Author record · 2017 to 2024

Kiran Millwood Hargrave: Awards and Best-of Lists

Kiran Millwood Hargrave has won 1 award, the Wainwright Prize (2023) for Leila and the Blue Fox, with 4 shortlist or finalist places and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with Tom de Freston

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf QueenWainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation
2024Leila and the Blue FoxNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2024Leila and the Blue FoxKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2023Leila and the Blue FoxWainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation
2023Julia and the SharkKirkus Prize source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Young Readers' Literature
2023Julia and the SharkKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2022Julia and the SharkWainwright Prize source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Children's Writing on Nature and Conservation
2022Leila and the Blue FoxThe Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Children's and young adult
2021Julia and the SharkWaterstones Book of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Children's Gift of the Year
2021Julia and the SharkWaterstones Book of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Book of the Year
2020The MerciesNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2018The Island at the End of EverythingBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books for Youth: Fiction, Middle Readers
2018The Island at the End of EverythingKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Middle Grade
2017The Island at the End of EverythingCosta Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Shortlist · Children's

Books

  1. Julia and the Shark4 sources · 2021 to 2023
  2. Leila and the Blue Fox4 sources · 2022 to 2024
  3. The Island at the End of Everything3 sources · 2017 to 2018
  4. Geomancer: In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen1 source · 2024
  5. The Mercies1 source · 2020