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Young-adult-fiction awards

Index Young-adult-fiction awards

Young-adult-fiction awards recognize outstanding works of fiction for adolescents. [1]

39 relations: ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults, Anne McCaffrey, Boston Globe–Horn Book Award, Chris Crutcher, Cybils Award, Cynthia Voigt, Edgar Award, Fantasy, Francesca Lia Block, Gary Paulsen, Graphic novel, Jacqueline Woodson, Judy Blume, Lois Duncan, Lois Lowry, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Louise O'Neill, Madeleine L'Engle, Marijane Meaker, Michael L. Printz Award, Nancy Garden, National Book Award, Non-fiction, Patrice Lawrence, Paul Zindel, Picture book, Richard Peck (writer), Robert Cormier, Robert Lipsyte, Royal Society Prizes for Science Books, S. E. Hinton, Sarah Crossan, School Library Journal, Science fiction, The Bookseller, Ursula K. Le Guin, Walter Dean Myers, Young adult fiction, Young Adult Library Services Association.

ALA Best Fiction for Young Adults

The American Library Association's Best Fiction for Young Adults, previously known as Best Books for Young Adults (1966-2010), is a recommendation list of books presented yearly by the YALSA division (Young Adult Library Services Association).

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Anne McCaffrey

Anne Inez McCaffrey (1 April 1926 – 21 November 2011) was an American-born writer who emigrated to Ireland and was best known for the Dragonriders of Pern science fiction series.

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Boston Globe–Horn Book Award

The Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards are a set of American literary awards conferred by The Boston Globe and The Horn Book Magazine annually from 1967.

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Chris Crutcher

Chris Crutcher (born July 17, 1946) is an American novelist and a family therapist.

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Cybils Award

The Cybils Awards, or Children's and Young Adult Bloggers' Literary Awards, are a set of annual book awards given by people who blog about children's and young-adult books.

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Cynthia Voigt

Cynthia Voigt (born February 25, 1942) is an American writer of books for young adults dealing with various topics such as adventure, mystery, racism and child abuse.

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Edgar Award

The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America, based in New York City.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction set in a fictional universe, often without any locations, events, or people referencing the real world.

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Francesca Lia Block

Weetzie Bat.

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Gary Paulsen

Gary James Paulsen (born May 17, 1939) is an American writer of young adult literature, best known for coming of age stories about the wilderness.

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Graphic novel

A graphic novel is a book made up of comics content.

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Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson (born February 12, 1963) is an American writer of books for children and adolescents.

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Judy Blume

Judy Blume (born Judith Sussman; February 12, 1938) is an American writer known for children's and young adult (YA) fiction.

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Lois Duncan

Lois Duncan Steinmetz (April 28, 1934 – June 15, 2016), known as Lois Duncan, was an American writer, novelist, poet, and journalist.

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Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry (born Lois Ann Hammersberg; March 20, 1937) is an American writer credited with forty-five children's books.

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Los Angeles Times Book Prize

Since 1980, the Los Angeles Times has awarded a set of annual book prizes.

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Louise O'Neill

Louise O'Neill is an Irish author who writes primarily for young adults.

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Madeleine L'Engle

Madeleine L'Engle Camp (November 29, 1918 – September 6, 2007) was an American writer who wrote young adult fiction, including A Wrinkle in Time and its sequels: A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.

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Marijane Meaker

Marijane Meaker (born May 27, 1927) is an American novelist and short story writer in several genres using different pen names.

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Michael L. Printz Award

The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit".

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Nancy Garden

Nancy Garden (May 15, 1938 – June 23, 2014) was an American writer of fiction for children and young adults, best known for the lesbian novel Annie on My Mind.

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National Book Award

The National Book Awards are a set of annual U.S. literary awards.

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Non-fiction

Non-fiction or nonfiction is content (sometimes, in the form of a story) whose creator, in good faith, assumes responsibility for the truth or accuracy of the events, people, or information presented.

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Patrice Lawrence

Patrice Lawrence is a British writer and journalist, who has published fiction both for adults and children.

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Paul Zindel

Paul Zindel, Jr. (May 15, 1936 – March 27, 2003) was an American playwright, young adult novelist, and educator.

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Picture book

A picture book combines visual and verbal narratives in a book format, most often aimed at young children.

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Richard Peck (writer)

Richard Wayne Peck (April 5, 1934 – May 23, 2018) was an American novelist known for his prolific contributions to modern young adult literature.

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Robert Cormier

Robert Edmund Cormier (January 17, 1925 – November 2, 2000) was an American author and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults.

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Robert Lipsyte

Robert Michael Lipsyte (born January 5, 1938) is an American sports journalist and author and former Ombudsman for ESPN.

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Royal Society Prizes for Science Books

The Royal Society Science Books Prize is an annual £25,000 prize celebrating outstanding popular science books from around the world.

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S. E. Hinton

Susan Eloise Hinton (born July 22, 1948) is an American writer best known for her young-adult novels set in Oklahoma, especially The Outsiders, which she wrote during high school.

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Sarah Crossan

Sarah Crossan is an Irish author.

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School Library Journal

The School Library Journal is a monthly magazine with articles and reviews for school librarians, media specialists, and public librarians who work with young people.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (often shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction, typically dealing with imaginative concepts such as advanced science and technology, spaceflight, time travel, and extraterrestrial life.

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The Bookseller

The Bookseller is a British magazine reporting news on the publishing industry.

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Ursula K. Le Guin

Ursula Kroeber Le Guin (October 21, 1929 – January 22, 2018) was an American novelist.

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Walter Dean Myers

Walter Dean Myers (born Walter Milton Myers; August 12, 1937 – July 1, 2014) was an American writer of children's books best known for young adult literature.

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Young adult fiction

Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction published for readers in their youth.

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Young Adult Library Services Association

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), established in 1957, is a division of the American Library Association.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young-adult-fiction_awards

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