The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. It recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.
Winners
2021 Kekla Magoon
X: A Novel
How it Went Down
The Rock and the River
Fire in the Streets
2020 No award given
2019 M.T. Anderson
Feed
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing;Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party
The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves
2018 Angela Johnson
Heaven
Looking for Red
The First Part Last
Sweet, Hereafter
Bird
Toning the Sweep
2017 Sarah Dessen
Dreamland
Keeping the Moon
Just Listen
The Truth About Forever
Along for the Ride
What Happened to Goodbye?
This Lullaby