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Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book
Literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus.
About Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book
Winners of the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book, awarded by the Locus magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The award for Best Young Adult Book was first presented in 2003 and is among the awards still presented.
From the Wikipedia article “Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Yoon Ha Lee | Starstrike |
| 2025 | Yoon Ha Lee | Moonstorm |
| 2024 | Charlie Jane Anders | Promises Stronger Than Darkness |
| 2023 | Charlie Jane Anders | Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak |
| 2022 | Charlie Jane Anders | Victories Greater Than Death |
| 2021 | Ursula Vernon | A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking |
| 2020 | Yoon Ha Lee | Dragon Pearl |
| 2019 | Justina Ireland | Dread Nation |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q11722414 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).