William C. Morris Award 2017
Awards
William C. Morris Award 2017
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The award is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.
The award's namesake is William C. Morris, an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults. Bill Morris left an impressive mark on the field of children’s and young adult literature. He was beloved in the publishing field and the library profession for his generosity and marvelous enthusiasm for promoting literature for children and teens.
- The William C. Morris YA Debut Award is THE SERPENT KING written by Jeff Zentner.
- Four other books were finalists for the award: GIRL MANS UP written by M-E Girard; RANI PATEL IN FULL EFFECT written by Sonia Patel; THE SMELL OF OTHER PEOPLE'S HOMES written by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock; and TELL ME SOMETHING REAL written by Calla Devlin.
