- Award Category: Carnegie Medal Award Category Record # 618
- Award Type: Carnegie Medal
- Display Order: 1
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Note: The only category for fiction. There is a sister award, Kate Greenaway Award, established in 1955 for "distinguished illustration in a book for children".
| 1942 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Win | The Little Grey Men: A Story for the Young in Heart | BB |
| 1944 | ||
| Win | The Wind on the Moon | Eric Linklater |
| 1946 | ||
| Win | The Little White Horse | Elizabeth Goudge |
| 1947 | ||
| Win ⓘFirst collection to win the award, and first time previously published works were considered. |
Collected Stories for Children | Walter de la Mare |
| 1952 | ||
| Win | The Borrowers | Mary Norton |
| 1954 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Over the Hills to Fabylon | Nicholas Stuart Gray |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Children of Green Knowe | L. M. Boston |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Eagle of the Ninth | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Horse and His Boy | C. S. Lewis |
| 1955 | ||
| Win | The Little Bookroom | Eleanor Farjeon |
| 1956 | ||
| Win | The Last Battle | C. S. Lewis |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Fairy Doll | Rumer Godden |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Shield Ring | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| 1957 | ||
| Win | A Grass Rope | William Mayne |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Silver Branch | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| 1958 | ||
| Win | Tom's Midnight Garden | Philippa Pearce |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Chimneys of Green Knowe | L. M. Boston |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Warrior Scarlet | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| 1959 | ||
| Win | The Lantern Bearers | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Borrowers Afloat | Mary Norton |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Rescuers | Margery Sharp |
| 1961 | ||
| Win | A Stranger at Green Knowe | L. M. Boston |
| 1962 | ||
| Win | The Twelve and the Genii | Pauline Clarke |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Summer Birds | Penelope Farmer |
| 1964 | ||
| Win | Nordy Bank | Sheena Porter |
| 1965 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Elidor | Alan Garner |
| 1967 | ||
| Win | The Owl Service | Alan Garner |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Dream-Time | Henry Treece |
| 1968 | ||
| Win | The Moon in the Cloud | Rosemary Harris |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Whispering Mountain | Joan Aiken |
| 1969 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Night-Watchman | Helen Cresswell |
| 1970 | ||
| Win | The God Beneath the Sea | Edward Blishen and Leon Garfield |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Devil's Children | Peter Dickinson |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Drummer Boy | Leon Garfield |
| 1971 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Tristan and Iseult | Rosemary Sutcliff |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Up the Pier | Helen Cresswell |
| 1972 | ||
| Win | Watership Down | Richard Adams |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Dancing Bear | Peter Dickinson |
| 1973 | ||
| Win | The Ghost of Thomas Kempe | Penelope Lively |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Bongleweed | Helen Cresswell |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Dark Is Rising | Susan Cooper |
| 1974 | ||
| Win | The Stronghold | Mollie Hunter |
| 1975 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Dogsbody | Diana Wynne Jones |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Grey King | Susan Cooper |
| 1976 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Blue Hawk | Peter Dickinson |
| 1977 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Charmed Life | Diana Wynne Jones |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Shadow Cage and Other Tales of the Supernatural | Philippa Pearce |
| 1979 | ||
| Win | Tulku | Peter Dickinson |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Devil on the Road | Robert Westall |
| 1981 | ||
| Win | The Scarecrows | Robert Westall |
| 1982 | ||
| Win | The Haunting | Margaret Mahy |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Dark Behind the Curtain | Gillian Cross |
| 1983 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
A Little Fear | Patricia Wrightson |
| 1984 | ||
| Win | The Changeover | Margaret Mahy |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Brother in the Land | Robert Swindells |
| 1985 | ||
| Win | Storm | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
| 1987 | ||
| Win | The Ghost Drum | Susan Price |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
King of the Cloud Forests | Michael Morpurgo |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The House on the Hill | Eileen Dunlop |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Wise Child | Monica Furlong |
| 1988 | ||
| Win | A Pack of Lies: Twelve Stories in One | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
