Christopher Paul Curtis has won the 2024 Coretta Scott King / Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

Christopher Paul Curtis was burn in Flint, Michigan in 1953 and now lives in Canada. Prior to becoming an author, Curtis worked a variety of manual labor jobs including thirteen years in an automotive factory.

In 2024, Christopher Paul Curtis won the Coretta Scott King / Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.

In addition to the Hamilton Award, he won the Newbery Medal in 2000 and the Coretta Scott King Award in 2000 and again in 2008. Curtis is the author of eight books and the receiver of many awards for his writing.

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TitlePub YearAwardsVersions
“The Watsons Go to Birmingham”1995Coretta Scott King Honor

Newbery Honor

Jane Addams Peace Award Honor
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“Bud, Not Buddy”1999Newbery Medal

Coretta Scott King Author

Young Reader’s Choice

SCBWI Golden Kite
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“Mr. Chickee’s Funny Money”2005Parent’s Choice GoldHardcover | Paperback | Kindle
“Bucking the Sarge”2004SCBWI Golden KiteHardcover | Paperback | Kindle
“Elijah of Buxton”2007Newbery Honor

Coretta Scott King

Scott O’Dell Award

Canadian Library Association Book of the Year
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“The Mighty Miss Malone”2012Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle
“The Madman of Piney Woods”2014Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle
“The Journey of Little Charlie”2018National Book Award for Young People’s Literature Finalist (2018)Hardcover | Paperback | Kindle
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