Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction
| Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction | |
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| Awarded for | Best adult fiction & non-fiction |
| Sponsor | Carnegie Corporation (main sponsor) Booklist (ALA co-sponsor) Reference and User Services Association (ALA co-sponsor) |
| Location | ALA Annual Conference |
| Country | USA |
| Presented by | American Library Association |
| Host | American Library Association |
| Reward | $5,000 (winner) $1,500 (finalists) |
| First awarded | 2012 |
| Official website | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction |
The Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction were established in 2012 to recognize the best fiction and nonfiction books for adult readers published in the U.S. in the previous year.[1] They are named in honor of nineteenth-century American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie in recognition of his deep belief in the power of books and learning to change the world.[2] The award is supported by the Carnegie Corporation of New York and administered by the American Library Association (ALA).[1] Booklist and the Reference and User Services Association (RUSA) cosponsor the awards.[1] The shortlist and winners are selected by a seven-member selection committee of library experts who work with adult readers.[1] The annually appointed selection committee includes a chair, three Booklist editors or contributors, and three former members of RUSA CODES Notable Books Council.[1]
The winners, one each for fiction and nonfiction, are announced at an event in June at the American Library Association Annual Conference; winning authors receive a $5,000 cash award, and two finalists in each category receive $1,500.[1]
Finalists and winners
| Year | Fiction | Non-fiction | Refs. | ||||
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| Winner | Work | Finalists | Winner | Work | Finalists | ||
| 2012 | Anne Enright | The Forgotten Waltz | Robert K. Massie | Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman | [3][4] | ||
| 2013 | Richard Ford | Canada | Timothy Egan | Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis | [5][6][7] | ||
| 2014 | Donna Tartt | The Goldfinch | Doris Kearns Goodwin | The Bully Pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, and the Golden Age of Journalism | [8] | ||
| 2015 | Anthony Doerr | All the Light We Cannot See | Bryan Stevenson | Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption | [9][10] | ||
| 2016 | Viet Thanh Nguyen | The Sympathizer |
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Sally Mann | Hold Still: A Memoir with Photographs |
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External links
- Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction & Nonfiction, official website.
