Category:Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing winners

These writers have won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing from the International Board on Books for Young People, recognising a "lifetime contribution to children's literature".

For articles on winning illustrators see Category:Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration winners.

The Award was inaugurated in 1956 and it has been conferred 30 times through 2012 including two awards in 1968.