Author record · 2022 to 2025
Katya Balen: Awards and Best-of Lists
Katya Balen has won 2 awards, including the CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) (2022) for October, October, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Ghostlines | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Fiction | |
| 2025 | Letters from the Upside | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2024 | Foxlight | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation | |
| 2024 | Ghostlines | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2023 | The Light in Everything | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2023 | The Light in Everything | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation | |
| 2023 | Foxlight | The Guardian Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's | |
| 2022 | October, October | CILIP Carnegie Medals (Writing and Kate Greenaway Illustration) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Carnegie Medal for Writing | |
| 2022 | October, October | Wainwright Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation |
Books
- Foxlight2 sources · 2023 to 2024
- Ghostlines2 sources · 2024 to 2025
- October, October2 sources · 2022
- The Light in Everything2 sources · 2023
- Letters from the Upside1 source · 2025