Literature" to encourage Hong Kong writers' pursuit of excellence as well as local publishers to publish quality literary books. For details, please refer to the HKPL website.

豐子愷兒童圖畫書獎 (Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award)
The Book Award was established to promote the creation of Chinese-language illustrated children's literature. For details, please refer to https://fengzikaibookaward.org/hk/

Others

全國優秀兒童文學獎
The award was established by the Chinese Writers’ Association to promote children’s literature. For details, please refer to
http://www.chinawriter.com.cn/n1/2018/0516/c405647-29994852.html
 

「好書大家讀」
This award was established in 1991. For details, please refer to

https://tpml.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=E5E37C9048A83EB3&sms=7D4B7120B494353E&s=C15B641097D9FEB8

金鼎獎
The award was established in 1976. For details, please refer to https://tpml.gov.taipei/News_Content.aspx?n=E5E37C9048A83EB3&sms=7D4B7120B494353E&s=93F2F6C2ABB63BB7

ALA Notable Children's Books
Each year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) identifies the best of the best in children's books, recordings, and videos. According to ALSC policy, the current year's Newbery, Caldecott, Belpré, Sibert, Geisel, and Batchelder Award and Honor books automatically are added to the Notable Children's Books list. For details, please refer to the ALA web page.

Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award
The award is presented annually to an outstanding illustrator of a children's book published in Canada. For details, refer to
http://cla.ca/cla-at-work/awards/amelia-frances-howard-gibbon-illustrators-award/

Book of the Year for Children Award
The award, presented by the Canadian Library Association/Association canadienne des bibliothèques, aims to promote literary and graphic excellence in books for children and young adults. For details, refer to
http://cla.ca/cla-at-work/awards/book-of-the-year-for-children-award/

The Caldecott Medal
This is awarded annually to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. For details, please refer to the ALA web page.

The CILIP Carnegie Medal
The Medal was established in 1936 in memory of Andrew Carnegie. It is awarded annually by CILIP (The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals) to the writer of an outstanding book for children. For details, please refer to the CILIP web page.

The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal
The Medal, established in 1955, is awarded annually for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people. It is awarded by CILIP: the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals. For details, please refer to the CILIP web page.

Hans Christian Andersen Awards
Hans Christian Andersen Awards is awarded by International Board on Books for Young People to the author and illustrator whose complete works have made a lasting contribution to children's literature. For details, please refer to HCAA web site.

The Newbery Medal
This is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children by the Association for Library Service to Children , a division of the American Library Association. For details, please refer to the ALA web page.

Young Adult Canadian Book Award
This award is presented to an author of an outstanding English language Canadian book which appeals to young adults between the ages of 13 and 18. For details, refer to
http://cla.ca/cla-at-work/awards/young-adult-book-award/