Author record · 2013 to 2023

NoViolet Bulawayo: Awards and Best-of Lists

NoViolet Bulawayo has won 3 awards, including the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes (2013) for We Need New Names, with 3 shortlist or finalist places, 4 longlist or nominee places, and 9 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
Year	Book	Source	Result	Translator
2023	Glory	Rathbones Folio Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Literature
2023	Glory	Aspen Words Literary Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2023	Glory	Dublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2023	Glory	Women's Prize for Fiction source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2022	Glory	Booker Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Fiction
2022	Glory	TIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · 100 Must-Read
2022	Glory	The New Yorker Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Also Recommended
2022	Glory	Chicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Best Books
2022	Glory: A Novel	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2022	Glory	The Guardian Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2022	Glory	Washington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Notable Fiction
2015	We Need New Names	Dublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)	Longlist · Fiction
2014	We Need New Names	Hurston/Wright Legacy Award source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Fiction
2014	We Need New Names	PEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
2013	We Need New Names	Los Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)	Winner · Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction
2013	We Need New Names	Booker Prize source (opens in a new tab)	Shortlist · Fiction
2013	We Need New Names: A Novel	NPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Books We Love
2013	We Need New Names	Kirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction
2013	We Need New Names	New York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)	Selection · Fiction & Poetry

Books

Glory11 sources · 2022 to 2023
We Need New Names8 sources · 2013 to 2015