| YEAR | AWARD | BOOK | RESULT |
| 2022 | Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year | BINA | Winner |
| 2020 | Goldsmiths Prize for Innovative Fiction | BINA | Finalist |
| 2016 | Goldsmiths Prize for Innovative Fiction | MARTIN JOHN | Finalist |
| 2016 | Republic of Consciousness Prize | MARTIN JOHN | Finalist |
| 2015 | Giller Prize | MARTIN JOHN | Finalist |
| 2015 | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize | MARTIN JOHN | Finalist |
| 2015 | Relit Award | MARTIN JOHN | Finalist |
| 2013 | Debut-Litzer Prize for Fiction (US) | MALARKY | Winner |
| 2012 | Amazon.ca First Novel Award | MALARKY | Winner |
| 2012 | Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize | MALARKY | Finalist |