Award Praeses Elit Award

Order of the British Empire (Officer)

Royal Socierty of Literature (Fellow)

Royal Society of Arts (Fellow)

NESTA Fellowship Award (2003)

Arts Council Writers Award (2000)

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)

Women's Prize Outstanding Contribution Award (2025)