Young Adult Library Services Association - Book and Media Awards

Book and Media Awards

• The Alex Awards were named for twentieth-century American librarian Margaret "Alex" Edwards. They are awarded annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. In the past 12 years (1998-2009) 120 books have been honored with the award.
• The Edwards Award was named for twentieth-century American librarian Margaret A. Edwards. It is awarded annually to an author and a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. In the past 22 years (1988-2009), 21 authors have been honored with the award.
• The Morris Award was named for twentieth century American publisher William C. Morris It is awarded annually to a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. In the past year (2009), one book has been honored with the award. In addition, four books were announced as finalists.
• The Odyssey Award was named in honor of the Homer's eighth century BC epic poem to remind us of the ancient roots of storytelling, while living in our modern world. The Odyssey Award is jointly given and administered by YALSA and the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), another division of the ALA. It is sponsored by Booklist magazine, a publication of the ALA. In the past 2 years (2008-2009), 2 titles have been honored with the award. In addition, as runners-up, 10 titles have been cited as Odyssey Honor books.
• The Printz Award was named for twentieth-century American librarian Michael L. Printz. It is sponsored by Booklist magazine, a publication of the ALA. It is awarded annually to the book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. In the past 10 years (2000-2009), 10 books have been honored with the award. In addition, as runners up, 37 books have received the Printz honor.
• YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults — the first winner will be named in 2010.
• Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults- Each year, YALSA's Amazing Audiobooks committee selects and annotates an annual list of notable audio recordings significant to young adults from those released in the past two years. The name of the list became Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults with the 2009 list and was previously known as Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults.