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Thomas King: Awards and Best-of Lists

Thomas King has won 3 awards, including the Governor General's Literary Awards (2014) for The Back of the Turtle, with 5 shortlist or finalist places, 3 longlist or nominee places, and 10 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Natasha Donovan

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Black IceCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Traditional Mystery
2023Deep HouseCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Traditional Mystery
2022BordersBoston Globe–Horn Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Fiction and Poetry
2022Indians on VacationDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2021ObsidianCrime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Best Crime Novel
2021BordersNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2021BordersHorn Book Fanfare source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2021SufferanceThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2021BordersSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Graphic Novels
2021BordersThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Kids' Books
2021BordersKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2020Indians on VacationGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2020Indians on VacationWriters' Trust of Canada Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2020Indians on VacationScotiabank Giller Prize source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2020Indians on VacationThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2020ObsidianThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2019A Matter of MaliceThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2018Cold SkiesThe Globe and Mail Globe 100 source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2016The Back of the TurtleDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2014The Back of the TurtleGovernor General's Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction
2013The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North AmericaWriters' Trust of Canada Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Nonfiction

Books

  1. Borders6 sources · 2021 to 2022
  2. Indians on Vacation5 sources · 2020 to 2022
  3. Obsidian2 sources · 2020 to 2021
  4. The Back of the Turtle2 sources · 2014 to 2016
  5. A Matter of Malice1 source · 2019
  6. Black Ice1 source · 2025
  7. Cold Skies1 source · 2018
  8. Deep House1 source · 2023
  9. Sufferance1 source · 2021
  10. The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America1 source · 2013