Author record · 2016 to 2025
Donika Kelly: Awards and Best-of Lists
Donika Kelly has won 2 awards, including the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (2017) for Bestiary, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Natural Order of Things | The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Also Recommended | |
| 2022 | The Renunciations: Poems | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Poetry | |
| 2021 | The Renunciations | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Poetry | |
| 2021 | The Renunciations | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2018 | Bestiary | Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Kate Tufts Discovery Award | |
| 2017 | Bestiary | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Poetry | |
| 2017 | Bestiary | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Poetry | |
| 2016 | Bestiary | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Poetry |
Books
- Bestiary4 sources · 2016 to 2018
- The Renunciations: Poems3 sources · 2021 to 2022
- The Natural Order of Things1 source · 2025