Whitney AwardMiddle Grade

Given by LDStorymakers

52 Works 0 Books
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 (5), 2022 (5), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (6), 2018 (5), 2017 (1), 2016 (1), 2015 (5), 2014 (5), 2013 (4), 2012 (5)

Winner 11

WorkYear
The Hope of Elephants by Amanda Rawson Hill2022
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera2021
What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen2020
Master of the Phantom Isle by Brandon Mull2019
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen2018
Paper Chains by Elaine Vickers2017
Summerlost by Ally Condie2016
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen2015
Almost Super by Marion Jensen2014
The Runaway King by Jennifer A. Nielsen2013
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen2012

Finalist 48

WorkYear
The Lion of Lark-Hayes Manor by Aubrey Hartman2023
The Winterton Deception 1: Final Word by Janet Sumner Johnson2023
The Wild Journey of Juniper Berry by Chad Morris2023
The Talent Thief by Mike Thayer2023
Half Moon Summer by Elaine Vickers2023
The Hope of Elephants by Amanda Rawson Hill2022
Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner2022
Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen2022
Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson2022
Secrets of the Looking Glass: Volume 2 (The Lost Wonderland Diaries) by J. Scott Savage2022
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera2021
Breathing Underwater by Sarah Allen2021
The Stars of Whistling Ridge by Cindy Baldwin2021
Wish Upon a Stray by Yamile Saied Méndez2021
Return of the Dragon Slayers by Brandon Mull2021
What Stars Are Made Of by Sarah Allen2020
Beginners Welcome by Cindy Baldwin2020
96 Miles by J. L. Esplin2020
On These Magic Shores by Yamile Saied Méndez2020
Captive Kingdom by Jennifer A. Nielsen2020
Master of the Phantom Isle by Brandon Mull2019
Kazu Jones and the Denver Dognappers by Shauna Holyoak2019
Dragonwatch by Brandon Mull2019
The Obsidian Compass by Liesl Shurtliff2019
A Monster Like Me by Wendy S. Swore2019
The Vacant Realm (The Epic Adventures of the Techno Wizard) by Mike Thayer2019
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen2018
The Three Rules of Everyday Magic by Amanda Rawson Hill2018
Squint by Chad Morris2018
Grump: The (Fairly) True Tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarves by Liesl Shurtliff2018
Passage to Avalon (The Epic Adventures of the Techno Wizard) (Volume 1) by Mike Thayer2018
Paper Chains by Elaine Vickers2017
Summerlost by Ally Condie2016
Mothman's Curse by Christine Hayes2015
Mark of the Thief by Jennifer A. Nielsen2015
Fire Keep by J. Scott Savage2015
Fires of Invention (Mysteries of Cove) by J. Scott Savage2015
The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place by Julie Berry2014
Sky Jumpers Book 2: The Forbidden Flats by Peggy Eddleman2014
The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little2014
The Shadow Throne by Jennifer A. Nielsen2014
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman2013
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George2013
The Inventor's Secret by Chad Morris2013
Palace of Stone by Shannon Hale2012
Freakling by Lana Krumwiede2012
The Epic Tales of a Misfit Hero by Matt Peterson2012
Case File 13: Zombie Kid by J. Scott Savage2012

Descriptions

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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