Alex Awards

For the awards honoring excellence in album cover art, see Alex Steinweiss § Awards. For the other awards granted by the American Library Association and named after Margaret Alexander Edwards, see Margaret Edwards Award.

Alex Award
Awarded forAdults books with "special appeal" for adolescents
CountryUnited States
Presented byYoung Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association
First awarded1998
Websiteala.org/yalsa/alex-awards

The Alex Awards annually recognize "ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults ages 12 through 18".[1] Since 2002, the Alex Awards have been administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.[2]

The awards, initially bestowed in 1998, were named after Baltimore librarian Margaret Alexander Edwards, who was known as "Alex". They are sponsored by the Margaret Alexander Edwards Trust and Booklist magazine.[3] Books published during the previous year are eligible for the awards.

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  3. ^ Carter, Betty. "Who Is Margaret Edwards and What Is This Award Being Given In Her Honor?". The ALAN Review (Spring 1992): 45–48. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved March 5, 2009.