The Jacqueline Woodson Award for LGBTQ+ Children's/YA Literature, established in 2024, is an annual literary award presented by the Publishing Triangle that honors "works of literature geared towards children and young adults that explore themes related to LGBTQ+ experiences, identities, and issues". Selected books explore LGBTQ+ topics in "an age-appropriate and sensitive manner". The award honors American writer Jacqueline Woodson. Winners receive a $1,000 prize.
Recipients +Award winners and finalists Year Author Title Publisher Result 2024Salma Writes a BookAnnick PressWinnerBlackwardDrawn & QuarterlyFinalistDragging Mason County Annick PressFinalistBloomsbury Children's BooksFinalist2025Canto ContigoWednesday BooksWinnerCrash LandingAnnick PressFinalistThey Thought They Buried UsLerner Publishing GroupFinalist and Loveis WiseWhat I Must Tell the World: How Lorraine Hansberry Found Her VoiceZando-Hillman Grad BooksFinalist2026We Can Never LeaveWednesday BooksWinnerGeneration Queer Lee & Low BooksFinalistPlanetaTOKYOPOPFinalistStar Fruit IKB PressFinalistTitan of the StarsTundra BooksFinalist
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