The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America.Neimeyer, Mark. "Poe and Popular Culture", collected in The Cambridge Companion to Edgar Allan Poe. Cambridge University Press, 2002. . p. 206. They remain the most prestigious awards in the entire mystery genre. The award for Best Young Adult Mystery was established in 1989 as part of the Edgar Awards and recognizes works written for ages twelve to eighteen, and grades eight through twelve.Mystery Writers Prior to the establishment of this award, the Mystery Writers of America awarded a special Edgar to Katherine Paterson for The Master Puppeteer in 1977.
Winners
1989-1999 Year Author Title Result 1989Incident at Loring GrovesWinner1990Show Me the EvidenceWinner1991MoteWinner1992Winner1993Winner1994Winner1995Toughing ItWinner1996Prophecy RockWinner1997Twisted SummerWinner1998Ghost CanoeWinner1999Winner
2000s Year Author Title Result 2000Never Trust a Dead ManWinner2001Counterfeit SonWinner2002Winner2003Winner2004AccelerationWinner2005 and Thomas HooblerIn Darkness, DeathWinner2006Last ShotWinner2007BuriedWinner2008Rat LifeWinner2009Paper TownsWinner
2010s Year Author Title Result 2010Reality CheckWinner2011Winner2012WinnerShelter ShortlistKill You Last2013Code Name VerityWinner2014Ketchup CloudsWinnerAll the Truth That's In MeShortlistFar Far Away Criminal How to Lead a Life of Crime 2015WinnerShortlistNearly GoneFake ID 2016WinnerEndangeredShortlistAsk the Dark 2017Girl in the Blue CoatWinnerThree Truths and a LieShortlistMy Sister Rosa Thieving Weasels 2018Long Way DownWinner ShortlistGrit 2019SadieWinnerContagion ShortlistBlink After the Fire
2020s +2020s Best Young Adult winners and shortlists Year Author Title Result 2020Catfishing on CatNetWinnerKilling NovemberShortlistPatron Saints of Nothing Wild and Crooked2021WinnerShortlistThey Went Left Silence of Bones 2022Firekeeper's DaughterWinnerAce of SpadesShortlistWhen You Look Like Us2023WinnerPretty Dead QueensShortlistFrightmaresLock the Doors2024Girl ForgottenWinnerStar Splitter ShortlistMy Flawless Life Just Do This One Thing for Me 202549 Miles AloneWinnerLooking for Smoke ShortlistDeath at Morning House 2026Under the Same StarsWinnerCatch Your Death ShortlistThis is Where We Die Codebreaker
References
External links The official website of Edgar Awards (includes nominees)