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Danez Smith: Awards and Best-of Lists

Danez Smith has won 3 awards, including the Lambda Literary Awards (2015) for [insert] boy, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 2 longlist or nominee places, and 17 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025Bluff: PoemsPulitzer Prize (Poetry) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Poetry
2024BluffTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2024BluffNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2024BluffNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2024BluffPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2024BluffFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2024BluffThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2024Bluff: PoemsLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2020HomieNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Poetry
2020HomieGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Poetry
2020Homie: PoemsChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2020Homie: PoemsNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2020Homie: PoemsNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2020HomiePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2020HomieFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2018Don't Call Us DeadForward Prizes for Poetry source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best Collection
2018Don't Call Us DeadLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Gay Poetry
2018Don't Call us DeadThe Telegraph Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2018Don’t Call Us DeadFinancial Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2017Don’t Call Us DeadNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Poetry
2017Don't Call Us DeadGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Poetry
2017Don’t Call Us DeadBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Poetry
2017Don't Call Us DeadPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2017Don’t Call Us DeadLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Poetry
2016[insert] boyKingsley Tufts Poetry Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Kate Tufts Discovery Award
2015[insert] boyLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Gay Poetry

Books

  1. Don't Call Us Dead9 sources · 2017 to 2018
  2. Bluff: Poems8 sources · 2024 to 2025
  3. Homie7 sources · 2020
  4. [insert] boy2 sources · 2015 to 2016