Author record · 2018 to 2023

Ling Ma: Awards and Best-of Lists

Ling Ma has won 3 awards, including the Kirkus Prize (2018) for Severance, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 11 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2023Bliss MontageThe Story Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Short Story Collection
2022Bliss Montage: StoriesNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2022Bliss MontageThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2022Bliss MontageChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2022Bliss MontageKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2022Bliss MontageNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2022Bliss Montage: StoriesLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Short Stories
2020SeveranceDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2019SeveranceLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · First Novel
2019SeverancePEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
2019SeveranceAspen Words Literary Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2018SeveranceKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2018SeveranceGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science Fiction
2018SeveranceChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018SeveranceChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books: Top Ten
2018SeveranceNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2018SeveranceKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018SeveranceBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018SeveranceNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. Severance11 sources · 2018 to 2020
  2. Bliss Montage7 sources · 2022 to 2023