Barbara Kingsolver: Books and Literary Awards

4 recorded books, 3 winning results and 5 shortlist or finalist results, spanning 1999–2023. This is an award-based reading guide, not a complete bibliography.

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Awards and nominations by year

YearBook / recipientAwardResult
2023
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver		Pulitzer Prize for FictionwinnerSource
2023
Demon Copperhead
Barbara Kingsolver		Women's Prize for FictionwinnerSource
2013
Flight Behaviour
Barbara Kingsolver		Women's Prize for FictionshortlistedSource
2010
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver		PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionshortlistedSource
2010
The Lacuna
Barbara Kingsolver		Women's Prize for FictionwinnerSource
1999
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver		PEN/Faulkner Award for FictionshortlistedSource
1999
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver		Pulitzer Prize for FictionfinalistSource
1999
The Poisonwood Bible
Barbara Kingsolver		Women's Prize for FictionshortlistedSource

Authors recognised by the same prizes

Explore other writers in these prize histories; a shared award does not necessarily mean a similar writing style.

  • Anne Tyler — Women's Prize for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
  • Philip Roth — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  • Alice McDermott — PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
  • Ann Patchett — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Women's Prize for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
  • Joyce Carol Oates — Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction