Coretta Scott King Award
| Coretta Scott King Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | (Book Awards) the most distinguished portrayal of African American experience in literature for children or teens |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange (EMIERT), a round table of the American Library Association (ALA) |
| First awarded | 1970 |
| Official website | www |
The Coretta Scott King Award is an annual award presented by the Ethnic & Multicultural Information Exchange Round Table, part of the American Library Association (ALA). Named for Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King, Jr., this award recognizes outstanding African American authors and illustrators, and is awarded for books about the African-American experience that are written for a youth audience (high school or elementary).
Lillie Patterson won the first award in 1970 for Martin Luther King, Jr.: Man of Peace. Since 1974, both author and illustrator awards are granted. Starting in 1978 Honor Books have been recognized. Illustrator Honor Books recognitions began in 1981. The Coretta Scott King Award Seal was designed by artist Lev Mills in 1974; bronze for winning books and pewter for honor books. There has since been a revision of the seal; a bronze and black seal for winners, pewter and black for honors. Dr. Henrietta M. Smith edited four volumes published by the American Library Association that provide a history of the award.
From 1996 the Coretta Scott King Awards program includes the occasional John Steptoe Award for New Talent. Through 2012, seventeen new talents have been recognized in 18 years.
From 2010 the Coretta Scott King Awards include the Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, or Virginia Hamilton Award. It is presented to creators and practitioners alternately: in even years, to an African American writer or illustrator of books for children or young adults; in odd years, to a practitioner for "active engagement with youth using award winning African American literature for children and/or young adults, via implementation of reading and reading related activities/programs."
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