Best Books of the Year
Menu

Author record · 2006 to 2025

Joyce Carol Oates: Awards and Best-of Lists

Joyce Carol Oates has won 4 awards, including the Bram Stoker Awards (2011) for The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares, with 7 shortlist or finalist places, 10 longlist or nominee places, and 19 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025FoxBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction: Crime, Romance, SF/Fantasy, & Horror
2025FoxLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025FoxPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2025Fox: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Mystery & Thriller
2024Flint Kill CreekThe New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Also Recommended
2024ButcherVogue Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2021Night. Sleep. Death. The StarsDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2021American MelancholyGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Poetry
2019A Book of American MartyrsDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2017A Book of American MartyrsLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Mystery/Thriller
2017A Book of American MartyrsLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2017A Book of American MartyrsWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2016The Doll-Master and Other Tales of TerrorBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction Collection
2015Lovely, Dark, DeepPulitzer Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2014MudwomanDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2013The AccursedShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel
2013The AccursedGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Horror
2013The AccursedKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2013The AccursedNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2013The AccursedWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2012Black Dahlia and White Rose: StoriesBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction Collection
2012Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell YouKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Teen
2011The Corn Maiden and Other NightmaresBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Fiction Collection
2011The Corn Maiden and Other NightmaresShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Single-Author Collection
2011Little Bird of HeavenDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Fiction
2011A Widow's Story: A MemoirLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2011A Widow’s Story: A MemoirWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Nonfiction
2010SourlandPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2010SourlandNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2009The Gravediggers DaughterDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2008Wild Nights!Shirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Single-Author Collection
2008The Gravedigger's DaughterMacavity Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Sue Feder Historical Mystery
2007The Journals of Joyce Carol Oates, 1973–1982National Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Autobiography
2007The Gravedigger's DaughterNational Book Critics Circle Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2007Missing MomDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2007The Gravedigger's DaughterEntertainment Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2007The Gravedigger's DaughterWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2006Rape A Love StoryWomen's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2006The FallsDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2006High LonesomeNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

  1. The Accursed5 sources · 2013
  2. The Gravediggers Daughter5 sources · 2007 to 2009
  3. A Book of American Martyrs4 sources · 2017 to 2019
  4. Fox4 sources · 2025
  5. A Widow's Story: A Memoir2 sources · 2011
  6. Sourland2 sources · 2010
  7. The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares2 sources · 2011
  8. American Melancholy1 source · 2021
  9. Black Dahlia and White Rose: Stories1 source · 2012
  10. Butcher1 source · 2024
  11. Flint Kill Creek1 source · 2024
  12. High Lonesome1 source · 2006
  13. Little Bird of Heaven1 source · 2011
  14. Lovely, Dark, Deep1 source · 2015
  15. Missing Mom1 source · 2007
  16. Mudwoman1 source · 2014
  17. Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars1 source · 2021
  18. Rape A Love Story1 source · 2006
  19. The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror1 source · 2016
  20. The Falls1 source · 2006
  21. The Journals of Joyce Carol Oates, 1973–19821 source · 2007
  22. Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You1 source · 2012
  23. Wild Nights!1 source · 2008