Carnegie MedalFrom The Oxford Companion to Children's Literature
An annual British award, instituted by the Library Association in 1936 to mark the centenary of the birth of Andrew Carnegie, philanthropist and benefactor of libraries. It is awarded to the author of what is judged to be the outstanding book for children published during the previous year. Initially it was limited to English writers whose books were published in England, but from 1969 any book written in English and published first, or concurrently, in the United States has been eligible; and in 2015 eligibility expanded to include books translated into English from other languages, too.