Author record · 2007 to 2025

Nicola Barker: Awards and Best-of Lists

Nicola Barker has won 1 award, the Goldsmiths Prize (2017) for H(A)PPY, with 1 shortlist or finalist place, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025TonyInterruptorThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2019I Am SovereignThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018H(A)PPYWomen's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2017H(A)PPYGoldsmiths Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2017H(a)ppyThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2012The YipsBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2012The YipsFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2007DarkmansBooker Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2007DarkmansThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction

Books

  1. H(A)PPY3 sources · 2017 to 2018
  2. Darkmans2 sources · 2007
  3. The Yips2 sources · 2012
  4. I Am Sovereign1 source · 2019
  5. TonyInterruptor1 source · 2025