- Margaret Edwards Award
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Edwards Award Awarded for a significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature Presented by Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) a division of the American Library Association (ALA) Country 
United StatesFirst awarded 1988 Official website http://www.ala.org/yalsa/edwards The Margaret A. Edwards Award is awarded annually to an author for a specific body of his or her work, which has made a significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.[1] 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.[1] It was named for twentieth-century American librarian Margaret A. Edwards.[2] First presented in 1988, the award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) a division of the American Library Association (ALA) and is sponsored by the School Library Journal. Recipients are presented with a citation at a luncheon during the ALA annual conference in July along with a cash prize of $2,000.[1] In the past 22 years (1988–2009), 21 authors have been honored with the award.[3]
Award winners
Year Author Body of Work 2011 Terry Pratchett The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents (2001)
The Wee Free Men (2003)
A Hat Full of Sky (2004)
Going Postal (2004)
The Colour of Magic (1983)
Guards! Guards! (1989)
Equal Rites (1987)
Mort (1987)
Small Gods (1992)2010[1] Jim Murphy The Great Fire (1995),
A Young Patriot: The American Revolution as Experienced by One Boy (1996),
The Long Road to Gettysburg (2000),
Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America (2000), and
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 (2003)2009[3] Laurie Halse Anderson Speak (1999),
Fever 1793 (2002), and
Catalyst (2003)2008[3] Orson Scott Card Ender's Game (1985) and
Ender's Shadow (1999)2007[3] Lois Lowry The Giver (2002) 2006[3] Jacqueline Woodson I Hadn't Meant to Tell You This (1994),
From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun (1997),
Lena (1999),
If You Come Softly, and
Miracle's Boys (2000)2005[3] Francesca Lia Block Weetzie Bat (1989),
Witch Baby (1991),
Cherokee Bat and the Goat Guys (1992),
Missing Angel Juan (1993), and
Baby Be-Bop (1995)2004[3] Ursula K. Le Guin A Wizard of Earthsea (1968),
The Left Hand of Darkness (1969),
The Tombs of Atuan (1971),
The Farthest Shore (1972),
The Beginning Place (1980), and
Tehanu (1990)2003[3] Nancy Garden Annie on My Mind (1982) 2002[3] Paul Zindel The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds: A Drama in Two Acts (1965),
The Pigman (1968),
My Darling, My Hamburger (1969),
The Pigman's Legacy (1980), and
The Pigman & Me (1992)2001[3] Robert Lipsyte The Contender (1967),
The Brave (1991),
The Chief (1993), and
One Fat Summer (1977)2000[3] Chris Crutcher Running Loose (1983), Stotan! (1986),
The Crazy Horse Electric Game (1987),
Chinese Handcuffs (1989),
Athletic Shorts (1991), and
Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes (1993)1999[3] Anne McCaffrey Dragonflight (1968),
The Ship Who Sang (1969),
Dragonquest (1970),
Dragonsong (1976),
Dragonsinger (1977),
The White Dragon (1978), and
Dragondrums (1979)1998[3] Madeleine L'Engle Meet the Austins (1960),
A Wrinkle In Time (1962),
A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978), and
A Ring of Endless Light (1980)1997[3] Gary Paulsen Dancing Carl (1983),
Hatchet (1987),
The Crossing (1987),
The Winter Room (1989),
Canyons (1990), and
Woodsong (1990)1996[3] Judy Blume Forever (1975) 1995[3] Cynthia Voigt Homecoming (1981),
Dicey's Song (1982),
A Solitary Blue (1983),
Building Blocks (1984),
The Runner (1985),
Jackaroo (1985), and
Izzy, Willy-Nilly (1986)1994[3] Walter Dean Myers Hoops (1983),
Motown & Didi (1985),
Fallen Angels (1988), and
Scorpions (1988)1993[3] M.E. Kerr Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack! (1972),
Gentlehands (1978),
Me Me Me Me Me: Not a Novel (1983), and
Night Kites (1986)1992[3] Lois Duncan for her entire body of work which included more than 30 titles at the time of the award 1991[3] Robert Cormier The Chocolate War (1974),
I Am the Cheese (1977), and
After the First Death (1979)1990[3] Richard Peck Are You in the House Alone? (1976),
The Ghost Belonged to Me (1976),
Ghosts I Have Been (1977),
Father Figure (1978),
Secrets of the Shopping Mall (1979), and
Remembering the Good Times (1985)1989[3] No award was given this year. 1988[3] S.E. Hinton The Outsiders (1967),
That Was Then This Is Now (1973),
Tex (1982), and
Rumble Fish (1983)References
- ^ a b c d "Margaret A. Edwards Award". http://www.ala.org/yalsa/edwards. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ Carter, Betty. "Who Is Margaret Edwards and What Is This Award Being Given In Her Honor?". The ALAN Review (Spring 1992): 45–48. http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/whowasedwards/whomargaretedwards.cfm. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Margaret A. Edwards Winners". http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/maeprevious/winners.cfm. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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