- Organizer
- Young Adult Library Services Association (American Library Association)
- Why it counts
- Awarded annually by YALSA, a division of the American Library Association, for the best book written for teens based entirely on its literary merit, since 2000
- Held
- annual, late January, at the ALA Youth Media Awards
Reigning winners
Printz Award · 2023
- Sabaa Tahir — All My Rage source 1 · source 2
| Year | Printz Award |
|---|---|
| 2023 | Sabaa Tahir — All My Rage |
| 2022 | Angeline Boulley — Firekeeper's Daughter |
| 2021 | Daniel Nayeri — Everything Sad Is Untrue |
| 2020 | A. S. King — Dig |
| 2019 | Elizabeth Acevedo — The Poet X |
| 2018 | Nina LaCour — We Are Okay |
| 2016 | Laura Ruby — Bone Gap |
| 2015 | Jandy Nelson — I'll Give You The Sun |