Author record · 2007 to 2025

Rachael King: Awards and Best-of Lists

Rachael King has won 1 award, the Ockham New Zealand Book Awards (2007) for The Sound of Butterflies, with 2 longlist or nominee places and 1 year-end list pick in our archive.

Also credited with Ariana Tikao, Nic Low, Paul Scofield, Peter Vangioni, Tony de Lautour

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2025The GrimmelingsNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Kids
2022Bill Hammond: Across the Evening SkyOckham New Zealand Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Illustrated Non-Fiction
2011Magpie HallDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2007The Sound of ButterfliesOckham New Zealand Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Best First Book: Fiction

Books

  1. Bill Hammond: Across the Evening Sky1 source · 2022
  2. Magpie Hall1 source · 2011
  3. The Grimmelings1 source · 2025
  4. The Sound of Butterflies1 source · 2007