Author record · 2018 to 2025
Venita Blackburn: Awards and Best-of Lists
Venita Blackburn has 5 shortlist or finalist places and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Dead in Long Beach, California | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2025 | Dead in Long Beach, California | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel | |
| 2025 | Dead in Long Beach, California | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award | |
| 2024 | Dead in Long Beach, California | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2024 | Dead in Long Beach, California | New York Times 100 Notable Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction & Poetry | |
| 2022 | How to Wrestle a Girl | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2018 | Black Jesus and Other Superheroes | PEN America Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · PEN/Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Short Story Collection |
Books
- Dead in Long Beach, California4 sources · 2024 to 2025
- Black Jesus and Other Superheroes1 source · 2018
- How to Wrestle a Girl1 source · 2022