Author record · 2017 to 2020

Joanne Schwartz: Awards and Best-of Lists

Joanne Schwartz has won 1 award, the CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) (2018) for Town Is by the Sea, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Sydney Smith

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2020	The Old Woman	The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Kids' Books
2018	Town Is by the Sea	CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration
2017	Town Is by the Sea	Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Honor · Picture Book
2017	Town Is by the Sea	Governor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Finalist · Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books
2017	Town Is By The Sea	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2017	Town Is by the Sea	Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2017	Town Is by the Sea	Horn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2017	Town Is by the Sea	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books
2017	Town Is by the Sea	School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Picture Books

Books

Town Is by the Sea8 sources · 2017 to 2018
The Old Woman1 source · 2020