Awards
Other awards10 won · 9 nominated
- Won2023Cartier Diamond Dagger: Cartier Diamond Dagger
- Won2019Edgar Awards: Edgar Awards
- Won2014Langston Hughes Medal: Langston Hughes Medal
- Nominated2014NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- Won2010NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- Nominated2009NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- Won2008NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- Nominated2007NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction · Fortunate Son
- Nominated2006NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- Won2004Nero Award: Nero Award
- Nominated2002Hammett Prize: Hammett Prize
- Nominated2002Locus Award for Best Collection: Locus Award for Best Collection · Futureland
- Nominated2002Locus Award for Best Short Story: Locus Award for Best Short Story · Little Brother
- Nominated2002NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction: NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work, Fiction
- Won2001Grammy Award for Best Album Notes: Grammy Award for Best Album Notes · ...And It's Deep Too!
- Won1998Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards: Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards · Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned
- Nominated1992Hammett Prize: Hammett Prize
- Won1991CWA New Blood Dagger: CWA New Blood Dagger · Devil in a Blue Dress
- Won1991Shamus Award: Shamus Award · Devil in a Blue Dress
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