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Jeanette Winterson: Awards and Best-of Lists

Jeanette Winterson has won 1 award, the Lambda Literary Awards (2013) for Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 5 longlist or nominee places, and 13 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
202112 BytesThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2019FrankisssteinBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2019FrankisssteinPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2019Frankissstein: A Love StoryLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Literary Fiction
2019Frankissstein: A Love StoryWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2017The Gap of TimeDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2017Christmas DaysNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2016The Gap of TimeLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Bisexual
2015The Gap Of Time: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2014The Daylight GateLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Lesbian Fiction
2013Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?Lambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Lesbian Memoir/Biography
2013Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?Stonewall Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Nonfiction
2013Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Nonfiction
2013The Daylight GateNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2013The Daylight GateKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013The Daylight GatePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013The Daylight GateWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2012Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2012Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?New York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2012Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?Amazon Editors' Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 100
2009The Stone GodsDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2006LighthousekeepingLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Lesbian Fiction
2006LighthousekeepingDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction

Books

  1. Why Be Happy When You Could Be Normal?6 sources · 2012 to 2013
  2. The Daylight Gate5 sources · 2013 to 2014
  3. Frankissstein4 sources · 2019
  4. The Gap of Time3 sources · 2015 to 2017
  5. Lighthousekeeping2 sources · 2006
  6. 12 Bytes1 source · 2021
  7. Christmas Days1 source · 2017
  8. The Stone Gods1 source · 2009