Andre Norton Award

The Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (formerly the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy) is an annual award presented by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (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 was originally not a Nebula Award, despite being presented along with them and following the same rules for nominations and voting, but in 2019 SFWA announced that the award was considered a Nebula category.[3][4][5]

Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction
A gryphon or eagle reading a book, partly overwritten by the caption "Andre Norton Award for Excellence", in a circular seal with "Best Young Adult Science Fiction or Fantasy" written around the top edge
Logo of the Andre Norton Award
Awarded forThe best middle grade or young adult science fiction or fantasy novel published in the prior calendar year
Presented byScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
First awarded2006
Currently held byK. Tempest Bradford (Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion)
Websitenebulas.sfwa.org/

Andre Norton Award nominees and winners are chosen by members of SFWA, though the authors of the nominees do not need to be members. Works are nominated each year by members in a period around December 15 through January 31, and the six works that receive the most nominations then form the final ballot, with additional nominees possible in the case of ties. Soon after, members are given a month to vote on the ballot, 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.[4] 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.[6]

During the 19 nomination years, 95 authors have had works nominated, of which 17 have won. Fran Wilde is the only author to win twice, out of two nominations. Holly Black and Scott Westerfeld have had the most nominations at four—with Black winning once and Westerfeld yet to win—followed by Sarah Beth Durst, Jenn Reese, and Greg van Eekhout with three nominations each without winning. Black, Alaya Dawn Johnson, Delia Sherman, and Ysabeau S. Wilce are the only authors besides Wilde nominated multiple times to have won the award, with one win apiece out of four, two, two, and two nominations, respectively.

