Author record · 2020 to 2021

Rebecca Giggs: Awards and Best-of Lists

Rebecca Giggs has won 1 award, the Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence (2021) for Fathoms: The World in the Whale, with 4 shortlist or finalist places and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2021Fathoms: The World in the WhaleAndrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Nonfiction
2021Fathoms: The World in the WhalePEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
2021Fathoms: The World in the WhaleStella Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Writing
2021FathomsWainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Writing on Global Conservation
2020FathomsKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Nonfiction
2020Fathoms: The World in the WhaleBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Science
2020Fathoms: The World in the WhaleChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Fathoms: The World in the WhaleSlate Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020FathomsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2020FathomsBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Nonfiction
2020Fathoms: The World in the WhaleLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science & Technology

Books

  1. Fathoms: The World in the Whale11 sources · 2020 to 2021