Andre Norton Award

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

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Logo of the Andre Norton Award
Awarded for The best young adult science fiction or fantasy novel published in the prior calendar year
Presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
First awarded 2006
Currently held by Nalo Hopkinson (Sister Mine)
Official website www.sfwa.org/tag/andre-norton-award

The Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy is an annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to the author of the best young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy book published in the United States in the preceding year. It is named to honor prolific science fiction and fantasy author Andre Norton (1912–2005), and it was established by then SFWA president Catherine Asaro and the SFWA Young Adult Fiction committee and announced on February 20, 2005.[1][2] Any published young adult or middle grade science fiction or fantasy novel is eligible for the prize, including graphic novels. There is no limit on word count. The award is presented along with the Nebula Awards and follows the same rules for nominations and voting; as the awards are separate, works may be simultaneously nominated for both the Andre Norton award and a Nebula Award.[3]

Andre Norton Award nominees and winners are chosen by members of the SFWA, though the authors of the nominees do not need to be members. Works are nominated each year between November 15 and February 15 by published authors who are members of the organization, and the six works that receive the most nominations then form the final ballot, with additional nominees possible in the case of ties. A SFWA panel of jurors determines if the nominated works are written for young adults, and they may add up to three works to the ballot. Members may then vote on the ballot throughout March, and the final results are presented at the Nebula Awards ceremony in May. Authors are not permitted to nominate their own works, and ties in the final vote are broken, if possible, by the number of nominations the works received.[3] Beginning with the 2009 awards, the rules were changed to the current format. Prior to then, the eligibility period for nominations was defined as one year after the publication date of the work, which allowed works to be nominated in the calendar year after their publication and then be awarded in the calendar year after that. Works were added to a preliminary list for the year if they had ten or more nominations, which were then voted on to create a final ballot, to which the SFWA organizing panel was also allowed to add an additional work.[4]

During the 10 nomination years, 58 authors have had works nominated, of which 8 have won. Holly Black and Scott Westerfeld have had the most nominations at four—with Black winning once and Westerfield yet to win—followed by Sarah Beth Durst with three, and Alaya Dawn Johnson, A. S. King, Alethea Kontis, Nnedi Okorafor, Megan Whalen Turner, and Ysabeau S. Wilce with two nominations each. Black and Wilce are the only authors nominated multiple times to have won the award, with one win apiece.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the novel was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Entries with a blue background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist.

