Author record · 2013 to 2022

Ryka Aoki: Awards and Best-of Lists

Ryka Aoki has won 2 awards, including the Otherwise Award (2021) for Light from Uncommon Stars, with 8 shortlist or finalist places, 1 longlist or nominee place, and 4 year-end list picks in our archive.

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2022Light from Uncommon StarsAlex Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Adult Books for Teens
2022Light from Uncommon StarsStonewall Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Honor · Literature
2022Light from Uncommon StarsMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2022Light from Uncommon StarsLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fantasy Novel
2022Light From Uncommon StarsHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel
2022Light from Uncommon StarsIgnyte Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel - Adult
2021Light from Uncommon StarsOtherwise Award source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Otherwise Award
2021Light From Uncommon StarsLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction
2021Light from Uncommon StarsGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Science Fiction
2021Light from Uncommon StarsBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction
2021Light from Uncommon StarsNew York Public Library Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books for Adults
2021Light From Uncommon StarsKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2021Light From Uncommon StarsBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Science Fiction & Fantasy
2016Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This SoulLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Transgender Poetry
2013Seasonal VelocitiesLambda Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Transgender Nonfiction

Books

  1. Light from Uncommon Stars13 sources · 2021 to 2022
  2. Seasonal Velocities1 source · 2013
  3. Why Dust Shall Never Settle Upon This Soul1 source · 2016