The Most Awarded Historical Fiction Books
A ranking of every novel set mainly in the real-world past, using each book's full score across every tracked award - not just historical-fiction prizes like the Walter Scott Prize.
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Ranked by weighted score across every tracked award. See how it's calculated
Most Awarded Historical Fiction Authors
- 1Colson Whitehead97 score
- 2E. L. Doctorow87 score
- 3Hilary Mantel69 score
- 4Percival Everett63 score
- 5Colm Tóibín49 score
- 6Sebastian Barry48 score
- 7Esi Edugyan47 score
- 8Andrew Miller46 score
- 9Peter Carey46 score
- 10Edward P. Jones45 score
Where This Data Comes From
- Agatha Award for Best Contemporary Novel1988–2025
- Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy2005–2025
- Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction2012–2026
- Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Fiction1945–2026
- Anthony Award for Best Novel1986–2026
- Arthur C. Clarke Award1987–2026
- Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel1987–2025
- British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)2012–2026
- British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel2012–2026
- British Fantasy Award for Best Novel (August Derleth Award)1972–2011