Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
| Laura Ingalls Wilder Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature" |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association |
| First awarded | 1954 |
| Official website |
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The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is a prize awarded by the American Library Association (ALA) to writers or illustrators of children's books published in the United States who have over a period of years made substantial and lasting contributions to children's literature.[1] The bronze medal prize is named after its first winner, twentieth-century American author Laura Ingalls Wilder.[1]
Originally, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal was awarded every five years, awarding 6 prizes between 1955 and 1980. From 1980 to 2001 it was awarded every three years, awarding 7 prizes. From 2001 to 2015 it was awarded every two years. It is now awarded annually.[2]
Criteria
- The medal may be awarded to an author or illustrator including co-authors or co-illustrators, and persons who both write and illustrate. The person may be nominated posthumously.[3]
- Some portion of the nominee's active career in books for children must have occurred in the twenty-five years prior to nomination.[3]
- Citizenship or residence of the potential nominee is not to be considered.[3]
- The nominee's work must be published in the United States but this does not mean that the first publication had to be in the United States. It means that books by the nominee have been published in the United States, and it is those books which are to be considered in the nomination process.[3]
- At least some of the books by the potential nominee must have been available to children for at least ten years.[3]
- The books, by their nature or number, occupy an important place in literature for American children, and children have read the books, and the books continue to be requested and read by children.[3]
- The committee is to direct its attention only to the part of the nominee's total work, which is books for children (up to and including age fourteen).[3]
Recipients
| Year | Author |
|---|---|
| 2016[5] | Pinkney, JerryJerry Pinkney |
| 2015[6] | Crews, DonaldDonald Crews |
| 2013[7] | Paterson, KatherineKatherine Paterson |
| 2011[8] | dePaola, TomieTomie dePaola |
| 2009[9] | Bryan, AshleyAshley Bryan |
| 2007[10] | Marshall, JamesJames Marshall |
| 2005[11] | Yep, LaurenceLaurence Yep |
| 2003[12] | Carle, EricEric Carle |
| 2001[13] | Meltzer, MiltonMilton Meltzer |
| 1998 | Freedman, RussellRussell Freedman |
| 1995 | Hamilton, VirginiaVirginia Hamilton |
| 1992 | Brown, MarciaMarcia Brown |
| 1989 | Speare, Elizabeth GeorgeElizabeth George Speare |
| 1986 | Fritz, JeanJean Fritz |
| 1983 | Sendak, MauriceMaurice Sendak |
| 1980 | Geisel, Theodor S.Theodor S. Geisel (Dr. Seuss) |
| 1975 | Cleary, BeverlyBeverly Cleary |
| 1970 | White, E. B.E. B. White |
| 1965 | Sawyer, RuthRuth Sawyer |
| 1960 | Judson, Clara IngramClara Ingram Judson |
| 1954 | Wilder, Laura IngallsLaura Ingalls Wilder |
See also
References
- 1 2 "About the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award". Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC). American Library Association (ALA). Retrieved 2009-02-17.
- ↑ "Every Year a Wilder Year!". ALSC Blog. Association for Library Service to Children. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Wilder Award Terms and criteria". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, Past winners". ALSC. ALA. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Welcome to the (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award home page!". ALSC. ALA. 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ↑ "Welcome to the (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award home page!". ALSC. ALA. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-07-09. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
- ↑ "Welcome to the (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award home page!". ALSC. ALA. 2013. Archived from the original on 2014-02-11. Retrieved 2015-02-03.
- ↑ "Welcome to the (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award home page!". ALSC. ALA. 2011. Archived from the original on 2012-01-01. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Welcome to the (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award home page!". ALSC. ALA. 2009. Archived from the original on 2010-02-01. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Welcome to the (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award home page!". ALSC. ALA. 2007. Archived from the original on 2008-10-21. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winner, 2005". ALSC. ALA. 2005. Archived from the original on 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winner, 2003". ALSC. ALA. 2003. Archived from the original on 2004-02-16. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal". ALSC. ALA. 2001. Archived from the original on 2002-02-19. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
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