Author record · 2019 to 2025
Mariama J. Lockington: Awards and Best-of Lists
Mariama J. Lockington has won 1 award, the Schneider Family Book Award (2024) for Forever Is Now, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | Forever Is Now | Schneider Family Book Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult | |
| 2023 | In the Key of Us | Stonewall Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Children's and Young Adult | |
| 2023 | Forever Is Now | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2022 | In the Key of Us | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Kids | |
| 2022 | In the Key of Us | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade | |
| 2019 | For Black Girls Like Me | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers | |
| 2019 | For Black Girls Like Me | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Middle Grade |
Books
- In the Key of Us3 sources · 2022 to 2023
- For Black Girls Like Me2 sources · 2019
- Forever Is Now2 sources · 2023 to 2024
- I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm1 source · 2025