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CILIP Carnegie Medals 2014

The 2014 CILIP Carnegie Medals went to The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brooks (Carnegie Medal for Writing) and This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen (Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration). 15 books made the shortlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. The Bunker Diary by Kevin Brookssource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassensource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. All the Truth That's in Me by Julie Berrysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Blood Family by Anne Finesource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Ghost Hawk by Susan Coopersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Liar & Spy by Rebecca Steadsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Rooftoppers by Katherine Rundellsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Child's Elephant by Rachel Campbell-Johnstonsource (opens in a new tab)
  7. The Wall by William Sutcliffesource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf by David Almond and Dave McKeansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Oliver by Birgitta Sifsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Dark by Lemony Snicket and Jon Klassensource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Day the Crayons Quit by Drew Daywalt and Oliver Jefferssource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Paper Dolls by Julia Donaldson and Rebecca Cobbsource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Where My Wellies Take Me by Michael Morpurgo, Clare Morpurgo and Olivia Gillsource (opens in a new tab)

About the CILIP Carnegie Medals

Shortlists and winners of the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Kate Greenaway Medal (Carnegie Medal for Illustration since 2023), kept as two categories. Year is the award year as CILIP labels it. Before 2007 CILIP labelled medals by publication year, so the medal presented in 2006 is CILIP's "2005" award and no award carries the 2006 label (count 0). 2007-2009 shortlists come from the archived carnegiegreenaway.org.uk site (Wayback Machine), whose pages also gave the ISBNs; 2010-2025 from carnegies.co.uk shortlist archives. Longlists and nomination lists are not included. Author names the writer, then the illustrator when different.

Organization: CILIP, the Library and Information Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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