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Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel

Locus Science Fiction Foundation, based on voting by readers of Locus Magazine

An annual award presented by the Locus Science Fiction Foundation recognizing the best young adult speculative fiction novel of the year, as voted on by readers and subscribers of Locus Magazine.

Latest winner · 2026

Next · expected May 2027

Shortlist announced Full award calendar

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2026

  1. Starstrike

    Yoon Ha Lee

    Won
  2. Among Ghosts

    Rachel Hartman

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  3. Costumes for Time Travelers

    A. R. Capetta

    Shortlisted
  4. I Am Not Jessica Chen

    Ann Liang

    Shortlisted
  5. Make Me a Monster

    Kalynn Bayron

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  6. Sky on Fire

    E.K. Johnston

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  7. The Executioners Three

    Susan Dennard

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  8. The Last of the Elvis Ninja Robots

    Michael Stephens

    Shortlisted
  9. The Singular Life of Aria Patel

    Samira Ahmed

    Shortlisted
  10. The Underwood Tapes

    Amanda DeWitt

    Shortlisted
  11. They Bloom at Night

    Trang Thanh Tran

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2025

  1. Moonstorm

    Yoon Ha Lee

    Nominated for 3 more awards

    Won
  2. A Tempest of Tea

    Hafsah Faizal

    Shortlisted

  3. Blood Justice

    Terry J. Brenton-Walker

    Shortlisted
  4. Compound Fracture

    Andrew Joseph White

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  5. Fall of the Iron Gods

    Olivia Chadha

    Shortlisted
  6. Rest in Peaches

    Alex Brown

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  7. Sheine Lende

    Darcie Little Badger

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  8. Sleep Like Death

    Kalynn Bayron

    Shortlisted
  9. The Feast Makers

    H. A. Clarke

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  10. The Maid and the Crocodile

    Jordan Ifueko

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2024

  1. Promises Stronger Than Darkness

    Charlie Jane Anders

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Won
  2. A Song of Salvation

    Alechia Dow

    Shortlisted
  3. Damned If You Do

    Alex Brown

    Shortlisted
  4. Divine Rivals

    Rebecca Ross

    Shortlisted
  5. Into the Light

    Mark Oshiro

    Shortlisted
  6. The Library of Broken Worlds

    Alaya Dawn Johnson

    Shortlisted
  7. The Making of Yolanda la Bruja

    Lorraine Avila

    Shortlisted
  8. The Sinister Booksellers of Bath

    Garth Nix

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  9. The Siren, the Song, and the Spy

    Maggie Tokuda-Hall

    Shortlisted
  10. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

    Andrew Joseph White

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2023

  1. Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak

    Charlie Jane Anders

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Won
  2. An Arrow to the Moon

    Emily X. R. Pan

    Shortlisted
  3. Ballad & Dagger

    Daniel José Older

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  4. Bitter

    Akwaeke Emezi

    Shortlisted
  5. Bloodmarked

    Tracy Deonn

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  6. Lakelore

    Anna-Marie McLemore

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  7. Rust in the Root

    Justina Ireland

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  8. The Kindred

    Alechia Dow

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  9. The Scratch Daughters

    H. A. Clarke

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  10. Unraveller

    Frances Hardinge

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2022

  1. Victories Greater Than Death

    Charlie Jane Anders

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Won
  2. A Dark and Starless Forest

    Sarah Hollowell

    Won 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  3. A Snake Falls to Earth

    Darcie Little Badger

    Won 2 more awards · Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted
  4. Chaos on CatNet

    Naomi Kritzer

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  5. Iron Widow

    Xiran Jay Zhao

    Nominated for 3 more awards

    Shortlisted
  6. Redemptor

    Jordan Ifueko

    Nominated for 4 more awards

    Shortlisted
  7. Terciel & Elinor

    Garth Nix

    Shortlisted
  8. The Gilded Ones

    Namina Forna

    Shortlisted
  9. The Infinity Courts

    Akemi Dawn Bowman

    Shortlisted
  10. This Poison Heart

    Kalynn Bayron

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted

2010

  1. Leviathan

    Scott Westerfeld

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Won
  2. Catching Fire

    Suzanne Collins

    Shortlisted
  3. Going Bovine

    Libba Bray

    Won 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  4. Gullstruck Island

    Frances Hardinge

    Shortlisted
  5. Heroes of the Valley

    Jonathan Stroud

    Shortlisted
  6. Liar

    Justine Larbalestier

    Shortlisted
  7. Sacred Scars

    Kathleen Duey

    Shortlisted
  8. The Ask and the Answer

    Patrick Ness

    Shortlisted
  9. The Hotel Under the Sand

    Kage Baker

    Shortlisted

2009

  1. The Graveyard Book

    Neil Gaiman

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 3 more awards

    Won
  2. Chalice

    Robin McKinley

    Shortlisted
  3. City of Ashes

    Cassandra Clare

    Shortlisted
  4. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn

    Alison Goodman

    Shortlisted
  5. Flora's Dare

    Ysabeau S. Wilce

    Won 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  6. How to Ditch Your Fairy

    Justine Larbalestier

    Shortlisted
  7. Ink Exchange

    Melissa Marr

    Shortlisted
  8. Little Brother

    Cory Doctorow

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  9. Monster Blood Tattoo, Book Two: Lamplighter

    D. M. Cornish

    Shortlisted
  10. Nation

    Terry Pratchett

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  11. Tender Morsels

    Margo Lanagan

    Won 1 more award · Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted
  12. The Hunger Games

    Suzanne Collins

    Shortlisted
  13. The Knife of Never Letting Go

    Patrick Ness

    Shortlisted
  14. Zoe's Tale

    John Scalzi

    Nominated for 2 more awards

    Shortlisted

2003

  1. Coraline

    Neil Gaiman

    Won
  2. A Wizard Alone

    Diane Duane

    Shortlisted
  3. Abarat

    Clive Barker

    Shortlisted
  4. City of the Beasts

    Isabel Allende

    Shortlisted
  5. Feed

    M. T. Anderson

    Won 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  6. Protector of the Small: Lady Knight

    Tamora Pierce

    Shortlisted
  7. Summerland

    Michael Chabon

    Shortlisted
  8. The House of the Scorpion

    Nancy Farmer

    Nominated for 1 more award

    Shortlisted
  9. The Storm Weaver and the Sand

    Sean Williams

    Shortlisted
  10. The Thief Lord

    Cornelia Funke

    Shortlisted

Frequently asked questions

Who won the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2026?
“Starstrike” by Yoon Ha Lee won the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel in 2026.
Who are the most recent Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel winners?
2026: “Starstrike” by Yoon Ha Lee; 2025: “Moonstorm” by Yoon Ha Lee; 2024: “Promises Stronger Than Darkness” by Charlie Jane Anders; 2023: “Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak” by Charlie Jane Anders; 2022: “Victories Greater Than Death” by Charlie Jane Anders.
Has anyone won the Locus Award for Best Young Adult Novel more than once?
Yes - 3 authors have: Charlie Jane Anders (2022, 2023, 2024); Neil Gaiman (2003, 2009); Yoon Ha Lee (2025, 2026).