Young adult fiction awards recognize outstanding works of
young adult fiction
Young adult fiction (YA) is a category of fiction written for readers from 12 to 18 years of age. While the genre is primarily targeted at adolescents, approximately half of YA readers are adults.
The subject matter and genres of YA correlate ...
.
Young adult awards
The
Canadian Library Association
The Canadian Library Association (CLA) was a national, predominantly English-language association which represented 57,000 library workers across Canada. It also spoke for the interests of the 21 million Canadians who are members of libraries. C ...
gave a
young adult book award for Canadian books from 1981 until the group's disbandment in 2016.
Children's/young adult awards
These awards are granted to either a children's or a young adult book.
See also
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:Young adult literature awards
References
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Young adult fiction
Young adult literature
young adult
A young adult is generally a person in the years following adolescence. Definitions and opinions on what qualifies as a young adult vary, with works such as Erik Erikson's stages of human development significantly influencing the definition of ...