Kate DiCamillo - Awards & Nominations

Date of Birth	25-March-1964
Place of Birth	Philadelphia (Pennsylvania, United States of America, Area code 215, Area code 267, Area codes 215 and 267)
Nationality	United States of America
Also know as	Katrina Elizabeth DiCamillo, Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo
Profession	Author, Screenwriter, Film Producer, Writer, Novelist
Katrina Elizabeth "Kate" DiCamillo is an American writer of children's fiction for all reading levels, usually featuring animals. Her 2003 novel The Tale of Despereaux and 2013 novel Flora and Ulysses each won the annual Newbery Medal recognizing the year's "most distinguished contribution to American literature for children." Because of Winn-Dixie was a runner-up in 2000. DiCamillo is also known for the Mercy Watson series of picture books, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen. DiCamillo was named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Library of Congress for the term 2014-2015.

Awards by Kate DiCamillo

Check all the awards nominated and won by Kate DiCamillo.

2014

John Newbery Medal

Honored for : Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

Nominations 2014 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal	Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize	Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

2011

Nominations 2011 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Carnegie Medal in Literature	The Magician's Elephant

2007

Anne V. Zarrow Award for Young Readers' Literature

2005

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award

Honored for : The Tale of Despereaux

Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award	The Tale of Despereaux 4 up

2004

John Newbery Medal

Honored for : The Tale of Despereaux

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal	The Tale of Despereaux
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature	The Tale of Despereaux

2002

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award

Honored for : Because of Winn-Dixie

Nominations 2002 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award	Because of Winn-Dixie

2001

Book Sense Book of the Year Award for Children's Literature

Honored for : Because of Winn-Dixie

John Newbery Medal

Honored for : Because of Winn-Dixie

Nominations 2001 »

Award Nominated	Nominated Work
John Newbery Medal	Because of Winn-Dixie
National Book Award for Young People's Literature	The Tiger Rising

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