Author record · 2009 to 2025
Frances Wilson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Frances Wilson has 4 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 12 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2025 | Electric Spark | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2025 | Electric Spark | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2025 | Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark | Financial Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Literary non-fiction | |
| 2025 | Electric Spark: The Enigma of Dame Muriel | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Nonfiction | |
| 2021 | Burning Man: The Ascent of DH Lawrence | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Biography | |
| 2021 | Burning Man | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | Burning Man | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | Burning Man: The Ascent of DH Lawrence | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey | National Book Critics Circle Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Biography | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2016 | Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 10 | |
| 2011 | How to Survive the Titanic, or the Sinking of J Bruce Ismay | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · History | |
| 2009 | The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth: A Life | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Biography and memoir |
Books
- Guilty Thing: A Life of Thomas De Quincey6 sources · 2016
- Electric Spark: The Enigma of Muriel Spark5 sources · 2025
- Burning Man: The Ascent of DH Lawrence4 sources · 2021
- How to Survive the Titanic, or the Sinking of J Bruce Ismay1 source · 2011
- The Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth: A Life1 source · 2009