The Walter Awards
What are the Walter Awards?
The Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children's Literature, known as "The Walters,” was created by the nonprofit We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) in 2014. Named after young adult author Walter Dean Myers, the award "recognizes published, diverse authors who champion marginalized voices in their stories."
The award is presented every January.
Teen Category by Year
Man Made Monsters by 2023 winner
Saints of the Household by 2024 winner
Younger Readers by Year
The Bridge Home by 2020 winner
Choosing Brave : How Mamie Till-Mobley and Emmett Till Sparked the Civil Rights Movement by 2023 winner
Remember Us by 2024 winner
Schomburg : the Man Who Built a Library by 2018 winner
Ghost Boys by 2019 winner
