Author record · 2009 to 2024

Victor LaValle: Awards and Best-of Lists

Victor LaValle has won 8 awards, including the Shirley Jackson Awards (2009) for Big Machine, with 10 shortlist or finalist places, 8 longlist or nominee places, and 27 year-end list picks in our archive.

Also credited with John Joseph Adams

Every recognition

Year is the award or list year, not the publication year.
YearBookSourceResultTranslator
2024Lone WomenLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Horror Novel
2024Lone WomenDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2023Lone Women: A NovelLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Science Fiction, Fantasy & Speculative Fiction
2023Lone WomenGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Horror
2023Lone WomenBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2023Lone WomenTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · 100 Must-Read
2023Lone WomenChicago Tribune Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2023Lone WomenEsquire Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Best Books
2023Lone WomenNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2023Lone WomenKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023Lone WomenLos Angeles Times Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023Lone WomenPaste Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2023Lone WomenNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2023Lone WomenLibrary Journal Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Horror
2023Lone Women: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi
2023Lone WomenWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2023Lone Women: A NovelChicago Public Library Best of the Best source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Our Favorite Books
2023Lone WomenBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · SFF & Horror
2023Lone WomenBookPage Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 10
2020A People's Future of the United StatesLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology
2020A People's Future of the United StatesIgnyte Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Anthology/Collected Works
2019The ChangelingDublin Literary Award source (opens in a new tab)Longlist · Fiction
2019A People’s Future of the United StatesBooklist Editors' Choice source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction
2019A People's Future of the United StatesPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror
2018The ChangelingAmerican Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Book
2018Victor LaValle’s DestroyerBram Stoker Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Graphic Novel
2018The ChangelingBritish Fantasy Award (Novel) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Horror Novel
2018The ChangelingLocus Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Horror Novel
2018The ChangelingWorld Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novel
2018The ChangelingMythopoeic Fantasy Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Adult Literature
2018The ChangelingPEN America Literary Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · PEN/Jean Stein Book Award
2017The ChangelingLos Angeles Times Book Prizes source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2017The Ballad of Black TomHugo Award (book categories) source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novella
2017The ChangelingGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Horror
2017The ChangelingShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novel
2017The Ballad of Black TomNebula Award (Novel, Novella and Andre Norton) source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Novella
2017The Changeling: A NovelNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2017The ChangelingKirkus Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2017The ChangelingTIME Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2017The ChangelingNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2016The Ballad of Black TomShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novella
2016The Ballad of Black TomGoodreads Choice Awards source (opens in a new tab)Nominee · Horror
2016The Ballad Of Black TomNPR Books We Love source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Books We Love
2012The Devil in SilverShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Novel
2012The Devil in SilverNew York Times 100 Notable Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction & Poetry
2012The Devil in SilverWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2012The Devil in SilverPublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 10
2010Big MachineAmerican Book Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Book
2010Big MachineHurston/Wright Legacy Award source (opens in a new tab)Finalist · Fiction
2009Big MachineShirley Jackson Awards source (opens in a new tab)Winner · Novel
2009Big MachinePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Fiction
2009Big MachineWashington Post Best Books of the Year source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Notable Fiction
2009Big MachinePublishers Weekly Best Books source (opens in a new tab)Selection · Top 10

Books

  1. Lone Women17 sources · 2023 to 2024
  2. The Changeling14 sources · 2017 to 2019
  3. Big Machine5 sources · 2009 to 2010
  4. The Ballad of Black Tom5 sources · 2016 to 2017
  5. A People's Future of the United States4 sources · 2019 to 2020
  6. The Devil in Silver4 sources · 2012
  7. Victor LaValle’s Destroyer1 source · 2018