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wrenbird
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Should I refer to my novel as a "YA novel" or a "Young Adult novel" or a "young adult novel"?*

*I know, I know, I'm sweating the small stuff.

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Depends on the audience that is being addressed.

YA, informal
Young Adult, explicit, intended for insider audiences
young adult, formal, downstyle capitalization of proper nouns, general audiences

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Well, it's for my query letter, that I'll be sending to agents. So . . . I guess it would be formal?
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Formal for no-fault default. Explicit, if known or knowable that that's the agents' preferred style.
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