Category:Carnegie Medal in Literature winners

These writers have won the Carnegie Medal from the British Library Association or its successor CILIP, recognising the year's best new children's book published in the United Kingdom (long restricted to authors who were British subjects).

For articles on winning books see Category: Carnegie Medal in Literature winning works.

The Medal was inaugurated for the 1936 publication year and there have been 73 Medals and winning works in 76 cycles through 2011/2012; only 67 winning authors because seven have won twice and two were co-authors.