Author record · 2006 to 2022
Marilyn Nelson: Awards and Best-of Lists
Marilyn Nelson has won 1 award, the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2015) for My Seneca Village, with 3 shortlist or finalist places and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Elizabeth Alexander
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2022 | Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2022 | Augusta Savage | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2015 | My Seneca Village | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2015 | How I Discovered Poetry | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2015 | My Seneca Village | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Nonfiction, Older Readers | |
| 2015 | My Seneca Village | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Nonfiction | |
| 2015 | My Seneca Village | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2015 | My Seneca Village | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2014 | How I Discovered Poetry | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Teen Nonfiction | |
| 2014 | How I Discovered Poetry | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | How I Discovered Poetry | Horn Book Fanfare source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2010 | Snook Alone | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Young Readers | |
| 2010 | Snook Alone | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Picture Books | |
| 2009 | Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Folk and Fairy Tales and Poetry | |
| 2009 | Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Middle Readers | |
| 2009 | Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Children's Picture | |
| 2009 | Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2007 | Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2006 | A Wreath for Emmett Till | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2006 | A Wreath for Emmett Till | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature |
Books
- My Seneca Village5 sources · 2015
- How I Discovered Poetry4 sources · 2014 to 2015
- Sweethearts of Rhythm: The Story of the Greatest All-Girl Swing Band in the World4 sources · 2009
- Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor’s Life3 sources · 2022
- A Wreath for Emmett Till2 sources · 2006
- Snook Alone2 sources · 2010
- Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies & Little Misses of Color1 source · 2007