The shortlists for the 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing and Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration have been announced!

The Carnegie Medal for Writing is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book written in English for children and young people. The Carnegie Medal for Illustration* is awarded by children’s librarians for an outstanding book in terms of illustration for children and young people.*formerly known as the Kate Greenaway Medal

Below are this year's two shortlists.

The 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlist:

• The Light in Everything by Katya Balen
• When Shadows Fall by Sita Brahmachari, illustrated by Natalie Sirett
• Medusa by Jessie Burton, illustrated by Olivia Lomenech Gill
• The Eternal Return of Clara Hart by Louise Finch
• Needle by Patrice Lawrence
• I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
• The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

The 2023 Yoto Carnegie Medal for Illustration (formerly known as the Kate Greenaway Medal) shortlist:

• Rescuing Titanic illustrated and written by Flora Delargy
• Alte Zachen: Old Things illustrated by Benjamin Phillips, written by Ziggy Hanaor
• The Worlds We Leave Behind illustrated by Levi Pinfold, written by A. F. Harrold
• The Visible Sounds illustrated by Yu Rong, written by Yin Jianling
• The Comet illustrated and written by Joe Todd-Stanton
• Saving Sorya: Chang and the Sun Bear illustrated by Jeet Zdung, written by Trang Nguyen

The winners will be announced at a ceremony on Thursday 16 June. You can find out more about the awards here.