The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after

Edgar Allan Poe Edgar Allan Poe (; Edgar Poe; January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) was an American writer, poet, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is wid ...

, are presented every year by the

Mystery Writers of America Mystery Writers of America (MWA) is an organization of mystery and crime writers, based in New York City. The organization was founded in 1945 by Clayton Rawson, Anthony Boucher, Lawrence Treat, and Brett Halliday. It presents the Edgar Awa ...

. They remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre. The award for Best Young Adult Mystery was established in 1989 and recognizes works written for ages twelve to eighteen, and grades eight through twelve.Mystery Writers
/ref> Prior to the establishment of this award, the

awarded a special Edgar to

Katherine Paterson Katherine Womelsdorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932) is an American writer best known for children's novels, including '' Bridge to Terabithia''. For four different books published 1975-1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Aw ...

for ''The Master Puppeteer'' in 1977.

Winners

1989-1999

2000s

2010s

2020s

References

External links

The official website of Edgar Awards
(includes nominees) {{DEFAULTSORT:Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel Lists of writers by award Mystery and detective fiction awards Young adult literature awards English-language literary awards