William C. Morris Debut YA Award

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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.

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Year Began: 2009

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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award celebrates the achievement of a previously unpublished author, or authors, who have made a strong literary debut in writing for young adult readers.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

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Frequency: Annual

Next Deadline

November 30, 2012

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Award Information

	Title	Year
	2020 Morris winner 2020 - Winner(s) The Field Guide to the North American Teenager written by Ben Philippe, published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.	2020 - Winner(s)
	2020 finalists 2020 - Finalist(s) The Candle and the Flame written by Nafiza Azad, published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic	2020 - Finalist(s)
	2020 finalist 2020 - Finalist(s) Frankly in Love written by David Yoon, published by G.P. Putnam’s Sons Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers, a division of...	2020 - Finalist(s)
	2020 finalist 2020 - Finalist(s) Genesis Begins Again written by Alicia D. Williams, published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.	2020 - Finalist(s)
	2020 finalist 2020 - Finalist(s) There Will Come a Darkness written by Katy Rose Pool, published by Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.	2020 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	Children of Blood and Bone 2019 - Finalist(s)	2019 - Finalist(s)
	What the Night Sings 2019 - Finalist(s)	2019 - Finalist(s)
	Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2019 - Winner(s)	2019 - Winner(s)
	Blood Water Paint 2019 - Finalist(s)	2019 - Finalist(s)
	Check, Please!: #Hockey 2019 - Finalist(s)	2019 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	The Hate U Give 2018 - Winner(s) Starr Carter has learned to live in two worlds, managing her life as a prep-school student by day while returning each night to the low-income...	2018 - Winner(s)
	Dear Martin 2018 - Finalist(s)	2018 - Finalist(s)
	Devils Within 2018 - Finalist(s)	2018 - Finalist(s)
	Saints and Misfits 2018 - Finalist(s)	2018 - Finalist(s)
	Starfish 2018 - Finalist(s)	2018 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	Girl Mans Up 2017 - Finalist(s)	2017 - Finalist(s)
	Rani Patel in Full Effect 2017 - Finalist(s)	2017 - Finalist(s)
	The Smell of Other People’s Houses 2017 - Finalist(s)	2017 - Finalist(s)
	Tell Me Something Real 2017 - Finalist(s)	2017 - Finalist(s)
	The Serpent King 2017 - Winner(s)	2017 - Winner(s)

	Title	Year
	Becky Albertalli 2016 - Winner(s) On the brink of coming out, Simon's plans are derailed by a scheming classmate who learns about Simon's email exchanges with a mysterious boy that...	2016 - Winner(s)
	Leah Thomas 2016 - Finalist(s) Ollie is allergic to electricity and lives in isolation with his mother. Moritz was born with no eyes, has a pacemaker, and is bullied at...	2016 - Finalist(s)
	Kelly Loy Gilbert 2016 - Finalist(s) Braden is firm in his convictions; he trusts his father, believes deeply in God, and is dedicated to a future playing baseball. His faith, truth...	2016 - Finalist(s)
	Leah Thomas 2016 -
	Stephanie Oakes 2016 - Finalist(s) After spending most of her life in the Kevinian Cult, Minnow loses her family, her freedom, and her hands. Now Minnow is behind bars, recounting...	2016 - Finalist(s)
	Anna-Marie McLemore 2016 - Finalist(s) Lace and Cluck are from rival performing families. The troupes only cross paths once a year, but tensions mount and fights break out. When tragedy...	2016 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	Love and Other Perishable Items 2013 - Finalist(s)	2013 - Finalist(s)
	After the Snow 2013 - Finalist(s)	2013 - Finalist(s)
	The Miseducation of Cameron Post 2013 - Finalist(s)	2013 - Finalist(s)
	Seraphina 2013 - Winner(s)	2013 - Winner(s)
	Wonder Show 2013 - Finalist(s)	2013 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	Where Things Come Back 2012 - Winner(s)	2012 - Winner(s)
	Under the Mesquite 2012 - Finalist(s)	2012 - Finalist(s)
	Girl of Fire and Thorns 2012 - Finalist(s)	2012 - Finalist(s)
	Paper Covers Rock 2012 - Finalist(s)	2012 - Finalist(s)
	Between Shades of Gray 2012 - Finalist(s)	2012 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	Hush 2011 - Finalist(s)	2011 - Finalist(s)
	Guardian of the Dead 2011 - Finalist(s)	2011 - Finalist(s)
	Hold Me Closer, Necromancer 2011 - Finalist(s)	2011 - Finalist(s)
	Crossing the Tracks 2011 - Finalist(s)	2011 - Finalist(s)
	The Freak Observer 2011 - Winner(s)	2011 - Winner(s)

	Title	Year
	Beautiful Creatures 2010 - Finalist(s)	2010 - Finalist(s)
	The Everafter 2010 - Finalist(s)	2010 - Finalist(s)
	Flash Burnout 2010 - Winner(s) Blake’s life is way too complicated. He’s a sophomore with a girlfriend and a friend who is a girl. One loves him. One needs him...	2010 - Winner(s)
	hold still 2010 - Finalist(s)	2010 - Finalist(s)
	Ash 2010 - Finalist(s)	2010 - Finalist(s)

	Title	Year
	A Curse Dark As Gold 2009 - Winner(s) At the dawn of the Industrial Revolution, Charlotte Miller strikes a bargain with the malevolent Jack Spinner, who can transform straw into gold, to save...	2009 - Winner(s)
	Graceling 2009 - Finalist(s)	2009 - Finalist(s)
	Absolute Brightness 2009 - Finalist(s)	2009 - Finalist(s)
	Madapple 2009 - Finalist(s)	2009 - Finalist(s)
	Me, The Missing, and the Dead 2009 - Finalist(s)	2009 - Finalist(s)

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