Walter Dean Myers Award

The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature, known as "The Walters,” was created by the American nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) in 2014, and the inaugural award was presented in 2016.[1] Named after young adult author Walter Dean Myers, the award recognizes published, diverse authors who champion marginalized voices in their stories.[2] The awards program is managed by WNDB's co-directors Kathie Weinberg and Terry Hong. In 2018, WNDB changed the categories from a single category of young adult titles to two categories of teen and young readers.[3] Subsequent awards include both categories.[4]

Recipients

Award winners and finalists
Year Category Recipient Title Result Ref.
2016 N/A Jason Reynolds and Brendan KielyAll American BoysWinner [5][6]
Margarita Engle and Edel Rodriguez (illus.) Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A MemoirHonor [6]
Ilyasah Shabazz and Kekla MagoonX
2017 N/A John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nathan PowellMarch: Book ThreeWinner [7][8]
Marina BudhosWatchedHonor [8]
Meredith RussoIf I Was Your Girl
Nicola YoonThe Sun Is Also a Star
2018 Teen Jason ReynoldsLong Way DownWinner [9][10]
Mitlali PerkinsYou Bring the Distant NearHonor [9][10]
Francisco X. StorkDisappeared
Younger Reader Carole Boston Weatherford and Eric Velasquez (illus.) Schomburg: The Man Who Built a LibraryWinner [9][10]
Margarita EngleForest WorldHonor [9][10]
2019 Teen Elizabeth AcevedoThe Poet XWinner [11][12][13]
Tiffany JacksonMonday’s Not ComingHonor [11][12][13]
Emily X.R. PanThe Astonishing Color of After
Younger Reader Jewell Parker RhodesGhosts BoysWinner [11][12][13]
David BowlesThey Call Me GüeroHonor [11][12][13]
Veera HiranandaniThe Night Diary
2020 Teen Mariko Tamaki and Rosemary Valero-O'Connell (illus.) Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With MeWinner [14][15]
Akwaeke EmeziPetHonor [14][15]
Elizabeth AcevedoWith the Fire on High
Younger Reader Padma VenkatramanThe Bridge HomeWinner [14][15]
Lisa Moore RaméeA Good Kind of TroubleHonor [14][15]
Jasmine WargaOther Words for Home
2021 Teen Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam and Omar T. Pasha (illus.) Punching the AirWinner [16][17]
Traci CheeWe Are Not FreeHonor [16][17]
Robin HaAlmost American Girl
Younger Reader Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, and Iman Geddy When Stars Are ScatteredWinner [16][17]
Kacen CallenderKing and the DragonfliesHonor [16][17]
Daniel NayeriEverything Sad Is Untrue
2022 Teen Angeline BoulleyFirekeeper’s DaughterWinner [18][19]
Malinda LoLast Night at the Telegraph ClubHonor [18][19]
Kekla MagoonRevolution in Our Time
Younger Reader Rajani LaRoccaRed, White, and WholeWinner [18][19]
Thomas King and Natasha Donovan (illus.) BordersHonor [18][19]
Eden RoyceRoot Magic
2023 Teen Andrea L. Rogers and Jeff EdwardsMan Made MonstersWinner [20]
Sonora ReyesThe Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic SchoolHonor [20]
Sabaa TahirAll My Rage
Young Reader Angela Joy and Janelle WashingtonChoosing Brave: How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights MovementWinner [20]
Christina SoontornvatThe Last MapmakerHonor [20]
Ibi ZoboiStar Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
2024 Teen Ari TisonSaints of the HouseholdWinner [21][22]
Hannah V. SawyerrAll the Fighting PartsHonor [21][22]
Young Reader Jacqueline WoodsonRemember UsWinner [21][22]
Aisha Saeed, Huda Al-Marashi, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow, and S. K. AliGroundedHonor [21][22]

References

  1. ^Kirch, Claire (20 January 2016). "Reynolds, Kiely win WNDB's debut Walter Award". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ^Kirch, Claire (16 October 2014). "Diversity Group Announces Walter Dean Myers Award and Grants". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ^"Walter Dean Myers Award - Children's Books". UCF Research Guides at University of Central Florida Libraries. Archived from the original on 25 July 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
  4. ^"Walter Awards". We Need Diverse Books. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
  5. ^"2016 Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature". Library of Congress. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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  8. ^ abSLJ (2017-01-20). ""March: Book Three" Named Winner of the 2017 Walter Award". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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  14. ^ abcdMarketing, Chris (2020-02-09). "2020 Walter Dean Myers Awards for Outstanding Literature". Eisenhower Public Library. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  15. ^ abcdSLJ Staff (2022-01-22). "We Need Diverse Books Names 2020 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2020-03-14. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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  17. ^ abcdNutt, Gina (2021-03-15). "Walter Dean Myers Awards". Shelf Awareness. Archived from the original on 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
  18. ^ abcdS. L. J. Staff (2022-01-19). "2022 Walter Dean Myers Award Winners Announced". School Library Journal. Archived from the original on 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2022-01-20.
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  20. ^ abcdJones, Iyana (2023-01-10). "2023 Walter Dean Myers Awards Announced". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2023-02-09. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  21. ^ abcd"The 2024 Walter Award Winners for Youth Literature". BOOK RIOT. 2024-01-17. Archived from the original on 2024-03-01. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
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