Whitney AwardGeneral Young Adult Fiction

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The Whitneys are an awards program for novels by LDS authors. Elder Orson F. Whitney, an early apostle in the LDS church, prophesied “We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own.” show more Since we have that as our goal, we feel that we should also honor those authors who excel and continually raise the bar. The Whitney Awards honor novels in the following categories: General Fiction, Romance, Suspense/Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Youth Fiction, Historical, Best Novel of the Year, and Best Novel by a New Author. show less
Stages:
All, Winner (171), Finalist (528)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (3), 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (4), 2017 (1), 2016 (1), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (4), 2012 (5), 2011 (5), 2010 (5), 2009 (5), 2008 (5), 2007 (5)

Winner 16

Finalist 66

WorkYear
An Improbable Season by Rosalyn Eves2023
Buffalo Flats by Martine Leavitt2023
Swimming in a Sea of Stars by Julie Wright2023
Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Inouye Huey2022
The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho2022
Falling For Korea by Piper Jean2022
The Starburst Effect by Kelly Oram2022
The Words We Keep by Erin Stewart2022
Beyond the Mapped Stars by Rosalyn Eves2021
A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions by Sheena Boekweg2021
Fourth Sister (Hearth and Bard Tales) by M. L. Farb2021
Where I Belong by Marcia Argueta Mickelson2021
Fadeaway by E.B. Vickers2021
Furia by Yamile Saied Méndez2020
Chasing Starlight by Teri Bailey Black2020
Daughter of Anne-Hoeck by Carol Pratt Bradley2020
Far From Normal by Becky Wallace2020
Off Script by Kate Watson2020
Lovely War by Julie Berry2019
Just for Clicks by Kara McDowell2019
Paul, Big, and Small by David Glen Robb2019
Scars Like Wings by Erin Stewart2019
Rayne & Delilah's Midnite Matinee by Jeff Zentner2019
Girl at the Grave by Teri Bailey Black2018
Good Girls Stay Quiet by Jo Cassidy2018
Shoot the Moon by Kate Watson2018
Once I Was a Beehive by Carol Lynch Williams2018
By Your Side by Kasie West2017
The Passion of Dolssa by Julie Berry2016
Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani2015
Has to Be Love by Jolene Perry2015
The Fill-In Boyfriend by Kasie West2015
Never Said by Carol Lynch Williams2015
Not in the Script: An If Only novel by Amy Finnegan2014
Forbidden by Kimberley Griffiths Little2014
Kiss Kill Vanish by Jessica Martinez2014
On the Fence by Kasie West2014
Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt2013
The Distance Between Us by Kasie West2013
Dead Girls Don't Lie by Jennifer Shaw Wolf2013
Finding June by Shannen Crane Camp2012
The Space Between Us by Jessica Martinez2012
V is for Virgin by Kelly Oram2012
The Ugly Stepsister Strikes Back by Sariah Wilson2012
With a Name like Love by Tess Hilmo2011
Girls Don't Fly by Kristen Chandler2011
Pride and Popularity by Jenni James2011
Sean Griswold's Head by Lindsey Leavitt2011
Miles from Ordinary by Carol Lynch Williams2011
Wolves, Boys and Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler2010
Missing in Action by Dean Hughes2010
My Double Life by Janette Rallison2010
Glimpse by Carol Lynch Williams2010
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George2009
Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull2009
My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison2009
Bright Blue Miracle by Becca Wilhite2009
The Journal of Curious Letters by James Dashner2008
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George2008
Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull2008
The Scrivener's Bones by Brandon Sanderson2008
Water Keep by J. Scott Savage2008
Bullies in the Headlights by Matthew Buckley2007
First Day by Ally Condie2007
How to Take the Ex out of Ex-Boyfriend by Janette Rallison2007
Alcatraz Versus The Evil Librarians [Dramatized Adaptation]: Alcatraz, Book 1 by Brandon Sanderson2007

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The Whitneys are an awards program for novels by LDS authors. Elder Orson F. Whitney, an early apostle in the LDS church, prophesied “We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own.” Since we have that as our goal, we feel that we should also honor those authors who excel and continually raise the bar.

The Whitney Awards honor novels in the following categories: General Fiction, Romance, Suspense/Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Youth Fiction, Historical, Best Novel of the Year, and Best Novel by a New Author. (English, Member-written)


The Whitneys are an awards program for novels by LDS authors. Elder Orson F. Whitney, an early apostle in the LDS church, prophesied “We will yet have Miltons and Shakespeares of our own.” Since we have that as our goal, we feel that we should also honor those authors who excel and continually raise the bar.

The Whitney Awards honor novels in the following categories: General Fiction, Romance, Suspense/Mystery, Speculative Fiction, Youth Fiction—General, Youth Fiction—Speculative, Historical, Best Novel of the Year, and Best Novel by a New Author. (English, Member-written)

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