Editing Carnegie Medal for Writing (section)

== History ==
The Medal is named after the Scottish-born American [[philanthropist]] [[Andrew Carnegie]] (1835–1919), who founded more than 2,800 libraries in the English-speaking world, including at least one in more than half of British library authorities.<ref name="about" /> It was established in 1936 by the British [[CILIP#History|Library Association]], to celebrate the centenary of Carnegie's birth,<ref name="about" /><ref name="CCSU" /> and inaugurated in 1937 with the award to [[Arthur Ransome]] for ''[[Pigeon Post]]'' (1936) and the identification of two "commended" books.<ref name="CCSU" /> This first Medal was dated 1936, but since 2007 the award has been dated by its year of presentation, not year of publication.<ref name="winners" />

In 1955, the [[Kate Greenaway Medal]], for "distinguished illustration in a book for children", was established as a companion to the Carnegie Medal.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway.php|title=The CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal|author=<!--Not stated-->|date=<!--Not stated-->|publisher=The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Awards|access-date=14 March 2019|archive-date=7 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190707134945/https://www.carnegiegreenaway.org.uk/greenaway.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Both awards were established and administered by the Library Association, which was succeeded by the [[Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals]] (CILIP) in 2002.<ref name="CCSU" /> In 2022, the two awards were renamed to the Carnegie Medal for Writing and the Carnegie Medal for Illustration.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CILIP Partners with Yoto to Unlock New Future for Carnegie Greenaway Awards |url=https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/cilip-partners-with-yoto-to-unlock-new-future-for-carnegie-greenaway-awards/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507124113/https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/cilip-partners-with-yoto-to-unlock-new-future-for-carnegie-greenaway-awards/ |archive-date=7 May 2023 |access-date=5 June 2023 |website=Yoto Carnegies}}</ref>

From 2022 to 2024, the award was sponsored by the audio technology company Yoto and was called the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yoto to sponsor Carnegie and Greenaway Book Awards |url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/yoto-to-sponsor-carnegie-and-greenaway-book-awards |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Bookseller |language=En}}</ref> As of 2025 the awards are sponsored by [[Scholastic Corporation|Scholastic]] and the [[Authors' Licensing and Collecting Society]] (ALCS).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Partners and Sponsors |url=https://yotocarnegies.co.uk/about-the-awards/partners-and-sponsors/ |access-date=2024-11-17 |website=The Carnegies |language=}}</ref>