Wave of Nostalgia won the British Book Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year competition for the north, selected by publishing magazine the Bookseller.
Owner Diane Park said it had been the "best year ever" for the shop.
"It's a huge accolade, particularly as there so many fantastic bookshops in our region," she said.
Wave of Nostalgia will compete with eight other bookshops from around the UK and Ireland for the overall Independent Bookshop of the Year Award.
If they win that they will also be in the running to be named Book Retailer of the Year title.
The final winners will be announced at the British Book Awards ceremony in London on 13 May.
Wave of Nostalgia opened on Haworth's main cobbled street in 2013, just a stone's throw away from the Bronte Parsonage Museum, and sold handmade clothes as well as gifts and books.
It became a specialist, affiliated bookshop in 2021, after the coronavirus lockdown meant making made-to-measure clothes problematic.
The shop is themed on strong women, conservation and LGBTQ+.
"Our stock is designed by inspiring women, some local, some further afield but all in the UK," Ms Park said.
She said the award was "really very special and we'd like to thank everyone who has helped us to achieve this in only our third year as booksellers."
The British Book Awards, established in 1990, aims to highlight authors and illustrators, and the industry which brings them to readers.
They are judged by leading industry experts, authors, journalists and celebrities and are regarded as "the BAFTAs of the book trade". (Julia Bryson)
Jane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
I read just the first paragraph, and it immediately gripped me, it was about a little girl, it was written in the first person, she was fed up, and it was raining. And then as I read on, she has these horrible cousins, particularly that the eldest boy, and they bully her, it was far sort of stronger meat than the sort of thing that you came across in children’s books. And I was just fascinated.
15 'Jane Eyre' (1943)
Directed by Robert Stevenson
While this 1943 film adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name may not be on the same level as the 2011 one (especially for audiences who like modern films), the Robert Stevenson picture is certainly worthwhile. As expected, the story centers around the titular character, played by Joan Fontaine, hired by the lord of a mysterious manor house, Edward Rochester (Orson Welles in one of his best roles), and tasked to care for his young daughter.
Jane Eyre is a solid adaptation of a classic literary tale, which, like many other great classics on this list, is available to stream for free on the digital platform. Stevenson's black-and-white film's stunning cinematography of the brooding Jane Eyre plays a huge part in what makes it appealing. However, the acting performances — particularly by Fontaine, who brings the heroine to life flawlessly — are also worth a mention. (Daniela Gama)
According to Visit Peak District and Derbyshire, the village has a “rich historical, industrial, and literary associations”.
They added: “It inspired author Charlotte Brontë when writing ‘Jane Eyre’, and nearby North Lees Hall was visited several times by the author in 1845, becoming the main inspiration for Thornfield Hall. (Christopher Sharp)
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