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CILIP Carnegie Medals 2018

The 2018 CILIP Carnegie Medals went to Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughrean (Carnegie Medal for Writing) and Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smith (Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration). 15 books made the shortlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. Where the World Ends by Geraldine McCaughreansource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz and Sydney Smithsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

Carnegie Medal for Writing

  1. After the Fire by Will Hillsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolksource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Release by Patrick Nesssource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Rook by Anthony McGowansource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Saint Death by Marcus Sedgwicksource (opens in a new tab)
  6. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomassource (opens in a new tab)
  7. Wed Wabbit by Lissa Evanssource (opens in a new tab)

Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration

  1. A First Book of Animals by Nicola Davies and Petr Horáčeksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. King of the Sky by Nicola Davies and Laura Carlinsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Night Shift by Debi Gliorisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Song from Somewhere Else by A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfoldsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Thornhill by Pam Smysource (opens in a new tab)
  6. Under the Same Sky by Britta Teckentrupsource (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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