* The Guardian Children's Fiction Award:
* For "Skellig" (1998)
* For "Kit's Wilderness" (2002)
* The Carnegie Medal:
* For "Skellig" (1998)
* The Whitbread Children's Book Award:
* For "Skellig" (1998)
* The Nestlé Smarties Book Prize:
* For "The Fire-Eaters" (1996)
* The Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award:
* For "My Dad" (1999)
* The Blue Peter Book Award:
* For "The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas" (2001)
* The Red House Children's Book Award:
* For "The Boy Who Swam With Piranhas" (2001)
He has also been shortlisted for several other major awards, including the Booker Prize.