Here is a list of honors and awards that Tamora has achieved over the course of her career. This page is fairly comprehensive, with more to be added over time!
- The Song of the Lioness
- The Immortals
- The Protector of the Small
- Tricksters
- Beka Cooper
- The Numair Chronicles
The Tortall Universe
The Song of the Lioness:
- Main Selection, Children’s Book of the Month Club.
- Author’s Citation, 17th Annual New Jersey Writers Conference (March 24, 1984): The Alumni Association, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
- Selection, Recommended Fantasy List (June 1991): “GenreCon” (Preconference on Genres), Young Adult Services Division of the American Library Association.
- Selection, Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults (2003): Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA).
- Main Selection, Children’s Book of the Month Club.
- Winner, Bookworm’s Prize (Preis der Leseratten): ZDF Schüler-Express.
- Nominee, South Carolina Children’s Book Awards (1985-86): South Carolina Association of School Librarians.
- Selection, “Youth-to-Youth Books: A List for Imagination and Survival”: Enoch Pratt Free Library Young Adult Advisory Board.
The Immortals:
- Nominee, Iowa Teen Award Booklist (1995-96): Iowa Association of School Librarians.
- Best Seller, Children’s Paperbacks (May 1995): Australian Bookseller & Publisher.
- Selection, Best Books for Young Adults List (1995): Hawaii State Public Library System.
- Selection, Best Books for Young Adults List (1996): American Library Association.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (1995): Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA).
- Selection, Booklist (1996): Young Adults’ Choices Project, International Literacy Association.
- Selection, Books for the Teen Age List (1997): New York Public Library.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (1996): VOYA.
The Protector of the Small:
- Nominee, Nevada Young Readers’ Award (2002): Nevada Library Association.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2000): VOYA.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#6, June 10, 2001; #9, June 17, 2001): The New York Times.
- Selection, Best Books for Young Adults (2002): YALSA.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2001): VOYA.
- Selection, Books for the Teen Age List (2002): New York Public Library.
- Nominee, Evergreen Teen Award (2004): Washington Young Adult Review Group.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#1, September 8, 2002; #4, September 15, 2002; #7, September 22, 2002): The New York Times.
- Best Seller, Fiction (#6, September 6, 2002; #12, September 13, 2002): The Wall Street Journal.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#5, September 9, 2002; #6, October 14, 2002): Publisher’s Weekly.
- Best Seller, Book Sense National Children’s Fiction (#3, September 12, 2002): American Booksellers Association.
- Best Seller, Teen & Young Adult Books (#5, September 22, 2002): Amazon.
- Best Seller, Best-Selling Books (#49, September 12, 2002): USA Today.
- Selection, Customer Favorites: Teens (#5, 2002): Amazon.
- Selection, Books for the Teen Age List (2002): New York Public Library.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2003): VOYA.
Tricksters:
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#7, October 12, 2003; #9, October 19, 2003; #10, November 2, 2003; #8, December 7, 2003): The New York Times.
- Selection, Recommended Reading List: Young Adults (2003): Locus Magazine.
- Selection, Best Books for Young Adults (2004): YALSA.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2004): VOYA.
- Selection, Books for the Teen Age List (2004): New York Public Library.
- Selection, Teens’ Top Ten (2004): YALSA.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#1, October 17, 2004; #2, October 24, 2004; #2, October 31, 2004; #4, November 7, 2004; #5, November 14, 2004; #7, 11/21/2004; #5, January 16, 2005): The New York Times.
- Best Seller, Best-Selling Books (October 21, 2004; October 28, 2004): USA Today.
- Best Seller, Book Sense National Children’s Fiction (October 17, 2004; October 24, 2004): American Booksellers Association.
- Best Seller, Children’s Books (#8, November 2004): Australian Bookseller & Publisher.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2004): VOYA.
- Selection, Book Sense National Children’s Winter Picks (2004): American Booksellers Association.
Beka Cooper:
- Winner, West Australian Young Readers’ Book Award – Older Readers Award (2009): WAYRBA.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#2, November 12, 2006; #4, November 19, 2006; #4, November 26, 2006; #10, December 3, 2006; #5, December 10, 2006; #9, December 17, 2006): The New York Times.
- Best Seller, Children’s Fiction (December 2006): Publisher’s Weekly.
- Selection, Best Books for Young Adults (2007): YALSA.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#1, May 3, 2009; #2, May 10, 2009; #6, May 17, 2009; #9, May 24, 2009; #9, May 31, 2009; #8, June 7, 2009; #8, June 14, 2009; #9, June 28, 2008): The New York Times.
- Selection, Indie Next List (Summer 2009): IndieBound.
- Best Seller, Fiction (#8, April 23, 2009): The Wall Street Journal.
- Best Seller, Children’s Fiction (#15, May 11, 2009; #14, June 8, 2009): Publisher’s Weekly.
- Best Seller, Indie Bestsellers, Children’s Fiction (#8, April 19, 2009): American Booksellers Association.
- Best Seller, Bestselling Books, Top 150 (#49, April 19, 2009; #137, April 26, 2009): USA Today.
- Best Seller, Children’s Series (#4, November 13, 2011; #8, November 20, 2011): The New York Times.
The Numair Chronicles:
- Best Seller, Young Adult Hardcover (#1, February 25, 2018; #8, March 4, 2018): The New York Times.
- Selection, Indie Next List (Spring 2018): IndieBound.
The Circle Universe
The Circle of Magic:
- Finalist, Mythopoeic Award – Children’s Literature (2000): The Mythopoeic Society.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (1997): VOYA .
- Selection, Top 10 Fantasy Novels for Young Readers (1998): Booklist Online.
- Honor Book, Judy Lopez Memorial Award (1998): Women’s National Book Association.
- Selection, Recommended Reading List (1997): Locus Magazine.
- Selection, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers (1999): YALSA.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (1998): VOYA.
- Selection, Top 10 Fantasy Audiobooks for Adult and Youth (April 15, 2004): Booklist Online.
- Selection, Books for the Teen Age List (1997): New York Public Library.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (1998): VOYA.
- Selection, Kids’ Pick: Young Adult (September 21, 1998): Booklist Online.
- Selection, “The Perfect Tens: The Top Forty Books Reviewed in Voice of Youth Advocates 1996 – 2000” (June 2001): VOYA.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (1999): VOYA.
- Selection, Top 10 Fantasy Novels for Youth (1999): Booklist Online.
- Selection, “The Perfect Tens: The Top Forty Books Reviewed in Voice of Youth Advocates 1996 – 2000” (June 2001): VOYA.
The Circle Opens:
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2000): VOYA.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2002): VOYA.
- Selection, Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers (2001): VOYA.
- Selection, Customer Favorites: Teens (#8, 2002): Amazon.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2003): VOYA.
- Selection, Best Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror List (2004): VOYA.
The Circle Reforged:
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (#4, October 16, 2005; #4, November 6, 2005; #9, November 11, 2005; #10, December 4, 2005): The New York Times.
- Best Seller, Children’s Chapter Books (December 2005): Publisher’s Weekly.
- Best Seller, Young Adult Books (#7, October 13, 2013): The New York Times.
Career Awards & Other
- Winner, Edward E. Smith Memorial “Skylark” Award (2005): New England Science Fiction Association.
- Winner, Margaret A. Edwards Award (2013): YALSA. For more about the award, and a video/transcript of Tammy’s acceptance speech, click here.