print email comment close Coretta Scott King Book Awards URL: http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/ Description: An annual award given to black authors and illustrators "to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood." The site includes a discussion guide, a list of winners since 1970, and submission guidelines. From the Coretta Scott King Task Force of the American Library Association's Social Responsibilities Round Table. Publisher: American Library Association (ALA) Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American authors Children's literature Coretta Scott King Award Literary prizes LII Database Information: Record 820 created by Sandy Wee on 09/10/2001 Last modification on 03/01/2009 Last review by Tom McGibney on 10/11/2005 Published: 09/10/2001   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/820