The ballot
- Sheine LendeDarcie Little BadgerLevine QueridoWinner
- The Maid and the CrocodileJordan IfuekoAmuletRunner-up
- Heavenly TyrantXiran Jay ZhaoTundra Books
- So Let Them BurnKamilah ColeLittle, Brown Books for Young Readers
- The Feast MakersH.A. ClarkeErewhon