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

Winners and nominees
YearAuthorTitlePublisherRef.
2006Holly Black*Valiant: A Modern Tale of FaerieSimon & Schuster[7]
Louise SpieglerThe Amethyst RoadClarion Books[7]
Ann HalamSiberiaWendy Lamb Books[7]
Susan VaughtStormwitchBloomsbury Publishing[7]
2007Justine Larbalestier*Magic or MadnessRazorbill[8]
Maureen JohnsonDevilishRazorbill[8]
Megan Whalen TurnerThe King of AttoliaGreenwillow Books[8]
Scott WesterfeldMidnighters 2: Touching DarknessEos[8]
Scott WesterfeldPeepsRazorbill[8]
Susan Beth PfefferLife as We Knew ItHarcourt[8]
2008J. K. Rowling*Harry Potter and the Deathly HallowsArthur A. Levine Books[9]
Steve BermanVintage: A Ghost StoryHaworth Press[9]
Sarah Beth DurstInto the WildRazorbill[9]
Nnedi Okorafor-MbachuThe Shadow SpeakerJump at the Sun[9]
Adam RexThe True Meaning of SmekdayHyperion Books[9]
Ysabeau S. WilceFlora SegundaHarcourt[9]
Elizabeth WeinThe Lion HunterViking Juvenile[9]
2009Ysabeau S. Wilce*Flora's DareHarcourt[10]
Kristin CashoreGracelingHarcourt[10]
D. M. CornishMonster Blood Tattoo: LamplighterG. P. Putnam's Sons[10]
Ingrid LawSavvyWalden Media[10]
Mary E. PearsonThe Adoration of Jenna FoxHenry Holt and Company[10]
2010Catherynne M. Valente*The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Makingcatherynnemvalente.com [11]
Kage BakerHotel Under the SandTachyon Publications[11]
Sarah Beth DurstIceMargaret K. McElderry[11]
Malinda LoAshLittle, Brown and Company[11]
Lisa MantchevEyes Like StarsFeiwel & Friends[11]
John ScalziZoe's TaleTor Books[11]
Rebecca SteadWhen You Reach MeWendy Lamb Books[11]
Scott WesterfeldLeviathanSimon Pulse[11]
2011Terry Pratchett*I Shall Wear MidnightVictor Gollancz Ltd[12]
Paolo BacigalupiShip BreakerLittle, Brown and Company[12]
Holly BlackWhite CatMargaret K. McElderry[12]
Suzanne CollinsMockingjayScholastic Press[12]
Barry DeutschHereville: How Mirka Got Her SwordAmulet Books[12]
Pearl NorthThe Boy from IlysiesTor Teen[12]
Megan Whalen TurnerA Conspiracy of KingsGreenwillow Books[12]
Scott WesterfeldBehemothSimon Pulse[12]
2012Delia Sherman*The Freedom MazeBig Mouth House[13]
Nnedi OkoraforAkata WitchViking Juvenile[13]
Franny BillingsleyChimeDial Press[13]
Laini TaylorDaughter of Smoke and BoneLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers[13]
A. S. KingEverybody Sees the AntsLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers[13]
Greg van EekhoutThe Boy at the End of the WorldBloomsbury Children's Books[13]
Rae CarsonThe Girl of Fire and ThornsGreenwillow Books[13]
R. J. AndersonUltravioletOrchard Books[13]
2013E. C. Myers*Fair CoinPyr[14]
Kelly BarnhillIron Hearted VioletLittle, Brown and Company[14]
Holly BlackBlack HeartVictor Gollancz Ltd[14]
Leah BobetAboveArthur A. Levine Books[14]
Libba BrayThe DivinersLittle, Brown and Company[14]
Sarah Beth DurstVesselMargaret K. McElderry[14]
Rachel HartmanSeraphinaRandom House[14]
Alethea KontisEnchantedHarcourt[14]
David LevithanEvery DayAlice A. Knopf Books for Young Readers[14]
Guadalupe Garcia McCallSummer of the MariposasTu Books[14]
China MiévilleRailseaDel Rey Books[14]
Jenn ReeseAbove WorldCandlewick Press[14]
2014Nalo Hopkinson*Sister MineGrand Central Publishing[15]
Holly BlackThe Coldest Girl in ColdtownLittle, Brown and Company[15]
Karen HealeyWhen We WakeLittle, Brown and Company[15]
Alaya Dawn JohnsonThe Summer PrinceArthur A. Levine Books[15]
Alethea KontisHeroHarcourt[15]
Bennett MadisonSeptember GirlsHarper Teen[15]
Jaclyn MoriartyA Corner of WhiteArthur A. Levine Books[15]
2015Alaya Dawn Johnson*Love Is the DrugArthur A. Levine Books[16]
Sarah Rees BrennanUnmadeRandom House[16]
Alexandra DuncanSalvageGreenwillow Books[16]
A. S. KingGlory O'Brien's History of the FutureLittle, Brown and Company[16]
Sarah McCarryDirty WingsSt. Martin's Griffin[16]
Kate MilfordGreenglass HouseClarion Books[16]
Leslye WaltonThe Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava LavenderCandlewick Press[16]
2016Fran Wilde*UpdraftTor Books[17]
Nicole Kornher-StaceArchivist WaspBig Mouth House[17]
Laura RubyBone GapBalzer + Bray[17]
Kate ElliottCourt of FivesLittle, Brown and Company[17]
Frances HardingeCuckoo SongMacmillan Publishers, Amulet[17]
ND StevensonNimonaHarper Teen[17]
Tina ConnollySeriously WickedTor Teen[17]
Daniel José OlderShadowshaperArthur A. Levine Books[17]
Fonda LeeZeroboxerFlux[17]
2017David D. Levine*Arabella of MarsTor Books[18]
Kelly BarnhillThe Girl Who Drank the MoonAlgonquin Young Readers[18]
Roshani ChokshiThe Star-Touched QueenSt. Martin's Press[18]
Frances HardingeThe Lie TreeMacmillan Publishers, Abrams Books[18]
Philip ReeveRailheadOxford University Press, Switch Press[18]
Lindsay RibarRocks Fall, Everyone DiesKathy Dawson Books[18]
Delia ShermanThe Evil Wizard SmallboneCandlewick Press[18]
2018Sam J. Miller*The Art of StarvingHarperCollins[19]
Fonda LeeExoScholastic Books[19]
Kari MaarenWeave a Circle RoundTor Books[19]
Cindy PonWantSimon Pulse[19]
2019Tomi Adeyemi*Children of Blood and BoneHenry Holt and Company[20]
Roshani ChokshiAru Shah and the End of TimeRick Riordan Presents[20]
Justina IrelandDread NationBalzer + Bray[20]
A. K. DuBoffA Light in the DarkBDL Press[20]
Henry LienPeasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and SwordHenry Holt and Company[20]
Rachel HartmanTess of the RoadRandom House[20]
2020Fran Wilde*RiverlandAmulet Paperbacks[21]
Carlos HernandezSal and Gabi Break the UniverseRick Riordan Presents[21]
Naomi KritzerCatfishing on CatNetTor Teen[21]
Yoon Ha LeeDragon PearlRick Riordan Presents[21]
Henry LienPeasprout Chen: Battle of ChampionsHenry Holt and Company[21]
Greg van EekhoutCogHarper[21]
2021Ursula Vernon (as T. Kingfisher)*A Wizard's Guide to Defensive BakingArgyll Productions[22]
Jordan IfuekoRaybearerAmulet Books[22]
Darcie Little BadgerElatsoeLevine Querido[22]
Jenn ReeseA Game of Fox & SquirrelsHenry Holt and Company[22]
Shveta ThakrarStar DaughterHarperTeen[22]
2022Darcie Little Badger*A Snake Falls to EarthLevine Querido[23]
Xiran Jay ZhaoIron WidowPenguin Teen/Rock the Boat[23]
Jordan IfuekoRedemptorAmulet Books/Hot Key Books[23]
Eden RoyceRoot MagicWalden Pond Press[23]
Leah CypessThornwoodDelacorte Press[23]
Charlie Jane AndersVictories Greater Than DeathTor Teen/Titan Books[23]
2023K. Tempest Bradford*Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar InvasionFarrar, Straus and Giroux[24]
H. A. ClarkeThe Scratch DaughtersErewhon Books[24]
Deva FaganThe MirrorwoodAtheneum Books[24]
Maya MacGregorThe Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam SylvesterAstra Young Readers[24]
Jenn ReeseEvery Bird a PrinceHenry Holt and Company[24]
2024Moniquill BlackgooseTo Shape a Dragon's BreathDel Rey Books[25]
J. Dianne DotsonThe Inn at the Amethyst LanternAndroid Press[25]
Naomi KritzerLiberty's DaughterFairwood Press[25]
Greg van EekhoutThe Ghost JobHarperCollins[25]

See also

References