Author record · 2020 to 2025
Safia Elhillo: Awards and Best-of Lists
Safia Elhillo has 5 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 6 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Fatimah Asghar
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bright Red Fruit | Michael L. Printz Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Adult Literature | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | Kirkus Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Young Readers' Literature | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Teens | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books for Youth: Older Fiction | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2024 | Bright Red Fruit | School Library Journal Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Young Adult | |
| 2022 | Home Is Not a Country | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Author | |
| 2022 | Girls That Never Die | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2021 | Home Is Not a Country | National Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Young People's Literature | |
| 2021 | Home Is Not a Country | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Poetry | |
| 2021 | Home Is Not a Country | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Teen | |
| 2020 | The BreakBeat Poets Volume 3: Halal if You Hear Me | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · LGBTQ Anthology |
Books
- Bright Red Fruit8 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Home Is Not a Country4 sources · 2021 to 2022
- Girls That Never Die1 source · 2022
- The BreakBeat Poets Volume 3: Halal if You Hear Me1 source · 2020