The award's namesake is William C. Morris, an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults. The Morris Debut Award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen by 
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by 
Wake the Bones by 
The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by 
Hell Followed with Us by 
If These Wings Could Fly by 
Black Girl Unlimited by 
The Black Kids by 
It Sounded Better in My Head by 
Woven in Moonlight by 
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by 
The Candle and the Flame by 
Frankly in Love by 
Genesis Begins Again by 
There Will Come a Darkness by 
Darius the Great Is Not Okay by 
Blood Water Paint by 
Check, Please! : Book 1: Hockey by 
Children of Blood and Bone by 
What the Night Sings by