Author record · 2012 to 2025
Kirsty Gunn: Awards and Best-of Lists
Kirsty Gunn has won 1 award, the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards (2013) for The Big Music, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Pretty Ugly | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2019 | Caroline’s Bikini | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | My Katherine Mansfield Project | The Irish Times Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books of the Year | |
| 2014 | The Big Music | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2013 | The Big Music | Ockham New Zealand Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Fiction | |
| 2012 | The Big Music | James Tait Black Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction |
Books
- The Big Music3 sources · 2012 to 2014
- Caroline’s Bikini1 source · 2019
- My Katherine Mansfield Project1 source · 2016
- Pretty Ugly1 source · 2025