Andre Norton Award

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Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
An eagle reading a book, with the caption Andre Norton Award for Excellence above it and Best Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy written on the edge of the circular seal around it.
Logo of the Andre Norton Award
Awarded for The best young adult science fiction or fantasy story published in the prior calendar year
Presented by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
First awarded 2006
Currently held by E. C. Myers (Fair Coin)
Official website http://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 8 nomination years, 48 authors have had works nominated, of which 8 have won. Scott Westerfeld has the most nominations at four—though he has yet to win—followed by Holly Black and Sarah Beth Durst with three, and 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 [edit]

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

List of winners and nominees of the Andre Norton Award
Year Author Novel Publisher Ref.
2006 Black, HollyHolly Black* Valiant : A Modern Tale of Faerie Simon & Schuster [5]
2006 Spiegler, LouiseLouise Spiegler The Amethyst Road Clarion Books [5]
2006 Halam, AnnAnn Halam Siberia Wendy Lamb Books [5]
2006 Vaught, SusanSusan Vaught Stormwitch Bloomsbury Publishing [5]
2007 Larbalestier, JustineJustine Larbalestier* Magic or Madness Razorbill [6]
2007 Johnson, MaureenMaureen Johnson Devilish Razorbill [6]
2007 Turner, Megan WhalenMegan Whalen Turner The King of Attolia Greenwillow Books [6]
2007 Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Midnighters 2: Touching Darkness Eos [6]
2007 Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Peeps Razorbill [6]
2007 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]
2008 Berman, SteveSteve Berman Vintage: A Ghost Story Haworth Press [7]
2008 Durst, Sarah BethSarah Beth Durst Into the Wild Razorbill [7]
2008 Okorafor-Mbachu, NnediNnedi Okorafor-Mbachu The Shadow Speaker Jump at the Sun [7]
2008 Rex, AdamAdam Rex The True Meaning of Smekday Hyperion Books [7]
2008 Wilce, Ysabeau S.Ysabeau S. Wilce Flora Segunda Harcourt [7]
2008 Wein, ElizabethElizabeth Wein The Lion Hunter Viking Juvenile [7]
2009 Wilce, Ysabeau S.Ysabeau S. Wilce* Flora's Dare Harcourt [8]
2009 Cashore, KristinKristin Cashore Graceling Harcourt [8]
2009 Cornish, D. M.D. M. Cornish Monster Blood Tattoo: Lamplighter G. P. Putnam's Sons [8]
2009 Law, IngridIngrid Law Savvy Walden Media [8]
2009 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]
2010 Baker, KageKage Baker Hotel Under the Sand Tachyon Publications [9]
2010 Durst, Sarah BethSarah Beth Durst Ice Margaret K. McElderry [9]
2010 Lo, MalindaMalinda Lo Ash Little, Brown and Company [9]
2010 Mantchev, LisaLisa Mantchev Eyes Like Stars Feiwel & Friends [9]
2010 Scalzi, JohnJohn Scalzi Zoe's Tale Tor Books [9]
2010 Stead, RebeccaRebecca Stead When You Reach Me Wendy Lamb Books [9]
2010 Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Leviathan Simon Pulse [9]
2011 Pratchett, TerryTerry Pratchett* I Shall Wear Midnight Victor Gollancz Ltd [10]
2011 Bacigalupi, PaoloPaolo Bacigalupi Ship Breaker Little, Brown and Company [10]
2011 Black, HollyHolly Black White Cat Margaret K. McElderry [10]
2011 Collins, SuzanneSuzanne Collins Mockingjay Scholastic Press [10]
2011 Deutsch, BarryBarry Deutsch Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword Amulet Books [10]
2011 North, PearlPearl North The Boy from Ilysies Tor Teen [10]
2011 Turner, Megan WhalenMegan Whalen Turner A Conspiracy of Kings Greenwillow Books [10]
2011 Westerfeld, ScottScott Westerfeld Behemoth Simon Pulse [10]
2012 Sherman, DeliaDelia Sherman* The Freedom Maze Big Mouth House [11]
2012 Okorafor, NnediNnedi Okorafor Akata Witch Viking Juvenile [11]
2012 Billingsley, FrannyFranny Billingsley Chime Dial Press [11]
2012 Taylor, LainiLaini Taylor Daughter of Smoke and Bone Little, Brown Books for Young Readers [11]
2012 King, A.S.A.S. King Everybody Sees the Ants Little, Brown Books for Young Readers [11]
2012 van Eekhout, GregGreg van Eekhout The Boy at the End of the World Bloomsbury Children's Books [11]
2012 Carson, RaeRae Carson The Girl of Fire and Thorns Greenwillow Books [11]
2012 Anderson, R. J.R. J. Anderson Ultraviolet Orchard Books [11]
2013 Myers, E. C.E. C. Myers* Fair Coin Pyr [12]
2013 Barnhill, KellyKelly Barnhill Iron Hearted Violet Little, Brown and Company [12]
2013 Black, HollyHolly Black Black Heart Victor Gollancz Ltd [12]
2013 Bobet, LeahLeah Bobet Above Arthur A. Levine Books [12]
2013 Bray, LibbaLibba Bray The Diviners Little, Brown and Company [12]
2013 Durst, Sarah BethSarah Beth Durst Vessel S&S/McElderry [12]
2013 Hartman, RachelRachel Hartman Seraphina Random House [12]
2013 Kontis, AletheaAlethea Kontis Enchanted Houghton Mifflin Harcourt [12]
2013 Levithan, DavidDavid Levithan Every Day Alice A. Knopf Books for Young Readers [12]
2013 McCall, Guadalupe GarciaGuadalupe Garcia McCall Summer of the Mariposas Tu Books [12]
2013 Miéville, ChinaChina Miéville Railsea Del Rey Books [12]
2013 Reese, JennJenn Reese Above World Candlewick Press [12]

References [edit]

  1. ^ "New Andre Norton Award for young adult fiction". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Inc. 2005-02-20. 
  2. ^ Sherman, Josepha (2007-03-06). Resnick, Mike, ed. Nebula Awards Showcase 2007. Roc Trade. p. 7. ISBN 978-0451461346. 
  3. ^ a b "Nebula Rules". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 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. ^ a b c d "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2006 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  6. ^ a b c d e f "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2007 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  8. ^ a b c d e "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2010 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2011 Nebula Awards". Locus. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-12-06. 
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "2011 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved 2012-02-20. 
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Scalzi, John (2013-02-20). "This Year’s Nebula Award Nominees". Whatever. Retrieved 2013-02-21. 

External links [edit]
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