Historier i antologier Helgadóttir har vært redaktør for, har også vært finalist til flere priser, inkludert The Caine Prize for African Writing (2017: Chikodili Emelumadu for “Bush Baby” i ), Aurealis Award (2017: Michael Grey for "Grind" i ), Australian Shadows Award (2017: Rue Karney for "The Hand Walker" i ), og Sir Julius Vogel Awards (2018: AJ Fitwater for "From the Womb of the Land, Our Bones Entwined" i ).