William C. Morris Award
| William C. Morris Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | "a strong literary debut in writing for young adult readers"[1][2] |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association |
| First awarded | 2009 |
| Official website |
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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award is an annual award given to a work of young adult literature by a "first-time author writing for teens".[3] It is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the American Library Association (ALA). It was named for twentieth-century American publisher William C. Morris, whom YALSA calls an innovator and "an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults".[3] The award is funded by the William C. Morris Endowment, established in 2000 and activated in 2003 with a bequest of $400,000 from the Morris estate.[2] Morris gave the money to ALA to fund programs, publications, events, or awards in promotion of children's literature.[2] In addition to being a member of ALA, Morris was the first recipient of its Distinguished Service Award in 1992.[2] The shortlist for the first award was announced on December 8, 2008, and the winner was announced on January 26, 2009, at the ALA's midwinter meeting.
"To be eligible, a title must have been designated by its publisher as being either a young adult book or one published for the age range that YALSA defines as 'young adult', i.e., 12 through 18".[1] About 4000 "YA titles" are published annually and about 10% may be debuts.[1]
Recipients
| Year | Author | Book | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016[5] | Becky Albertalli | Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda | Winner |
| 2016 | Leah Thomas | Because You'll Never Meet Me | Finalist |
| 2016 | Kelly Loy Gilbert | Conviction | Finalist |
| 2016 | Stephanie Oakes | The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly | Finalist |
| 2016 | Anna-Marie McLemore | The Weight of Feathers | Finalist |
| 2015[6] | Isabel Quintero | Gabi, A Girl in Pieces | Winner |
| 2015 | Jessie Ann Foley | The Carnival at Bray | Finalist |
| 2015 | E.K. Johnston | The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim | Finalist |
| 2015 | Len Vlahos | The Scar Boys | Finalist |
| 2015 | Leslye Walton | The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender | Finalist |
| 2014[7] | Stephanie Kuehn | Charm & Strange | Winner |
| 2014 | Carrie Mesrobian | Sex & Violence | Finalist |
| 2014 | Evan Roskos | Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets | Finalist |
| 2014 | Elizabeth Ross | Belle Epoque | Finalist |
| 2014 | Cat Winters | In the Shadow of Blackbirds | Finalist |
| 2013[8] | Rachel Hartman | Seraphina | Winner |
| 2013 | S. D. Crockett | After the Snow | Finalist |
| 2013 | Laura Buzo | Love and Other Perishable Items | Finalist |
| 2013 | Emily M. Danforth | The Miseducation of Cameron Post | Finalist |
| 2013 | Hannah Barnaby | Wonder Show | Finalist |
| 2012[9] | John Corey Whaley | Where Things Come Back | Winner |
| 2012 | Rae Carson | The Girl of Fire and Thorns | Finalist |
| 2012 | Jenny Hubbard | Paper Covers Rock | Finalist |
| 2012 | Guadalupe Garcia McCall | Under the Mesquite | Finalist |
| 2012 | Ruta Sepetys | Between Shades of Gray | Finalist |
| 2011[10] | Blythe Woolston | The Freak Observer | Winner |
| 2011 | Eishes Chayil | Hush | Finalist |
| 2011 | Karen Healey | Guardian of the Dead | Finalist |
| 2011 | Lish McBride | Hold Me Closer, Necromancer | Finalist |
| 2011 | Barbara Stuber | Crossing the Tracks | Finalist |
| 2010[11] | L. K. Madigan | Flash Burnout | Winner |
| 2010 | Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl | Beautiful Creatures | Finalist |
| 2010 | Amy Huntley | The Everafter | Finalist |
| 2010 | Nina LaCour | Hold Still | Finalist |
| 2010 | Malinda Lo | Ash | Finalist |
| 2009[12] | Elizabeth C. Bunce | A Curse Dark as Gold | Winner |
| 2009 | Kristin Cashore | Graceling | Finalist |
| 2009 | James Lecesne | Absolute Brightness | Finalist |
| 2009 | Christina Meldrum | Madapple | Finalist |
| 2009 | Jenny Valentine | Me, the Missing, and the Dead | Finalist |
References
- 1 2 3 "William C. Morris YA Debut Award Policies and Procedures". YALSA. ALA. Revised March 2013. Retrieved 2015-08-04.
- 1 2 3 4 Maughan, Shannon (June 29, 2007). "New ALA Award Honors Bill Morris". Publishers Weekly. Reed Business Information. Archived from the original on 2009-05-28. Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- 1 2 3 "The William C. Morris YA Debut Award". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). American Library Association (ALA). Retrieved 2013-05-04.
- ↑ "Previous Morris Winners". YALSA. ALA. Retrieved 2013-05-05. With annual links to information about the winner and finalists.
- ↑ "2016 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2015 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2014 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2013 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2012 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2011 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2010 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.
- ↑ "2009 Morris Award". www.ala.org. American Library Association. Retrieved January 19, 2016.