Author record · 2018 to 2025

Benjamin Myers: Awards and Best-of Lists

Benjamin Myers has won 2 awards, including the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction (2018) for The Gallows Pole, with 2 longlist or nominee places and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Jesus Christ KinskiThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2024CuddyWalter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Historical Fiction
2023CuddyGoldsmiths Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2023CuddyThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2022The Perfect Golden CircleThe Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020The OffingWalter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Historical Fiction
2018The Gallows PoleWalter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Historical Fiction

Books

  1. Cuddy3 sources · 2023 to 2024
  2. Jesus Christ Kinski1 source · 2025
  3. The Gallows Pole1 source · 2018
  4. The Offing1 source · 2020
  5. The Perfect Golden Circle1 source · 2022