Award Arts Council Writers Award

Order of the British Empire (Officer)

Royal Socierty of Literature (Fellow)

Royal Society of Arts (Fellow)

NESTA Fellowship Award (2003)

American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Honorary International Fellow)

Trinity College Dublin (Gold Medal of Honorary Patronage)

Orange Prize Youth Panel Award (2009)

Hurston/Wright Legacy Award nominee (2010)

British Book Award (Best Author, 2020)

Praeses Elit Award (2024)

Women's Prize Outstanding Contribution Award (2025)