Unique in that they are judged solely by librarians, The Carnegie Medal for Writing is awarded for an outstanding book written in English, and this list comprises the Shortlist for the Carnegie Medal for Writing 2023. 

If you'd like to view all previous winners, you can visit our website here. 

All money received from the Carnegies Bookshop.org page will be used to purchase shortlist book packs via our official book supplier Scholastic to enable more schools in financial need to take part in Shadowing the awards.

All money received from the Carnegies Bookshop.org page will be used to purchase shortlist book packs via our official book supplier Scholastic to enable more schools in financial need to take part in Shadowing the awards.