Author record · 2006 to 2024
Richard Blanco: Awards and Best-of Lists
Richard Blanco has won 2 awards, including the PEN America Literary Awards (2006) for Directions to the Beach of the Dead, with 2 shortlist or finalist places and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Homeland of My Body: New & Selected Poems | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Poetry | |
| 2019 | How to Love a Country | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Poetry | |
| 2015 | The Prince of Los Cocuyos | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Gay Memoir/Biography | |
| 2014 | The Prince of los Cocuyos | BookPage Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2013 | Looking for the Gulf Motel | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Gay Poetry | |
| 2006 | Directions to the Beach of the Dead | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · PEN Open Book Award |
Books
- The Prince of Los Cocuyos2 sources · 2014 to 2015
- Directions to the Beach of the Dead1 source · 2006
- Homeland of My Body: New & Selected Poems1 source · 2024
- How to Love a Country1 source · 2019
- Looking for the Gulf Motel1 source · 2013