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Author record · 2014 to 2021

Maria Dahvana Headley: Awards and Best-of Lists

Maria Dahvana Headley has won 1 award, the Hugo Award (book categories) (2021) for Beowulf, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 8 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Kat Howard, Neil Gaiman

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2021BeowulfHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Related Work
2021BeowulfLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Horror Novel
2020Beowulf: A New TranslationThe Atlantic Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Beowulf: A New TranslationNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020BeowulfThe Irish Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books of the Year
2020BeowulfKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2019The Mere WifeLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2019The Mere WifeWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2018The Mere WifeKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018The Mere WifeWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2015MagoniaPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Young Adult
2014Unnatural CreaturesLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology
2014The End Of The SentenceNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love

Books

  1. Beowulf6 sources · 2020 to 2021
  2. The Mere Wife4 sources · 2018 to 2019
  3. Magonia1 source · 2015
  4. The End Of The Sentence1 source · 2014
  5. Unnatural Creatures1 source · 2014