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Jo Walton: Awards and Best-of Lists

Jo Walton has won 6 awards, including the Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards (2010) for Lifelode, with 12 shortlist or finalist places, 4 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2022Or What You WillMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Adult Literature
2020Lent: A Novel of Many ReturnsMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2020Or What You WillBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science Fiction & Fantasy
2019StarlingsLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Collection
2019An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-2000Hugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Related Work
2019LentBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science Fiction & Fantasy
2017Thessaly TrilogyMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2017NecessityLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2016Necessity: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2015My Real ChildrenStonewall Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Literature
2015My Real ChildrenWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2015The Just CityNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2014My Real ChildrenOtherwise Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Otherwise Award
2012Among OthersBritish Fantasy Award (Novel) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fantasy Novel
2012Among OthersHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novel
2012Among OthersNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novel
2012Among OthersMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2012Among OthersLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2012Among OthersWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2011Among OthersGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2010LifelodeMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Adult Literature
2009LifelodeOtherwise Award source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Otherwise Award
2008Ha’pennyLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror
2008Half a CrownPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror
2007FarthingJohn W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Best Science Fiction Novel
2007FarthingLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · SF Novel
2007FarthingNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel

Books

  1. Among Others7 sources · 2011 to 2012
  2. Farthing3 sources · 2007
  3. My Real Children3 sources · 2014 to 2015
  4. Lent: A Novel of Many Returns2 sources · 2019 to 2020
  5. Lifelode2 sources · 2009 to 2010
  6. Necessity2 sources · 2016 to 2017
  7. Or What You Will2 sources · 2020 to 2022
  8. An Informal History of the Hugos: A Personal Look Back at the Hugo Awards, 1953-20001 source · 2019
  9. Ha’penny1 source · 2008
  10. Half a Crown1 source · 2008
  11. Starlings1 source · 2019
  12. The Just City1 source · 2015
  13. Thessaly Trilogy1 source · 2017