Friday, January 24, 2014

Mythopoeic Children's Fantasy

 The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature honors books for younger readers (from “Young Adults” to picture books for beginning readers), in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia. Entries (from the Children's list only) below, with the winner first in the list (and marked with an asterisk). Links take you to the book on WorldsWithoutEnd.

2013

  • Sarah Beth Durst, Vessel (Margaret K. McElderry)*
  • Jorge Aguirre and Rafael Rosado, Giants Beware! (First Second)
  • Merrie Haskell, The Princess Curse (HarperCollins)
  • Christopher Healy, The Hero’s Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (Walden Pond Press)
  • Sherwood Smith, The Spy Princess (Viking Juvenile)

2012

2011

2010

  • Grace Lin, Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (Little, Brown) *
  • Kage Baker, The Hotel Under the Sand (Tachyon)
  • Shannon Hale, Books of Bayern consisting of The Goose Girl, Enna Burning, River Secrets, andForest Born (Bloomsbury)
  • Malinda Lo, Ash (Little, Brown)
  • Lisa Mantchev, Eyes Like Stars (Feiwel & Friends)

2009

2008


2007

2006


2005

2004

2003

2002

2001

  • Aria of the Sea by Dia Calhoun *
  • Night Flying by Rita Murphy
  • Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
  • Growing Wings by Laurel Winter
  • Boots and the Seven Leaguers by Jane Yolen

2000

1999

1998

1996

1995

  • Owl in Love by Patrice Kindl *
  • The Princess and the Lord of Night by Emma Bull
  • Switching Well by Peni R. Griffin
  • A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories by Robin McKinley
  • Good Griselle by Jane Yolen

1994

1993

  • Knight’s Wyrd by Debra Doyle and James D. Macdonald *
  • The Ancient One by T.A. Barron
  • Jennifer Murdley’s Toad by Bruce Coville
  • Hobkin by Peni R. Griffin
  • Fish Soup by Ursula K. Le Guin

1992

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Incidentally, I just found that the Mythopoeic Awards is a category on Worlds Without End. It doesn't seem to differentiate between adult and young adult, but I will link to their page regardless.  Cheers!

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