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CILIP Carnegie Medals 2016

The 2016 CILIP Carnegie Medals went to One by Sarah Crossan (Carnegie Medal for Writing) and The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddell (Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration). 16 books made the shortlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. One by Sarah Crossansource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman and Chris Riddellsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. Fire Colour One by Jenny Valentinesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Five Children on the Western Front by Kate Saunderssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Lies We Tell Ourselves by Robin Talleysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwicksource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Lie Tree by Frances Hardingesource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Nesssource (opens in a new tab)
  7. There Will Be Lies by Nick Lakesource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. Captain Jack and the Pirates by Peter Bently and Helen Oxenburysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Footpath Flowers by JonArno Lawson and Sydney Smithsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Once Upon an Alphabet by Oliver Jefferssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Sam & Dave Dig a Hole by Mac Barnett and Jon Klassensource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Something About a Bear by Jackie Morrissource (opens in a new tab)
  6. There's a Bear on My Chair by Ross Collinssource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Willy's Stories by Anthony Brownesource (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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