National Book Award for Young People's Literature

The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of four annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers". The panelists are five "writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field".

The category Young People's Literature was established in 1996. From 1969 to 1983, prior to the Foundation, there were some "Children's" categories.

The award recognizes one book written by a US citizen and published in the US from December 1 to November 30. The National Book Foundation accepts nominations from publishers until June 15, requires mailing nominated books to the panelists by August 1, and announces five finalists in October. The winner is announced on the day of the final ceremony in November. The award is $10,000 and a bronze sculpture; other finalists get $1000, a medal, and a citation written by the panel.

There were 230 books nominated for the 2010 award.

Books for "children" were first recognized by the National Book Awards in 1969 (publication year 1968). Through 1979 there was a single award category called either "Children's Literature" or "Children's Books".

1979:Katherine Paterson, The Great Gilly Hopkins

1978: Judith and Herbert Kohl, The View From the Oak: The Private Worlds of Other Creatures (ethology)

1977:Katherine Paterson, The Master Puppeteer

1976:Walter D. Edmonds, Bert Breen's Barn

1975:Virginia Hamilton, M. C. Higgins the Great

1974:Eleanor Cameron, The Court of the Stone Children

1973:Ursula K. Le Guin, The Farthest Shore

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