Find information on our literary awards and booklists, as well as nomination forms (when available) and links to current and previous award winners or lists of titles.
See a video of the 2009 Youth Media Awards Announcement!
Read and watch speeches from the 2009 literary award winners, including the Edwards speech, the Morris speech, and the Printz speeches. See our 2009 speeches page.
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Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults.
Margaret A. Edwards Award
The Edwards Award honors an author and a specific work for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens.
William C. Morris Award
The Morris Award honors a book written for young adults by a first-time, previously unpublished author. The first award will be given in 2009.
Odyssey Award
This award honors the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. Co-administered with ALSC.
Michael L. Printz Award
This award honors excellence in literature written for young adults.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
YALSA's newest award will honor the best nonfiction book for young adults; the first winner will be named in 2010.
Download bookmarks advertising all of YALSA's 2009 Award Winners (PDF) or customizable press releases (all Word documents) for the Alex, Edwards, Morris, Odyssey, and Printz Awards to use in your community.
Read speeches from the 2009 award winners.
Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults
This list presents audiobooks released within the past two years that appeal to teens.
Best Books for Young Adults
This list compiles the current year’s books with proven or potential appeal to teens.
Fabulous Films for Young Adults
This list presents select films especially significant to young adults from those currently available for purchase based on a chosen theme.
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
This annual list offers recommended graphic novels that have teen appeal.
Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Updated every five years, this comprehensive list provides reading recommendations to students who plan to continue their education beyond high school. The most recent list was released in 2009.
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
This list encourages young adults to read for pleasure by presenting them with popular or topical books with teen appeal, built around up to four themes.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
This list suggests items for recreational reading that have wide appeal to teens who, for whatever reason, do not like to read.
Teens' Top Ten
This list allows teens to choose their ten favorite books from a list of current titles nominated by teen book groups. Nominations are listed in April. Teens vote for their favorite books each Teen Read Week. The votes are tallied and the list is available every October.