Dragon Award - Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel (Awarded by Dragon Con)

Awards List

2022

A Dark and Starless Forest
(Winner)
Sarah Hollowell

2021

A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking
(Winner)
T. Kingfisher

2020

Finch Merlin and the Fount of Youth
(Winner)
Bella Forrest

The Poison Jungle
(Nominee)
Tui T. Sutherland

Cog
(Nominee)
Greg Van Eekhout

The Grace Year
(Nominee)
Kim Liggett

Catfishing on CatNet
(Nominee)
Naomi Kritzer

Force Collector
(Nominee)
Kevin Shinick

2019

Bloodwitch
(Winner)
Susan Dennard

Impostors
(Nominee)
Scott Westerfeld

Sawkill Girls
(Nominee)
Claire Legrand

Archenemies
(Nominee)
Marissa Meyer

The Pioneer
(Nominee)
Bridget Tyler

The King's Regret
(Nominee)
Philip Ligon

Armageddon Girls
(Nominee)
Aaron Michael Ritchey

2018

Children of Blood and Bone
(Winner)
Tomi Adeyemi

Warcross
(Nominee)
Marie Lu

When Tinker Met Bell
(Nominee)
Alethea Kontis

Cold Bath Street
(Nominee)
A.J. Hartley

Brightly Burning
(Nominee)
Alexa Donne

A Court of Frost and Starlight
(Nominee)
Sarah J. Maas

2017

The Hammer of Thor
(Winner)
Rick Riordan

Swan Knight's Son
(Nominee)
John C. Wright
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It's All Fun and Games
(Nominee)
Dave Barrett

Rachel and the Many-Spendored Dreamland
(Nominee)
L. Jagi Lamplighter

Defy the Stars
(Nominee)
Claudia Gray

A Court of Wings and Ruin
(Nominee)
Sarah J. Maas

Firebrand
(Nominee)
A.J. Hartley

2016

The Shepherd's Crown
(Winner)
Terry Pratchett

Updraft
(Nominee)
Fran Wilde

Carry On
(Nominee)
Rainbow Rowell

Six of Crows
(Nominee)
Leigh Bardugo

Calamity
(Nominee)
Brandon Sanderson

Changeling's Island
(Nominee)
Dave Freer

Trix and the Faerie Queen
(Nominee)
Alethea Kontis

Steeplejack
(Nominee)
A.J. Hartley

Award Categories

Alternate History Novel

Apocalyptic Novel

Fantasy Novel

Graphic Novel

Horror Novel

Media Tie-In Novel

Military Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel

Science Fiction Novel

Young Adult / Middle Grade Novel

Award Years

2022

2021

2020

2019

2018

2017

2016