Four Rock the Boat books nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024

6th November, 2023

We are delighted that Rock the Boat has four books nominated for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing including, Warrior Girl Unearthed by Angeline Bouglley, Dogs of the Deadlands by Anthony McGowan, HappyHead by Josh Silver and My Especially Weird Week with Tess by Anna Woltz.

69 books are in contention for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing this year which is awarded to a book written in English for children and young people that sparks an outstanding reading experience. Winners of the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing are books that create an outstanding reading experience through writing.

Uniquely judged by librarians, the Yoto Carnegies invite nominations from CILIP members, as well as external bodies: Amnesty International, BookTrust, CLPE, Commonword, English & Media Centre, IBBY, National Literacy Trust, RNIB, The Reading Agency, and the CILIP School Libraries Group. CILIP accepted nominations that met the criteria for the Medals and reflected the spirit of the Awards mission: To champion librarians to inspire and empower the next generation to create a better world through books and reading.

The longlist is to be announced February 13th.

Learn more about the award here.