Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

The Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book is an award given annually to a book published for young adult readers in the field of science fiction or fantasy.[1] The name of the award was chosen because a lodestar is "a star that guides or leads, especially in navigation, where it is the sole reliable source of light—the star that leads those in uncharted waters to safety."[2] The nomination and selection process is administered by the World Science Fiction Society (WSFS) represented by the current Worldcon committee, and the award is presented at the Hugo Award ceremony at the Worldcon, although it is not itself a Hugo Award.

Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book
Awarded forThe best book published for young adult readers in the field of science fiction or fantasy appearing for the first time during the previous calendar year.
Presented byWorld Science Fiction Society
First awarded2018
Most recent winnerNaomi Kritzer (Catfishing on CatNet)

Members of the current and previous Worldcon are eligible to nominate new writers for the Lodestar Award under the same procedures as the Hugo Awards. Initial nominations are made by members in January through March, at which point a shortlist is made of the six most-nominated writers, with additional nominees possible in the case of ties. Voting on the ballot of six nominations is performed roughly in April through July, subject to change depending on when that year's Worldcon is held.[3]

Since the creation and naming of the award were done in separate amendments to the WFSF constitution in 2017[4] and 2018,[1] the award did not have a name in its inaugural year and was referred to as the World Science Fiction Society Award for Best Young Adult Book.[5]

In the 3 years the award has been given, 15 authors have had works nominated. The 2018 award was won by Nnedi Okorafor, the 2019 award by Tomi Adeyemi, and the 2020 award by Naomi Kritzer. Three authors have been nominated twice: Holly Black, Frances Hardinge, and Ursula Vernon (as T. Kingfisher).

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the novel was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Entries with a blue background have won the award; those with a white background are the finalists.

  *   Winners

Winners and nominees
Year Author(s) Novel Publisher Ref.
2018 Nnedi Okorafor*Akata WarriorViking Press [6]
T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon)Summer in OrcusSofawolf Press [6]
Sarah Rees BrennanIn Other LandsBig Mouth House [6]
Frances HardingeA Skinful of ShadowsMacmillan / Harry N. Abrams [6]
Sam J. MillerThe Art of StarvingHarperTeen [6]
Philip PullmanThe Book of Dust: La Belle SauvageAlfred A. Knopf [6]
2019 Tomi Adeyemi*Children of Blood and BoneHenry Holt / Macmillan [7]
Holly BlackThe Cruel PrinceLittle, Brown / Hot Key Books [7]
Dhonielle ClaytonThe BellesFreeform / Gollancz [7]
Rachel HartmanTess of the RoadRandom House / Penguin Teen [7]
Justina IrelandDread NationBalzer + Bray [7]
Peadar Ó GuilínThe InvasionDavid Fickling Books / Scholastic [7]
2020 Naomi Kritzer*Catfishing on CatNetTor Teen [8]
Frances HardingeDeeplightMacmillan [8]
Yoon Ha LeeDragon PearlDisney/Hyperion [8]
T. Kingfisher (Ursula Vernon)Minor MageArgyll [8]
Fran WildeRiverlandAmulet [8]
Holly BlackThe Wicked KingLittle, Brown / Hot Key Books [8]

See also

References
  1. "Constitution of the World Science Fiction Society, as of August 21, 2018" (PDF). World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  2. "The Complete YA Award Study Committee Report" (PDF). Worldcon 75. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  3. "The Hugo Awards: Introduction". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2010-04-20.
  4. "Constitution of the World Science Fiction Society, as of August 22, 2017" (PDF). World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  5. "2018 Hugo Winners Announced". Worldcon 76. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  6. "2018 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2018-12-06.
  7. "2019 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  8. "2020 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
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