YALSA has announced the finalists for the 2011 William C. Morris YA Debut Award. Now in its third year, this award “celebrates the achievement of a previously unpublished author, or authors, who have made a strong literary debut in writing for young adult readers.”
2011 Morris Award Finalists
- Hush by Eishes Chayil
- Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
- Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride
- Crossing the Tracks by Barbara Stuber
- The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston
The winner of this award, chosen from these finalists, will be announced next month at the ALA Midwinter meeting.
Past winners of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award
