{{Short description|American young adult book award}}
{{Short description|American young adult book award}}
{{For|the awards honoring excellence in album cover art|Alex Steinweiss#Awards}}
{{For-multi|the awards honoring excellence in album cover art|Alex Steinweiss#Awards|the other awards granted by the American Library Association and named after Margaret Alexander Edwards|Margaret Edwards Award}}
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The '''Alex Awards''' annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18".<ref name=home/> Since 2002, the Alex Awards have been administered by the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]] (YALSA), a division of the [[American Library Association]] (ALA).<ref name=toptens/>
The '''Alex Awards''' annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18".<ref name=home/> Since 2002, the Alex Awards have been administered by the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]], a division of the [[American Library Association]].<ref name=toptens/>
The awards, initially bestowed in 1998, were named after [[Baltimore]] librarian [[Margaret Alexander Edwards]], who was known as "Alex". They are sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and ''[[Booklist]]'' magazine.<ref name=carter>{{cite journal|last=Carter |first=Betty |title=Who Is Margaret Edwards and What Is This Award Being Given In Her Honor? |journal=The ALAN Review |issue=Spring 1992 |pages=45–48 |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/whowasedwards/whomargaretedwards.cfm |access-date=2009-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226143526/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/whowasedwards/whomargaretedwards.cfm |archive-date=December 26, 2008 }}</ref> Books published during the previous year are eligible for the awards.
The awards, initially bestowed in 1998, were named after [[Baltimore]] librarian [[Margaret Alexander Edwards]], who was known as "Alex". They are sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and ''[[Booklist]]'' magazine.<ref name=carter>{{cite journal|last=Carter |first=Betty |title=Who Is Margaret Edwards and What Is This Award Being Given In Her Honor? |journal=The ALAN Review |issue=Spring 1992 |pages=45–48 |url=http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/whowasedwards/whomargaretedwards.cfm |access-date=2009-03-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081226143526/http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/yalsa/booklistsawards/margaretaedwards/whowasedwards/whomargaretedwards.cfm |archive-date=December 26, 2008 }}</ref> Books published during the previous year are eligible for the awards.
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Latest revision as of 20:03, 20 March 2024
American young adult book award
For the awards honoring excellence in album cover art, see Alex Steinweiss § Awards. For the other awards granted by the American Library Association and named after Margaret Alexander Edwards, see Margaret Edwards Award.
Alex Award
Awarded for
Adults books with "special appeal" for adolescents
The awards, initially bestowed in 1998, were named after Baltimore librarian Margaret Alexander Edwards, who was known as "Alex". They are sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and Booklist magazine.[3] Books published during the previous year are eligible for the awards.
^"2001 Alex Awards". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). January 3, 2007. Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^Macey, Morales (January 11, 2016). "YALSA announces 2016 Alex Awards". American Library Association. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^"2017 Alex Awards". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). February 13, 2018. Archived from the original on February 25, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^"2018 Alex Awards". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). January 28, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^"2019 Alex Awards". Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). January 27, 2020. Archived from the original on May 13, 2020. Retrieved May 1, 2021.
^"2022 ALA Awards". Locus Online. January 24, 2022. Archived from the original on January 31, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2022.
^"YALSA announces 2023 Alex Awards". News and Press Center. ALA American Library Association. January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023.