Christchurch City Libraries lists literary prize winners and links to catalogue searches, but we may not hold copies of all titles mentioned.
The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction was established in 2012 to recognise the best fiction books for adult readers published in the United States during the previous year.
The winning author receives a $5,000 cash award, and two finalists receive $1,500.
See the other Andrew Carnegie Medal category winners and all the other literary prize winners we list.
2024
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The Berry Pickers Amanda Peters Winner
- Denison Avenue Christina Wong and Daniel Innes
- Let Us Descend Jesmyn Ward
2023
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The Swimmers Julie Otsuka Winner
- Greenland David Santos Donaldson
- Night of the Living Rez Morgan Talty
2022
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The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu Tom Lin Winner
- The Five Wounds Kirstin Valdez Quade
- Matrix Lauren Groff
2021
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Deacon King Kong James McBride Winner
- A Burning Megha Majumdar
- Homeland Elegies Ayad Akhtar
2020
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Lost Children Archive Valeria Luiselli Winner
- Feast Your Eyes Myla Goldberg
- The Water Dancer Ta-Nehisi Coates
2019
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The Great Believers Rebecca Makkai Winner
- Washington Black Esi Edugyan
- There There Tommy Orange
2018
- Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan Winner
- Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders
- Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward
2017
- The Underground Railroad Colson Whitehead Winner
- Swing Time Zadie Smith
- Moonglow Michael Chabon
2016
- The sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen Winner
- The book of Aron Jim Shepard
- A little life Hanya Yanagihara
2015
- All the light we cannot see Anthony Doerr Winner
- Nora Webster Colm Tóibín
- On such a full sea Chang-rae Lee
2014
- The goldfinch Donna Tartt Winner
- Americanah Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
- Claire of the sea light Edwidge Danticat
2013
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Canada Richard Ford Winner
- This is how you lose her Junot Díaz
- The round house Louise Erdrich
2012
- The forgotten waltz Anne Enright Winner
- Lost memory of skin Russell Banks
- Swamplandia! Karen Russell
