The Coretta Scott King Award honors African American authors and illustrators for outstanding contributions to children's and young adult literature that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all people to the realization of the American Dream.

The Award is designed to commemorate the life, works and dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue that work for peace and world brotherhood. Winners of the Coretta Scott King Award receive a framed citation, an honorarium, and a set of Encyclopaedia Britannica or World Book Encyclopedias. Coretta Scott King Award books are chosen by a seven-member national award jury." - American Library Association

Another award given by the Coretta Scott King Task Force is the John Steptoe Award for New Talent. "The John Steptoe Award for New Talent, given to a black author and to a black illustrator for an outstanding book, is designed to bring visibility to a writer or artist at the beginning of his/her career as a published book creator. The award is presented annually for text or illustrations. The Committee may choose to select one book for writing and a second book for illustration. The John Steptoe Award for New Talent was presented for the first time in 1995."

Listed below are all the Coretta Scott King author award winners and honor books, the illustrator award winners and honor books, and the John Steptoe Award for New Talent author and illustrator award winners, for each year the awards were given.

Click on the linked titles for call number, location and availability in Western Libraries.