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Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel

Mystery Writers of America

An annual award presented by the Mystery Writers of America honoring the best mystery or crime novel written for young adult readers, part of the broader Edgar Awards recognizing excellence in mystery writing.

Latest winner · 2026

Next · expected January 2027

Shortlist announced Full award calendar

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2024

  1. Girl Forgotten

    April Henry

    Won
  2. Just Do This One Thing for Me

    Laura Zimmermann

    Shortlisted
  3. My Flawless Life

    Yvonne Woon

    Shortlisted
  4. Star Splitter

    Matthew J. Kirby

    Shortlisted
  5. The Sharp Edge of Silence

    Cameron Kelly Rosenblum

    Shortlisted

2023

  1. The Red Palace

    June Hur

    Won
  2. Frightmares

    Eva V. Gibson

    Shortlisted
  3. Lock the Doors

    Vincent Ralph

    Shortlisted
  4. Pretty Dead Queens

    Alexa Donne

    Shortlisted
  5. The Black Girls Left Standing

    Juliana Goodman

    Shortlisted

2022

  1. Firekeeper's Daughter

    Angeline Boulley

    Won 1 more award

    Won
  2. Ace of Spades

    Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

    Shortlisted
  3. The Forest of Stolen Girls

    June Hur

    Shortlisted
  4. The Girls I've Been

    Tess Sharpe

    Shortlisted
  5. When You Look Like Us

    Pamela N. Harris

    Shortlisted

2021

  1. The Companion

    Katie Alender

    Won
  2. Silence of Bones

    June Hur

    Shortlisted
  3. The Cousins

    Karen M. McManus

    Shortlisted
  4. The Inheritance Games

    Jennifer Lynn Barnes

    Shortlisted
  5. They Went Left

    Monica Hesse

    Shortlisted

2020

  1. Catfishing on CatNet

    Naomi Kritzer

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Won
  2. Killing November

    Adriana Mather

    Shortlisted
  3. Patron Saints of Nothing

    Randy Ribay

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  4. The Deceivers

    Kristen Simmons

    Shortlisted
  5. Wild and Crooked

    Leah Thomas

    Shortlisted

2019

  1. Sadie

    Courtney Summers

    Won
  2. A Room Away From the Wolves

    Nova Ren Suma

    Shortlisted
  3. After the Fire

    Will Hill

    Shortlisted
  4. Blink

    Sasha Dawn

    Shortlisted
  5. Contagion

    Erin Bowman

    Shortlisted

2018

  1. Long Way Down

    Jason Reynolds

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award

    Won
  2. Grit

    Gillian French

    Shortlisted
  3. The Cruelty

    Scott Bergstrom

    Shortlisted
  4. The Hate U Give

    Angie Thomas

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. The Impossible Fortress

    Jason Rekulak

    Shortlisted

2017

  1. Girl in the Blue Coat

    Monica Hesse

    Won
  2. My Sister Rosa

    Justine Larbalestier

    Shortlisted
  3. The Girl I Used to Be

    April Henry

    Shortlisted
  4. Thieving Weasels

    Billy Taylor

    Shortlisted
  5. Three Truths and a Lie

    Brent Hartinger

    Shortlisted

2014

  1. Ketchup Clouds

    Annabel Pitcher

    Won
  2. All the Truth That's In Me

    Julie Berry

    Shortlisted
  3. Criminal

    Terra Elan McVoy

    Shortlisted
  4. Far Far Away

    Tom McNeal

    Shortlisted
  5. How to Lead a Life of Crime

    Kirsten Miller

    Shortlisted

2013

  1. Code Name Verity

    Elizabeth Wein

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Won

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2026?
“Under the Same Stars” by Libba Bray won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2026.
Who are the most recent Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel winners?
2026: “Under the Same Stars” by Libba Bray; 2025: “49 Miles Alone” by Natalie D. Richards; 2024: “Girl Forgotten” by April Henry; 2023: “The Red Palace” by June Hur; 2022: “Firekeeper's Daughter” by Angeline Boulley.
Has anyone won the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel more than once?
Yes - 1 author has: Chap Reaver (1991, 1993).