Author record · 2017 to 2021

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi: Awards and Best-of Lists

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi has 1 shortlist or finalist place, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result
2021	A Girl Is a Body of Water	Aspen Words Literary Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2020	The First Woman	James Tait Black Prizes source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Fiction
2020	A Girl is a Body of Water	TIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · 100 Must-Read
2020	A Girl Is a Body of Water	Booklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Adult Books for Young Adults: Fiction
2020	A Girl Is A Body of Water	Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2020	A Girl Is a Body of Water	Washington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Notable Fiction
2017	Kintu	The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2017	Kintu	Publishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction