Américas Award
Overview
CLASP founded the Américas Award in 1993 to encourage and commend authors, illustrators and publishers who produce quality children’s and young adult books that portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinx cultures in the United States, and to provide teachers with recommendations for classroom use. CLASP offers up to two annual book awards, together with a commended list of titles.
- About the Award
- Nominate a Title Published in 2025
- Award Ceremony
- Award Winners
- Teaching Resources
- Research Collection
- Review Committee
- Global Reads Webinar Series
- Archive of past programming
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Download the Américas Award Toolkit here!
Purchase award seals for your books here.
Contact the Américas Award Coordinators
Katrina Dillon, University of Arizona
Cynthia Garza, Tulane University
The 2026 Américas Award Winners, Honor Books, and Commended Titles have been announced!
2026 Award Winners
Popo the Xolo/Popo el xolo written by Paloma Angelina Lopez, illustrated by Abraham Matias, and translated by Carlos E. Calvo. Charlesbridge, 2025.
Silenced Voices: Reclaiming Memories from the Guatemalan Genocide: A Graphic Novel written and illustrated by Pablo Leon. HarperAlley (HarperCollins Publishers), 2025.
2026 Honor Books
Alberto Salas Plays Paka Paka Con La Papa/Alberto Salas juega a la paka paka con la papa written by Sara Andrea Fajardo, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal, and translated by Mariana Llanos.Roaring Brook Press, 2025.
Mistaco! A Tale of Tragedy y Tortillas/¡Mistaco! Un recuento de tragedias y tortillas written and illustrated by Eliza Kinkz. Kokila (Penguin Random House), 2025.
On the Wings of La Noche written by Vanessa L. Torres. Alfred A. Knopf, 2025.
The Island of Forgotten Gods written by Victor Pineiro. Sourcebooks Young Readers, 2025.
Check out the full list of commended titles here. (Annotated Bibliography of 2026 Recognized Titles Coming Soon!)
Watch the 2026 Winners Announcement featuring our special young announcers!
Américas Award Sponsors
The awards are administered by the Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs (CLASP) and coordinated by both Tulane University’s Stone Center for Latin American Studies and the University of Arizona’s Center for Latin American Studies. Generous support is also provided by Florida International University, Michigan State University, Stanford University, University of California, Berkeley, University of California, Los Angeles, UNC-Duke Consortium in Latin American and Caribbean Studies, University of Florida, University of Michigan, University of New Mexico, University of Texas at Austin, University of Utah, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Vanderbilt University.