MARGARET MCDONALD BECOMES YOUNGEST EVER WINNER OF THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR WRITING. OLIVIA LOMENECH GILL WINS THE CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR ILLUSTRATION FOR NON-FICTION PICTURE BOOK
Thursday 19 June 2025: The winners of the UK’s longest-running and best-loved book awards for children and young people, The Carnegies, managed by CILIP, the library and information association, were announced today in front of an audience of over 600 young people at a live-streamed ceremony at the Cambridge Theatre, home of the Royal Shakespeare Company’s award-winning Matilda The Musical. The character of Matilda’s beloved librarian Mrs Phelps welcomed the audience to the theatre, with the event expertly hosted by the 2024 Carnegie Medal for Writing winner, and former Waterstones Children’s Laureate, Joseph Coelho.