This award, sponsored by the Margaret A. Edwards Trust, honors ten adult books with special appeal to teens. The Alex committee also publishes its official nomination list after the awards announcement.
The Margaret A. Edwards Award, sponsored by School Library Journal, honors an author and specific works by that author for significant and lasting contribution for writing to teens.
The William C. Morris YA debut award, funded by the William C. Morris endowment, honors the best book a previously unpublished author writing for teens. A short list is announced in December each year.
The YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award honors the best nonfiction written for teens each year. The nonfiction committee also publishes its official nomination list after the awards announcement.
The Odyssey Award honors the producer of the best audio-book produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. The award is co-administered with the Association for Library Service to Children.