Author record · 2017 to 2024

Cherie Dimaline: Awards and Best-of Lists

Cherie Dimaline has won 3 awards, including the Kirkus Prize (2017) for The Marrow Thieves, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Funeral Songs for Dying GirlsCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
2024Funeral Songs for Dying GirlsIgnyte Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel - Young Adult
2024Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden RemixGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature – Text
2023VenCoGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2023Funeral Songs for Dying GirlsBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Young Adult Novel
2023Funeral Songs for Dying GirlsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2023Into the Bright OpenKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2023Into the Bright OpenThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult Fiction
2022Hunting By StarsCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Juvenile/YA Crime Book
2021Hunting by StarsNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020Empire Of Wild: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2019Empire of WildThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2017The Marrow ThievesGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young People's Literature – Text
2017The Marrow ThievesKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Young Readers' Literature
2017The Marrow ThievesNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Teens
2017The Marrow ThievesNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017The Marrow ThievesKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2017The Marrow ThievesSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2017The Marrow ThievesThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult Fiction

Books

  1. The Marrow Thieves7 sources · 2017
  2. Funeral Songs for Dying Girls4 sources · 2023 to 2024
  3. Into the Bright Open: A Secret Garden Remix3 sources · 2023 to 2024
  4. Empire Of Wild: A Novel2 sources · 2019 to 2020
  5. Hunting By Stars2 sources · 2021 to 2022
  6. VenCo1 source · 2023