Margaret A. Edwards Award
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The Margaret A. Edwards Award is an American Library Association honor recognizing an author’s significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Margaret A. Edwards Award canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American Library Association award
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literary award ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Young Adult Library Services Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedOrganization | Young Adult Library Services Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedFor | significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature ⓘ |
| awardType | author career achievement award ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| field | young adult literature ⓘ |
| firstRecipient | S. E. Hinton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | YASD/SLJ Author Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genreFocus | realistic young adult fiction ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
American literary awards
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Awards established in 1988 ⓘ Young adult literature awards ⓘ |
| inception | 1988 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Margaret A. Edwards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizer | American Library Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
American Library Association
NERFINISHED
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Young Adult Library Services Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selectionCriteria |
body of work rather than a single title
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books widely read by teenagers ⓘ work that helps adolescents become aware of themselves and their role in the world ⓘ |
| sponsor | School Library Journal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalHonorees |
authors of young adult fiction
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authors of young adult nonfiction GENERATED ⓘ |
| website | https://www.ala.org/yalsa/edwards ⓘ |
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