Author record · 2014 to 2023
Chinelo Okparanta: Awards and Best-of Lists
Chinelo Okparanta has won 2 awards, including the Lambda Literary Awards (2014) for Happiness, Like Water, with 2 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 2 year-end list picks in our archive.
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Harry Sylvester Bird | Aspen Words Literary Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · Fiction | |
| 2022 | Harry Sylvester Bird | Esquire Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books | |
| 2017 | Under the Udala Trees | Dublin Literary Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Shortlist · Fiction | |
| 2016 | Under the Udala Trees | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Fiction | |
| 2016 | Under the Udala Trees | Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Fiction | |
| 2015 | Under the Udala Trees | The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Longlist · First Novel | |
| 2015 | Under The Udala Trees | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2014 | Happiness, Like Water | Lambda Literary Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Lesbian Fiction |
Books
- Under the Udala Trees5 sources · 2015 to 2017
- Harry Sylvester Bird2 sources · 2022 to 2023
- Happiness, Like Water1 source · 2014