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 for
Adults books with "special appeal" for adolescents
Country
United States
Presented by
Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association
First awarded
1998
Website
ala.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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