Andre Norton Award

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The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy, named to honor prolific science fiction and fantasy author Andre Norton (1912–2005), is a yearly juried award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to the author of an outstanding young adult science fiction or fantasy book published in the previous year. The award was first announced on February 20, 2005,^[1] and the first Norton Award (for the year 2006) was bestowed during the Nebula Awards ceremonies on May 11–13, 2007.

Contents 1 Eligibility 2 Winners and other nominees 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Eligibility

Any published young adult science fiction or fantasy novel is eligible for the prize, including graphic novels. There is no limit on word length.^[2]

[edit] Winners and other nominees

Year	Winner	Other nominees[3]
2007[4]	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling[5]	Vintage: A Ghost Story by Steve Berman Into the Wild by Sarah Beth Durst The Shadow Speaker by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu The True Meaning of Smek Day by Adam Rex Flora Segunda: Being the Magickal Mishaps of a Girl of Spirit, Her Glass-Gazing Sidekick, Two Ominous Butlers (One Blue), a House with Eleven Thousand Rooms, and a Red Dog by Ysabeau S. Wilce The Lion Hunter by Elizabeth Wein
2006[6]	Magic or Madness by Justine Larbalestier	Devilish by Maureen Johnson The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner Midnighters 2: Touching Darkness by Scott Westerfeld Peeps by Scott Westerfeld Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
2005	Valiant : A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black[7]	The Amethyst Road by Louise Spiegler Siberia by Ann Halam Stormwitch by Susan Vaught

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• The Nebula Awards homepage

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