Author record · 2015 to 2023

Daniel José Older: Awards and Best-of Lists

Daniel José Older has 8 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 15 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Rose Fox

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2023Ballad & DaggerIgnyte Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel - Young Adult
2023Ballad & DaggerLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2022Ballad & Dagger (An Outlaw Saints Novel)NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021Shadowshaper LegacyLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2018Shadowhouse FallLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2018Dactyl Hill SquadNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2018Dactyl Hill SquadNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018Dactyl Hill SquadPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2018Dactyl Hill SquadSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2017Shadowhouse FallNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017Shadowhouse FallKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2016ShadowshaperMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2016ShadowshaperLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2016ShadowshaperNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Andre Norton
2015Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of HistoryLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology
2015ShadowshaperKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Readers' Literature
2015Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of HistoryWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Anthology
2015ShadowshaperChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Teen Fiction
2015ShadowshaperNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2015ShadowshaperBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Older Readers
2015ShadowshaperThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2015ShadowshaperKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2015ShadowshaperBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2015ShadowshaperPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2015ShadowshaperSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult

Books

  1. Shadowshaper12 sources · 2015 to 2016
  2. Dactyl Hill Squad4 sources · 2018
  3. Ballad & Dagger3 sources · 2022 to 2023
  4. Shadowhouse Fall3 sources · 2017 to 2018
  5. Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History2 sources · 2015
  6. Shadowshaper Legacy1 source · 2021