In May 2020 it was announced that I Was A Teenage Space Reporter was nominated for the Space Hipsters 2020 prize for the best book in astronomy, exploration or space history published in 2019. Space Hipsters is a Facebook group of space enthusiasts with over 18,000 members.
“While I did not win the Space Hipsters Best Book award, I was informed that I had a record number of individual nominations (seven). There were 19 books nominated and just one award.” – David Chudwin
