| 2019 | Lost in September | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Lost in September | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2017 | Lost in September | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Geography & Travel | |
| 2014 | Boundless: Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage | Writers' Trust of Canada Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Nonfiction | |
| 2012 | Annabel | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Literature | |
| 2012 | Annabel | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Annabel | Women's Prize for Fiction source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2011 | Annabel | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Annabel | Governor General's Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Annabel | Writers' Trust of Canada Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Annabel | Scotiabank Giller Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2010 | Annabel | The Globe and Mail Globe 100 source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |