Honours

Writing Honours

Winner of the Booker Prize 2019 for Girl, Woman, Other – joint with Margaret Atwood
2019    Evening Standard Progress 1000 most influential Londoners
2019    Selected by Elif Shafak for the National Centre of Writing, British Council & Arts Council as one of Britain’s 10 most outstanding women writers.
2018     Elected a Fellow, Rose Bruford College of Theatre & Performance
2017     Elected a Fellow, The English Association (est. 1906)
2015     The Montgomery Fellow, Dartmouth College, USA
2015     Triangle Awards: Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBT Fiction (USA) – Mr Loverman
2014     Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize – Mr Loverman
2010     Hurston/Wright Legacy Award (USA): finalist – Blonde Roots
2010     Poetry Book Society Special Commendation – Ten poetry anthology
2009    Int. IMPAC Dublin Literary Award: nominated for Blonde Roots
2009    The Big Red Read Award: fiction & overall winner – Blonde Roots
2009     Awarded an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List
2009     Orange Prize Youth Panel Choice – Blonde Roots
2009     Orange Prize for Fiction: nominated – Blonde Roots
2006     Made a Fellow, Royal Society of Arts (est. 1754)
2006     British Council Creative Writing Fellow, Georgetown University, USA
2004     Elected a Fellow, Royal Society of Literature (est. 1820)
2003     NESTA* Fellowship Award – The Emperor’s Babe
2002     Creative Writing Fellow, University of East Anglia
2000     The Arts Council of England Writers Award 2000: The Emperor’s Babe
1999     EMMA Best Book Award for Lara

*NESTA= National Endowment of Science, Technology & The Arts

Notable books of the year

Mr Loverman
An Observer Book of the Year

Blonde Roots
A Financial Times Book of the Year
A Prospect Book of the Year
A San Francisco Chronicle Book of the Year

Soul Tourists
An Independent Book of the Year
An Independent on Sunday Book of the Year

The Emperor’s Babe
A Times Book of the Decade, 2009
A Telegraph Book of the Year
A Sunday Independent Book of the Year
A Times Book of the Year
An Ireland Sunday Independent Book of the Year
A Times Best of Summer Books

Lara
A New Statesman Book of the Year
A Telegraph Book of the Year
A Weekly Journal Book of the Year

Academic Honours – Brunel University London

2017     Teach Brunel Awards: CBASS Best Small Module Award
2015     CBASS Award for Excellence,
2014     Appointed The Public Orator
2014     Shortlist of 3: University Inspirational Teacher Award
CBASS: College of Business, Arts & Life Sciences