Author record · 2011 to 2024

Kelly Barnhill: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kelly Barnhill has won 2 awards, including the John Newbery Medal (2017) for The Girl Who Drank the Moon, with 4 shortlist or finalist places, 6 longlist or nominee places, and 13 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024The Crane HusbandDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2024The Crane HusbandNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novella
2023The Ogress and the OrphansMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Children's Literature
2023When Women Were DragonsMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2023When Women Were DragonsLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2022The Ogress and the OrphansNational Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young People's Literature
2022When Women Were DragonsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Fantasy
2022The Ogress and the OrphansGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Middle Grade & Children's
2022The Ogress and the OrphansNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2022When Women Were DragonsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2022The Ogress and the OrphansKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2022The Ogress and the OrphansPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2022When Women Were DragonsLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · SF/Fantasy
2017The Girl Who Drank the MoonJohn Newbery Medal source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Children's Literature
2017The Girl Who Drank the MoonLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Adult Book
2017The Girl Who Drank the MoonNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Andre Norton
2016The Girl Who Drank the MoonNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2016The Girl Who Drank the MoonBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2016The Girl Who Drank the MoonKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2016The Girl Who Drank the MoonPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2016The Girl Who Drank the MoonSchool Library Journal Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2014The Witch's BoyKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2014The Witch's BoyPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2013Iron Hearted VioletNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Andre Norton
2011The Mostly True Story of JackKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's

Books

  1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon8 sources · 2016 to 2017
  2. The Ogress and the Orphans6 sources · 2022 to 2023
  3. When Women Were Dragons5 sources · 2022 to 2023
  4. The Crane Husband2 sources · 2024
  5. The Witch's Boy2 sources · 2014
  6. Iron Hearted Violet1 source · 2013
  7. The Mostly True Story of Jack1 source · 2011