Nonfiction Award Suggestion Form

Young Adult Library Services Association

¾«¶«´«Ã½

The 2025 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults committee will consider books published between November 1, 2023 and October 31, 2024. Publishers, authors, or editors may not nominate their own titles. Field nominations will be accepted for books that meet the published criteria. Field nominations must be seconded by a committee member.

Nominations close on November 1, 2024.

  • Please keep in mind the following criteria guiding the Committee's final selection when selecting books to nominate:
  • All print forms of nonfiction are eligible for consideration, including graphic formats.
  • The title must have been designated by its publisher as intended for young adults who are defined as persons between the ages of twelve and including eighteen.
  • The title must include excellent writing, research, presentation and readability for young adults.
  • Titles from a series may be considered on their individual merits.

Note: Publishers, authors, agents, or editors may not nominate their own titles. Find tools for marketing your book at our Resources for Authors webpage.

Please double check to make sure that every required field has been filled out. If the form is not completely filled out, this field nomination will not be considered. If you have questions about the form or the nomination process, please email the YALSA office.

Submitting this form does not automatically mean your submission will be an official nomination.

Personal Data Notification

The ¾«¶«´«Ã½(¾«¶«´«Ã½ and its units) and the ALA-APA (Allied Professional Association) (collectively “ALA”) use the personal data you provide to the ¾«¶«´«Ã½to process membership, inform you of products, services, conferences, education opportunities, events and for other purposes which are within the Association’s mission. To accomplish these actions, ¾«¶«´«Ã½contracts with third-parties who gather and process personal data to complete interactions such as online purchases, conference registration, and fulfillment. The personal data as provided is processed and stored as a legitimate Interest to the ¾«¶«´«Ã½in order to fulfill your requests for information and services from ALA.

For more information, review .

If listed on the title page.
If applicable (e.g., Book Title, edited by Author).
Is this book illustrated?
If listed on the title page.
The publication date MUST fall between Nov. 1 and Oct. 31 of the year preceding the award (e.g., Nov. 1, 2021-Oct. 31, 2022 for the 2023 award).
Please briefly describe this book.