Rita Award - Young Adult Romance (Awarded by Romance Writers of America)

Awards List

2019

My So-Called Bollywood Life
(Winner)
Nisha Sharma

Not If I Save You First
(Finalist)
Ally Carter

Cry Baby
(Finalist)
Ginger Scott

2018

Seize Today
(Winner)
Pintip Dunn

Letters to the Lost
(Finalist)
Brigid Kemmerer

Black Bird of the Gallows
(Finalist)
Meg Kassel

The Thing with Feathers
(Finalist)
McCall Hoyle

2017

The Problem with Forever
(Winner)
Jennifer L. Armentrout

The Distance from A to Z
(Finalist)
Natalie Blitt

Summer of Supernovas
(Finalist)
Darcy Woods

Affective Needs
(Finalist)
Rebecca Taylor

2016

The Anatomical Shape of a Heart
(Winner)
Jenn Bennett

Followed by Frost
(Finalist)
Charlie N. Holmberg

Rikki
(Finalist)
Abigail Strom

Unspoken
(Finalist)
C.C. Hunter

2015

Boys Like You
(Winner)
Juliana Stone

Run to You: First Sight
(Finalist)
Clara Kensie

Plus One
(Finalist)
Elizabeth Fama

Some Boys
(Finalist)
Patty Blount

2013

The Farm
(Winner)
Emily McKay

Grave Mercy
(Finalist)
Robin LaFevers

Bound
(Finalist)
Erica O'Rourke

Pushing the Limits
(Finalist)
Katie McGarry

2012

Enclave
(Winner)
Ann Aguirre

Warped
(Finalist)
Maurissa Guibord

Flawless
(Finalist)
Lara Chapman

I'm Not Her
(Finalist)
Janet Gurtler

Hourglass
(Finalist)
Myra McEntire

Touch of Frost
(Finalist)
Jennifer Estep

2011

The Iron King
(Winner)
Julie Kagawa

Chasing Brooklyn
(Finalist)
Lisa Schroeder

The Clearing
(Finalist)
Heather Davis

Rules of Attraction
(Finalist)
Simone Elkeles

I Now Pronounce You Someone Else
(Finalist)
Erin McCahan

The Clockwork Angel
(Finalist)
Cassandra Clare

2010

Perfect Chemistry
(Winner)
Simone Elkeles

The ABC's of Kissing Boys
(Finalist)
Tina Ferraro

Going Too Far
(Finalist)
Jennifer Echols

Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover
(Finalist)
Ally Carter

Fairy Tale
(Finalist)
Cyn Balog

Nothing Like You
(Finalist)
Lauren Strasnick

2009

Hell Week
(Winner)
Rosemary Clement-Moore

How to Hook a Hottie
(Finalist)
Tina Ferraro

Oh. My. Gods.
(Finalist)
Tera Lynn Childs

2008

Wicked Lovely
(Winner)
Melissa Marr

Leaving Paradise
(Finalist)
Simone Elkeles

Graffiti Girl
(Finalist)
Kelly Parra

Girl at Sea
(Finalist)
Maureen Johnson

1988

Does Your Nose Get In The Way, Too?
(Winner)
Arlene Erlbach

1985

First Impression
(Finalist)
Harriette S. Abels

1984

A New Love for Lisa
(Finalist)
Harriette S. Abels

1983

Anne and Jay
(Finalist)
Barbara Bartholomew

A Special Love
(Finalist)
Harriette S. Abels

Award Categories

Best Romance

Contemporary Romance: Long

Contemporary Romance: Mid-Length

Contemporary Romance: Short

Contemporary Series Romance

Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure

Contemporary Single Title

Erotic Romance

Erotica

First Book

Futuristic/Fantasy/Paranormal

Historical Romance

Historical Romance: Long

Historical Romance: Short

Historical Series

Historical Single Title

Inspirational Romance

Long Contemporary Romance

Long Contemporary Series

Long Historical Romance

Novel with Strong Romantic Elements

Paranormal Romance

Regency Romance

Romance Novella

Romantic Novella

Award Years

2019

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

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