| 2021 | I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness: A Novel | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2021 | I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness | Vogue Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness | Vulture / New York Magazine Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2021 | I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2021 | I Love You but I’ve Chosen Darkness | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2017 | Gold Fame Citrus | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Gold Fame Citrus | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · First Novel | |
| 2015 | Gold Fame Citrus | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2015 | Gold Fame Citrus: A Novel | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2015 | Gold Fame Citrus | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Gold Fame Citrus | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2013 | Battleborn | Swansea University Dylan Thomas Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Literature | |
| 2013 | Battleborn | The Story Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Short Story Collection | |
| 2013 | Battleborn | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection | |
| 2013 | Battleborn | Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Battleborn | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | Battleborn: Stories | The Boston Globe Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |