Author record · 2006 to 2025
J.K. Rowling: Awards and Best-of Lists
J.K. Rowling has won 5 awards, including the British Book Awards (2006) for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, with 5 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, Jim Kay
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Audiobook | |
| 2022 | The Christmas Pig | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2021 | The Ickabog | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Fiction Book of the Year | |
| 2017 | Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fantasy | |
| 2017 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Book of the Year | |
| 2017 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration | |
| 2016 | Harry Potter and the Cursed Child | Waterstones Book of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Book of the Year | |
| 2014 | The Casual Vacancy | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Casual Vacancy | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Casual Vacancy | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2012 | The Casual Vacancy | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2009 | The Tales of Beedle the Bard | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Book of the Year | |
| 2008 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Nebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Andre Norton | |
| 2008 | The Harry Potter Series | Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Literature | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Readers | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Fiction | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | The Economist Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | TIME Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Washington Post Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Notable Fiction | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Top 100 | |
| 2007 | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2006 | Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince | British Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book of the Year |
Books
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows9 sources · 2007 to 2008
- The Casual Vacancy4 sources · 2012 to 2014
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child2 sources · 2016 to 2017
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay1 source · 2017
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince1 source · 2006
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone1 source · 2017
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone1 source · 2025
- The Christmas Pig1 source · 2022
- The Harry Potter Series1 source · 2008
- The Ickabog1 source · 2021
- The Tales of Beedle the Bard1 source · 2009