- Yaccarino, Dan (3 books, 3 awards)
- Yashima, Taro (3 books, 3 awards)
- Yee, Wong Herbert (1 book, 1 award)
- Yelchin, Eugene (1 book, 1 award)
- Yerxa, Leo (1 book, 1 award)
- Young, Cybele (1 book, 1 award)
- Young, Ed (5 books, 7 awards)
- Yum, Hyewon (2 books, 2 awards)
- Zagarenski, Pamela (2 books, 3 awards)
- Zelinsky, Paul O. (4 books, 5 awards)
- Zemach, Margot (3 books, 3 awards)
- Zeman, Ludmila (1 book, 1 award)