Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel – Young Adult
| Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel – Young Adult | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Works over 40,000 words for a young adult audience, written by up to 2 authors |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | FIYAH Literary Magazine |
| First award | 2020 |
| Most recent winner | Sabaa Tahir (Heir) |
| Website | ignyteawards |
The Ignyte Award for Outstanding Novel — Young Adult is a literary award given annually as part of the Ignyte Awards.
Winners and finalists
* Winners
| Year | Author | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hafsah Faizal* | We Hunt the Flame | [1] |
| Dhonielle Clayton | The Everlasting Rose | [1] | |
| Akwaeke Emezi | Pet | [1] | |
| Brittney Morris | Slay | [1] | |
| Tochi Onyebuchi | War Girls | [1] | |
| 2021 | Tracy Deonn* | Legendborn | [2] |
| Jordan Ifueko | Raybearer | [2] | |
| Darcie Little Badger | Elatsoe | [2] | |
| Bethany C. Morrow | A Song Below Water | [2] | |
| Sabaa Tahir | A Sky Beyond the Storm | [2] | |
| 2022 | Darcie Little Badger* | A Snake Falls to Earth | [3] |
| Nafiza Azad | The Wild Ones | [3] | |
| Kalynn Bayron | This Poison Heart | [3] | |
| Jordan Ifueko | Redemptor | [3] | |
| Tiffany D. Jackson | White Smoke | [3] | |
| 2023 | Tracy Deonn* | Bloodmarked | [4] |
| Alechia Dow | The Kindred | [4] | |
| Deborah Falaye | Blood Scion | [4] | |
| Anna-Marie McLemore | Lakelore | [4] | |
| Daniel José Older | Ballad & Dagger | [4] | |
| 2024 | Jamison Shea* | I Feed Her To the Beast and the Beast is Me | [5] |
| Gabi Burton | Sing Me to Sleep | [5] | |
| Cherie Dimaline | Funeral Songs for Dying Girls | [5] | |
| Ryan La Sala | Beholder | [5] | |
| Brittany N. Williams | That Self-Same Metal | [5] | |
| 2025 | Sabaa Tahir* | Heir | [6] |
| Bethany Baptiste | The Poisons We Drink | [6] | |
| Aislinn Brophy | Spells to Forget Us | [6] | |
| Yoon Ha Lee | Moonstorm | [6] | |
| Darcie Little Badger | Sheine Lende | [6] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2021 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2022 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2023 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2024 Ignyte Award Winners". Locus. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2025 Ignyte Award Winners". Locus. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.