2025 Carnegie Medals Shortlists
The shortlists for the 2025 Carnegie Medal for Writing and Carnegie Medal for Illustration, honoring UK books for children and young adults, have been announced. Titles and authors of genre interest follow.
Carnegie Medal for Writing
- Treacle Town, Brian Conaghan (Andersen)
- The Things We Leave Behind, Clare Furniss (Simon & Schuster UK)
- All That It Ever Meant, Blessing Musariri (Zephyr Head of Zeus)
Carnegie Medal for Illustration
- Grey, Laura Dockrill, illustrated by Lauren Child (Walker)
The awards are presented by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP). The winners will be announced June 19, 2025 in a ceremony at the Cambridge Theatre and virtually online. Winners receive £500 worth of books to donate to local libraries, a golden medal, and a £5,000 Colin Mears Award cash prize.
For more information, including full lists, see the Carnegies website.
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