National Book Awards 2024 Young People's Literature

The National Book Foundation announced the Longlist for the 2024 National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (YPL). The Finalists in all five categories will be revealed on Tuesday, October 1 with the New York Times; Winners will be announced live at the 75th National Book Awards Ceremony & Benefit Dinner on Wednesday, November 20, 2024. This year’s Longlist includes one author who has been previously honored by the National Book Awards: Randy Ribay was a Finalist for Young People’s Literature in 2019. The authors on this year’s list have been honored by the Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Young Adult Novel, the Newbery Honor and Medal, the Pura Belpré Award, and the Walter Dean Myers Award Honor for Outstanding Children’s Literature, among others.