  *   Winners

Year Author Novel Publisher Ref.
2006 Black, HollyHolly Black* Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie Simon & Schuster [5]
Spiegler, LouiseLouise Spiegler The Amethyst Road Clarion Books [5]
Halam, AnnAnn Halam Siberia Wendy Lamb Books [5]
Vaught, SusanSusan Vaught Stormwitch Bloomsbury Publishing [5]
2007 Larbalestier, JustineJustine Larbalestier* Magic or Madness Razorbill [6]
Johnson, MaureenMaureen Johnson Devilish Razorbill [6]
Turner, Megan WhalenMegan Whalen Turner The King of Attolia Greenwillow Books [6]
Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Midnighters 2: Touching Darkness Eos [6]
Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Peeps Razorbill [6]
Pfeffer, Susan BethSusan Beth Pfeffer Life as We Knew It Harcourt [6]
2008 Rowling, J. K.J. K. Rowling* Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Arthur A. Levine Books [7]
Berman, SteveSteve Berman Vintage: A Ghost Story Haworth Press [7]
Durst, Sarah BethSarah Beth Durst Into the Wild Razorbill [7]
Okorafor-Mbachu, NnediNnedi Okorafor-Mbachu The Shadow Speaker Jump at the Sun [7]
Rex, AdamAdam Rex The True Meaning of Smekday Hyperion Books [7]
Wilce, Ysabeau S.Ysabeau S. Wilce Flora Segunda Harcourt [7]
Wein, ElizabethElizabeth Wein The Lion Hunter Viking Juvenile [7]
2009 Wilce, Ysabeau S.Ysabeau S. Wilce* Flora's Dare Harcourt [8]
Cashore, KristinKristin Cashore Graceling Harcourt [8]
Cornish, D. M.D. M. Cornish Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter G. P. Putnam's Sons [8]
Law, IngridIngrid Law Savvy Walden Media [8]
Pearson, Mary E.Mary E. Pearson The Adoration of Jenna Fox Henry Holt and Company [8]
2010 Valente, Catherynne M.Catherynne M. Valente* The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making catherynnemvalente.com  [9]
Baker, KageKage Baker Hotel Under the Sand Tachyon Publications [9]
Durst, Sarah BethSarah Beth Durst Ice Margaret K. McElderry [9]
Lo, MalindaMalinda Lo Ash Little, Brown and Company [9]
Mantchev, LisaLisa Mantchev Eyes Like Stars Feiwel & Friends [9]
Scalzi, JohnJohn Scalzi Zoe's Tale Tor Books [9]
Stead, RebeccaRebecca Stead When You Reach Me Wendy Lamb Books [9]
Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Leviathan Simon Pulse [9]
2011 Pratchett, TerryTerry Pratchett* I Shall Wear Midnight Victor Gollancz Ltd [10]
Bacigalupi, PaoloPaolo Bacigalupi Ship Breaker Little, Brown and Company [10]
Black, HollyHolly Black White Cat Margaret K. McElderry [10]
Collins, SuzanneSuzanne Collins Mockingjay Scholastic Press [10]
Deutsch, BarryBarry Deutsch Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword Amulet Books [10]
North, PearlPearl North The Boy from Ilysies Tor Teen [10]
Turner, Megan WhalenMegan Whalen Turner A Conspiracy of Kings Greenwillow Books [10]
Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Behemoth Simon Pulse [10]
2012 Sherman, DeliaDelia Sherman* The Freedom Maze Big Mouth House [11]
Okorafor, NnediNnedi Okorafor Akata Witch Viking Juvenile [11]
Billingsley, FrannyFranny Billingsley Chime Dial Press [11]
Taylor, LainiLaini Taylor Daughter of Smoke and Bone Little, Brown Books for Young Readers [11]
King, A. S.A. S. King Everybody Sees the Ants Little, Brown Books for Young Readers [11]
van Eekhout, GregGreg van Eekhout The Boy at the End of the World Bloomsbury Children's Books [11]
Carson, RaeRae Carson The Girl of Fire and Thorns Greenwillow Books [11]
Anderson, R. J.R. J. Anderson Ultraviolet Orchard Books [11]
2013 Myers, E. C.E. C. Myers* Fair Coin Pyr [12]
Barnhill, KellyKelly Barnhill Iron Hearted Violet Little, Brown and Company [12]
Black, HollyHolly Black Black Heart Victor Gollancz Ltd [12]
Bobet, LeahLeah Bobet Above Arthur A. Levine Books [12]
Bray, LibbaLibba Bray The Diviners Little, Brown and Company [12]
Durst, Sarah BethSarah Beth Durst Vessel Margaret K. McElderry [12]
Hartman, RachelRachel Hartman Seraphina Random House [12]
Kontis, AletheaAlethea Kontis Enchanted Harcourt [12]
Levithan, DavidDavid Levithan Every Day Alice A. Knopf Books for Young Readers [12]
McCall, Guadalupe GarciaGuadalupe Garcia McCall Summer of the Mariposas Tu Books [12]
Miéville, ChinaChina Miéville Railsea Del Rey Books [12]
Reese, JennJenn Reese Above World Candlewick Press [12]
2014 Hopkinson, NaloNalo Hopkinson* Sister Mine Grand Central Publishing [13]
Black, HollyHolly Black The Coldest Girl in Coldtown Little, Brown and Company [13]
Healey, KarenKaren Healey When We Wake Little, Brown and Company [13]
Johnson, Alaya DawnAlaya Dawn Johnson The Summer Prince Arthur A. Levine Books [13]
Kontis, AletheaAlethea Kontis Hero Harcourt [13]
Madison, BennettBennett Madison September Girls Harper Teen [13]
Moriarty, JaclynJaclyn Moriarty A Corner of White Arthur A. Levine Books [13]
2015 Brennan, Sarah ReesSarah Rees Brennan Unmade Random House [14]
Duncan, AlexandraAlexandra Duncan Salvage Greenwillow Books [14]
Johnson, Alaya DawnAlaya Dawn Johnson Love Is the Drug Arthur A. Levine Books [14]
King, A. S.A. S. King Glory O'Brien's History of the Future Little, Brown and Company [14]
McCarry, SarahSarah McCarry Dirty Wings St. Martin's Griffin [14]
Milford, KateKate Milford Greenglass House Clarion Books [14]
Walton, LeslyeLeslye Walton The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender Candlewick Press [14]

References

  1. ↑ "New Andre Norton Award for young adult fiction". SF/F & Publishing News. Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 2005-02-20. Retrieved 2014-05-08.
  2. ↑ Sherman, Josepha (2007-03-06). Resnick, Mike, ed. Nebula Awards Showcase 2007. Roc Trade. p. 7. ISBN 978-0451461346.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nebula Rules". SFWA. October 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-07-01. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  4. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: About the Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-12-12.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.7 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 10.6 10.7 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2011 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 "Andre Norton Awards 2012". SFADB. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.4 12.5 12.6 12.7 12.8 12.9 12.10 12.11 "Andre Norton Awards 2013". SFADB. Archived from the original on 2014-03-12. Retrieved 2014-03-12.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 13.6 "2013 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus. 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-17.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 "2014 Nebula Awards Ballot Announced". Locus. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.

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