A Map of Nowhere | Gillian Cross |
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Eva | Peter Dickinson |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Lives of Christopher Chant | Diana Wynne Jones |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Monster Garden | Vivien Alcock |
| 1990 | ||
| Win | Wolf | Gillian Cross |
| 1991 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Drowners | Garry Kilworth |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Real Tilly Beany | Annie Dalton |
| 1992 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
A Bone from a Dry Sea | Peter Dickinson |
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Gulf | Robert Westall |
| 1993 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Baby and Fly Pie | Melvin Burgess |
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Stone Mouse | Jenny Nimmo |
| 1994 | ||
| Win | Whispers in the Graveyard | Theresa Breslin |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
MapHead | Lesley Howarth |
| 1995 | ||
| Win | Northern Lights | Philip Pullman |
| 1996 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Johnny and the Bomb | Terry Pratchett |
| 1997 | ||
| Win | River Boy | Tim Bowler |
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | J. K. Rowling |
| 1998 | ||
| Win | Skellig | David Almond |
| 2000 | ||
| --- Honorable Mentions ------- | ||
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Amber Spyglass | Philip Pullman |
| * ⓘReceived the designation "Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
The Ghost Behind the Wall | Melvin Burgess |
| * ⓘAwarded the designation "Highly Commended". Data from Wikipedia since the official Carnegie Medal Web site only lists the winners for works prior to 2010. |
Troy |
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| 2001 | ||
| Win | The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents | Terry Pratchett |
| 2002 | ||
| Win | Ruby Holler | Sharon Creech |
| 2003 | ||
| Nomination | The Fire-Eaters | David Almond |
| 2004 | ||
| Nomination | The Scarecrow and His Servant | Philip Pullman |
| 2005 | ||
| Nomination | Clay | David Almond |
| Nomination | The White Darkness | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| 2007 | ||
| Win | Just in Case | Meg Rosoff |
| Nomination | Beast | Ally Kennen |
| Nomination | My Swordhand Is Singing | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Nomination | The Road of the Dead | Kevin Brooks |
| 2008 | ||
| Win | Here Lies Arthur | Philip Reeve |
| Nomination | Gatty's Tale | Kevin Crossley-Holland |
| 2009 | ||
| Win | Bog Child | Siobhan Dowd |
| Nomination | Airman | Eoin Colfer |
| Nomination | Cosmic | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| Nomination | Creature of the Night | Kate Thompson |
| Nomination | The Knife of Never Letting Go | Patrick Ness |
| 2010 | ||
| Win | The Graveyard Book | Neil Gaiman |
| Nomination | Fever Crumb | Philip Reeve |
| Nomination | Nation | Terry Pratchett |
| Nomination | The Ask and the Answer | Patrick Ness |
| Nomination | The Vanishing of Katharina Linden | Helen Grant |
| 2011 | ||
| Win | Monsters of Men | Patrick Ness |
| Nomination | The Death-Defying Pepper Roux | Geraldine McCaughrean |
| Nomination | White Crow | Marcus Sedgwick |
| 2012 | ||
| Win | A Monster Calls | Patrick Ness |
| Nomination | Small Change for Stuart | Lissa Evans |
| Nomination | Trash | Andy Mulligan |
| 2013 | ||
| Win | Maggot Moon | Sally Gardner |
| Nomination | A Boy and a Bear in a Boat | Dave Shelton |
| Nomination | A Greyhound of a Girl | Roddy Doyle |
| Nomination | In Darkness | Nick Lake |
| Nomination | Midwinterblood | Marcus Sedgwick |
| 2014 | ||
| Nomination | Liar and Spy | Rebecca Stead |
| 2015 | ||
| Nomination | Cuckoo Song | Frances Hardinge |
| Nomination | More Than This | Patrick Ness |
| Nomination | Tinder | Sally Gardner |
| 2016 | ||
| Nomination | Five Children on the Western Front | Kate Saunders |
| Nomination | The Ghosts of Heaven | Marcus Sedgwick |
| Nomination | The Lie Tree | Frances Hardinge |
| Nomination | The Rest of Us Just Live Here | Patrick Ness |
| Nomination | There Will Be Lies | Nick Lake |
| 2017 | ||
| Nomination | Railhead | Philip Reeve |
| Nomination | Sputnik's Guide to Life on Earth | Frank Cottrell Boyce |
| 2018 | ||
| Nomination | Release | Patrick Ness |
| 2019 | ||
| Nomination | A Skinful of Shadows | Frances Hardinge |
| Nomination | Long Way Down | Jason Reynolds |
| Nomination | The House with Chicken Legs | Sophie Anderson |
| Nomination | The Land of Neverendings | Kate Saunders |
| 2020 | ||
| Nomination | Girl. Boy. Sea. | Chris Vick |
| Nomination | Lampie and the Children of the Sea (translation of Lampje) | Annet Schaap |
| Nomination | Nowhere on Earth | Nick Lake |
| Nomination | Voyages in the Underworld of Orpheus Black | Julian Sedgwick and Marcus Sedgwick |
| 2021 | ||
| Nomination | The Girl Who Speaks Bear | Sophie Anderson |
| 2023 | ||
| Win | The Blue Book of Nebo (translation of Llyfr Glas Nebo) | Manon Steffan Ros |
| Nomination | Medusa | Jessie Burton |
| Nomination | The Eternal Return of Clara Hart | Louise Finch |