Ignyte Award for Outstanding Middle Grade
| Ignyte Award for Outstanding Middle Grade | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Longform works for a middle grade audience |
| Country | United States |
| Presented by | FIYAH Literary Magazine |
| First award | 2020 |
| Most recent winner | Jenna Lee-Yun (The Last Rhee Witch) |
| Website | ignyteawards |
The Ignyte Award for Outstanding Middle Grade is a literary award given annually as part of the Ignyte Awards.
Winners and finalists
* Winners
| Year | Author | Work | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Kwame Mbalia* | Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | [1] |
| Carlos Hernandez | Sal and Gabi Break the Universe | [1] | |
| Jessica Khoury | The Mystwick School of Musicraft | [1] | |
| Karen Strong | Just South of Home | [1] | |
| Jasmine Warga | Other Words for Home | [1] | |
| 2021 | Claribel A. Ortega* | Ghost Squad | [2] |
| Rena Barron | Maya and the Rising Dark | [2] | |
| Mike Ford | Frightville: Curse of the Wish Eater | [2] | |
| Rebecca Roanhorse | Race to the Sun | [2] | |
| Christina Soontornvat | A Wish in the Dark | [2] | |
| 2022 | Eden Royce* | Root Magic | [3] |
| B. B. Alston | Amari and the Night Brothers | [3] | |
| Shakira Bourne | Josephine Against the Sea | [3] | |
| Kwame Mbalia | Tristan Strong Keeps Punching | [3] | |
| Mark Oshiro | The Insiders | [3] | |
| 2023 | Claribel A. Ortega* | Witchlings | [4] |
| K. Tempest Bradford | Ruby Finley vs. the Interstellar Invasion | [4] | |
| Dhonielle Clayton | The Marvellers | [4] | |
| Mark Oshiro | You Only Live Once, David Bravo | [4] | |
| Christina Soontornvat | The Last Mapmaker | [4] | |
| 2024 | P. Djèlí Clark* | Abeni's Song | [5] |
| Alechia Dow | Just a Pinch of Magic | [5] | |
| Malia Maunakea | Lei and the Fire Goddess | [5] | |
| Mark Oshiro | The Sun and the Star | [5] | |
| Rick Riordan | |||
| DaVaun Sanders | Keynan Masters and the Peerless Magic Crew | [5] | |
| 2025 | Jenna Lee-Yun* | The Last Rhee Witch | [6] |
| B. B. Alston | Amari and the Despicable Wonders | [6] | |
| José Pablo Iriarte | Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed | [6] | |
| Rajani LaRocca | Sona and the Golden Beasts | [6] | |
| Eden Royce | The Creepening of Dogwood House | [6] |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2021 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 18 September 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2022 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2023 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d e "2024 Ignyte Award Winners". Locus. 8 November 2024. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "2025 Ignyte Award Winners". Locus. 13 October 2025. Retrieved 5 January 2026.