Awards and Accolades
Fellow, Royal Society of Literature and Royal Geographical Society in UK
Honorary doctorate in literature from Trinity College in Washington, D.C.
Honorary doctorate in literature from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts
2015: Patron's Medal from the Royal Geographical Society in UK
2011: Induction, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
1990: Maria Thomas Fiction Award, lifetime achievement award[42]
1983: American Book Award nominee – The Mosquito Coast
1981: James Tait Black Memorial Prize – The Mosquito Coast
1981: American Book Award nominee – The Old Patagonian Express
1989: Thomas Cook Travel Book Award – Riding the Iron Rooster
1978: Whitbread Prize for Best Novel – Picture Palace
1977: American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters award for literature
1972, 1976, 1977, and 1979: The Playboy Editorial Award for Best Story