The Américas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States. By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond geographic borders, as well as multicultural boundaries, focusing instead upon cultural heritages within the hemisphere. The award is sponsored by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP).
2025 Award Winners
Libertad written and illustrated by Bessie Flores Zaldívar. Dial Books (Penguin Random House), 2024.
Daughter of the Light-Footed People: The Story of Indigenous Marathon Champion Lorena Ramírez written by Belen Medina and illustrated by Natalia Rojas Castro. Atheneum Books for Young Readers (Simon & Schuster), 2024.
2025 Honor Books
Canto Contigo written by Jonny Garza Villa. Wednesday Books (Macmillan Publishers), 2024.
Freedom Braids written by Monique Duncan and illustrated by Oboh Moses. Lantana Publishing, 2024
When the Mapou Sings written by Nadine Pinede. Candlewick Press, 2024.
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