William C. Morris Debut YA Award
The award's namesake is William C. Morris, an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults. Bill Morris left an impressive mark on the field of children’s and young adult literature. He was beloved in the publishing field and the library profession for his generosity and marvelous enthusiasm for promoting literature for children and teens.
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award celebrates the achievement of a previously unpublished author, or authors, who have made a strong literary debut in writing for young adult readers. The work cited will illuminate the teen experience and enrich the lives of its readers through its excellence, demonstrated by:
- Compelling, high quality writing and/or illustration
- The integrity of the work as a whole
- Its proven or potential appeal to a wide range of teen readers
Name | Title | Year |
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2020 finalist | 2020 - Finalist | |
2020 finalist | 2020 - Finalist | |
2020 finalist | 2020 - Finalist | |
2020 finalists | 2020 - Finalist | |
2020 Morris winner | 2020 - Winner | |
Darius the Great Is Not Okay | Darius the Great Is Not Okay | 2019 - Winner |
What the Night Sings | What the Night Sings | 2019 - Finalist |
Children of Blood and Bone | Children of Blood and Bone | 2019 - Finalist |
Check, Please!: #Hockey | Check, Please!: #Hockey | 2019 - Finalist |
Blood Water Paint | Blood Water Paint | 2019 - Finalist |
Dear Martin | Dear Martin | 2018 - Finalist |
Thomas, Angie | The Hate U Give | 2018 - Winner |
Saints and Misfits | Saints and Misfits | 2018 - Finalist |
Devils Within | Devils Within | 2018 - Finalist |
Starfish | Starfish | 2018 - Finalist |
Tell Me Something Real | Tell Me Something Real | 2017 - Finalist |
The Smell of Other People’s Houses | The Smell of Other People’s Houses | 2017 - Finalist |
Rani Patel in Full Effect | Rani Patel in Full Effect | 2017 - Finalist |
Girl Mans Up | Girl Mans Up | 2017 - Finalist |
The Serpent King | The Serpent King | 2017 - Winner |
Leah Thomas | 2016 - | |
The Weight of Feathers | Anna-Marie McLemore | 2016 - Finalist |
The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly | Stephanie Oakes | 2016 - Finalist |
Conviction | Kelly Loy Gilbert | 2016 - Finalist |
Because You’ll Never Meet Me | Leah Thomas | 2016 - Finalist |
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | Becky Albertalli | 2016 - Winner |
The Miseducation of Cameron Post | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | 2013 - Finalist |
After the Snow | After the Snow | 2013 - Finalist |
Love and Other Perishable Items | Love and Other Perishable Items | 2013 - Finalist |
Wonder Show | Wonder Show | 2013 - Finalist |
Seraphina | Seraphina | 2013 - Winner |
Sepetys, Ruta | Between Shades of Gray | 2012 - Finalist |
McCall, Guadalupe Garcia | Under the Mesquite | 2012 - Finalist |
Hubbard, Jenny | Paper Covers Rock | 2012 - Finalist |
Carson, Rae | Girl of Fire and Thorns | 2012 - Finalist |
Whaley, John Corey | Where Things Come Back | 2012 - Winner |
McBride, Lish | Hold Me Closer, Necromancer | 2011 - Finalist |
Chayil, Eishes | Hush | 2011 - Finalist |
Healey, Karen | Guardian of the Dead | 2011 - Finalist |
Woolston, Blythe | The Freak Observer | 2011 - Winner |
Stuber, Barbara | Crossing the Tracks | 2011 - Finalist |
Madigan, L. K. | Flash Burnout | 2010 - Winner |
LaCour, Nina | hold still | 2010 - Finalist |
Huntley, Amy | The Everafter | 2010 - Finalist |
Garcia, Kami | Beautiful Creatures | 2010 - Finalist |
Stohl, Margaret | Beautiful Creatures | 2010 - Finalist |
Lo, Malinda | Ash | 2010 - Finalist |
Lecesne, James | Absolute Brightness | 2009 - Finalist |
Cashore, Kristin | Graceling | 2009 - Finalist |
Meldrum, Christina | Madapple | 2009 - Finalist |
Valentine, Jenny | Me, The Missing, and the Dead | 2009 - Finalist |
Bunce, Elizabeth C. | A Curse Dark As Gold | 2009 - Winner |