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Author record · 2006 to 2025

Simon Armitage: Awards and Best-of Lists

Simon Armitage has 4 shortlist or finalist places and 8 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025DwellThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2025New CemeteryThe Observer Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2025New CemeteryThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2021A Vertical Art: Oxford LecturesThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2020Magnetic Field: The Marsden PoemsThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2015Paper AeroplaneThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2014Walking HomeWainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Nature Writing
2012The Death of King ArthurT. S. Eliot Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Poetry
2011The Death of King ArthurThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2010Seeing StarsT. S. Eliot Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Poetry
2008Sir Gawain and the Green KnightNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2006Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy KidT. S. Eliot Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Poetry

Books

  1. New Cemetery2 sources · 2025
  2. The Death of King Arthur2 sources · 2011 to 2012
  3. A Vertical Art: Oxford Lectures1 source · 2021
  4. Dwell1 source · 2025
  5. Magnetic Field: The Marsden Poems1 source · 2020
  6. Paper Aeroplane1 source · 2015
  7. Seeing Stars1 source · 2010
  8. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight1 source · 2008
  9. Tyrannosaurus Rex Versus the Corduroy Kid1 source · 2006
  10. Walking Home1 source · 2014