Author record · 2008 to 2024
Joan Thomas: Awards and Best-of Lists
Joan Thomas has won 2 awards, including the Governor General's Literary Awards (2019) for Five Wives, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Wild Hope | Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Best Crime Novel Set in Canada | |
| 2019 | Five Wives | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Five Wives | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2014 | The Opening Sky | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Curiosity | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Curiosity | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Reading by Lightning | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2008 | Reading by Lightning | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction |
Books
- Curiosity2 sources · 2010 to 2012
- Five Wives2 sources · 2019
- Reading by Lightning2 sources · 2008 to 2010
- The Opening Sky1 source · 2014
- Wild Hope1 source · 2024