Several book awards have been announced recently. The William C. Morris YA Debut award began this year. It honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The first ever recipient of this award is Elizabeth C. Bunce for her novel A Curse Dark As Gold.

The Printz Award went to Melina Marchetta for her novel Jellicoe Road. The Print Award honors a book that exemplifies literay excellence in young adult literature.

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing. The 2009 Alex Award winners are:
City of Thieves by David Benioff
The Dragons of Babel by Michael Swanwick
Finding Nouf by Zoe Ferraris
The Good Thief by Hannah Tinti
Just After Sunset: Stories by Stephen King
Mudbound by Hillary Jordan
Over and Under by Todd Tucker
The Oxford Project by Stephen G. Bloom
Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck

The 2010 Nutmeg Book Award Teen Nominees are:
Accidental Love by Gary Soto
Code Orange by Caroline B. Cooney
Crackback by John Coy
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick
Epic by Conor Kostick
Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Pieces of Georgia by Jen Bryant
Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy