The William C. Morris YA (Young Adult) Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The award's namesake is an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults. William Morris left an impressive mark on the field of children's and young adult literature. He was beloved in the publishing field and the library profession for his generosity and marvelous enthusiasm for promoting literature for children and teens.
2021 - If These Wings Could Fly by 
2020 - The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by 
2019 - Darius the Great Is Not Okay by 
2018 - The Hate U Give by 
2016 - Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by 
2015 - Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by 
2012 - Where Things Come Back by 
2010 - Flash Burnout by 
2020 - Genesis Begins Again by 
2019 - What the Night Sings by 
2017 - Girl Mans Up by 
2017 - Rani Patel in Full Effect by 
2017 - The Smell of Other People's Houses by 
2015 - The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by 
2014 - In the Shadow of Blackbirds by 
2013 - The Miseducation of Cameron Post by 
2012 - Under the Mesquite by 
2012 - Between Shades of Gray by 
2010 - Ash by 
2010 - The Everafter by 
2010 - Hold Still by ![University of Idaho Library [logo]](https://www.lib.uidaho.edu/media/images/ui_library_horizontal.png)