Author record · 2006 to 2025
Nikki Giovanni: Awards and Best-of Lists
Nikki Giovanni has won 2 awards, including the Coretta Scott King Book Awards (2006) for Rosa, with 1 shortlist or finalist place and 3 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Bryan Collier
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2025 | The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Poetry | |
| 2013 | Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid | NPR Books We Love source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Books We Love | |
| 2008 | The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-1998 | American Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Book | |
| 2006 | Rosa | Coretta Scott King Book Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Illustrator | |
| 2006 | Rosa | Randolph Caldecott Medal source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Honor · Picture Book |
Books
- Rosa2 sources · 2006
- The New Book: Poems, Letters, Blurbs, and Things2 sources · 2025
- Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid1 source · 2013
- The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni: 1968-19981 source · 2008