Hooper was a recipient of a
Sidney Myer Creative Fellowship, an award of given to mid-career creatives and thought leaders. • Shortlisted 2002
Orange Prize. for (''
A Child's Book of True Crime'') • Winner 2006
Walkley Award. for her articles in
The Monthly on the death in custody of Cameron Doomadgee on Palm Island. • Winner 2008
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, Award for Non-Fiction category, for
The Tall Man • Winner 2008
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards for Book of the Year, for
The Tall Man • Longlisted 2019
Stella Prize • Shortlisted 2023
National Biography Award for
Bedtime Story ==References==