Children / YA
Newbery Medal Winners
Browse Newbery Medal winners and nominees by year, category, and historical archive. Explore the latest winners, past nominees, and major children / ya award categories.
Recent Award Winners
Recent Newbery Medal winning books across major categories.
All the Blues in the Sky
Watson, Renee
The First State of Being
Kelly, Erin Entrada
The Eyes and the Impossible
Eggers, Dave
Freewater
Luqman-Dawson, Amina
The Last Cuentista
Higuera, Donna Barba
When You Trap a Tiger
Keller, Tae
Newbery Medal Winners by Year
Each year page shows the full Newbery Medal results for that year, grouped by category.
Newbery Medal Categories
Browse Newbery Medal categories including Novel, First Novel, Paperback Original, and more.
How to Use This Page
- Start with a year if you want the full Newbery Medal results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
- Start with a category if you want to follow one prize across multiple years.
- Use this hub as the main Newbery Medal page before drilling into deeper award slices.
Popular Newbery Medal Winners and Categories
Explore recent winners, major categories, and popular award archives.
2026 Newbery Medal Winners
Best for readers who want the latest full winner and nominee list grouped by category.
Newbery Medal – Children's
Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.