Author record · 2015 to 2025
Helen Scales: Awards and Best-of Lists
Helen Scales has 2 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | What the Wild Sea Can Be | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Conservation Writing | |
| 2025 | What the Wild Sea Can Be: The Future of the World’s Ocean | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | What The Wild Sea Can Be | Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Non-Fiction | |
| 2024 | What the Wild Sea Can Be | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Brilliant Abyss | The Telegraph Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2021 | The Brilliant Abyss | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Non-Fiction | |
| 2021 | The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science & Technology | |
| 2015 | Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nature | |
| 2015 | Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Science and technology |
Books
- What the Wild Sea Can Be4 sources · 2024 to 2025
- The Brilliant Abyss3 sources · 2021
- Spirals in Time: The Secret Life and Curious Afterlife of Seashells2 sources · 2015