Young Adult Literature Awards: YA Lit Awards

Printz Winner:

Printz Honors:

• The Ghosts of Heaven by Marcus Sedgwick
• Out of Darkness by Ashley Hope Pérez

• All Involved by Ryan Gattis
• Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
• Bones & All by Camille DeAngelis
• Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong
• Girl at War by Sara Nović
• Half the World by Joe Abercrombie
• Humans of New York: Stories by Brandon Stanton
• Sacred Heart by Liz Suburbia
• Undocumented: A Dominican Boy’s Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League by Dan-el Padilla Peralta
• The Unraveling of Mercy Louis by Keija Parssinen

Morris 2014 Winner:

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda written by Becky Albertalli

Morris Finalists:

• Because You’ll Never Meet Me written by Leah Thomas
• Conviction written by Kelly Loy Gilbert
• The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly written by Stephanie Oakes
• The Weight of Feathers written by Anna-Marie McLemore

The Michael L. Printz Award honors the best book written for teens based entirely on literary merit. In addition, the Printz Committee names up to four honor books, which also represent the best writing in young adult literature.

The award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the ALA. 

The Alex Awards are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. 

The Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens. 

The Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The first Morris Award was given in 2009.  Additionally, Morris Finalists are awarded a silver medal. 

The Odyssey Award honors the producer of the best audio book produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. 

YALSA's newest award, The Award for Excellence in Non-Fiction for Young Adults, will honor the best non-fiction book for young adults.  The first of this award was given out in 2010.

Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War written by Steve Sheinkin

For a list of the Excellence in Non-Fiction finalists, click here.