Howard Waldrop
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 1
Major Awards: 2
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 83
— Career and Special Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
2021:
life achievement — winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(7 nominations)
2006:
“The King of Where-I-Go” (Sci Fiction 7 Dec 2005)
— novelette — nomination
1992:
“Fin de Cyclé” (Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories; Asimov's mid-Dec 1991)
— novelette — nomination
1989:
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? ” (Asimov's Aug 1988)
— novelette — nomination
1988:
“Night of the Cooters ” (Omni Apr 1987)
— short story — nomination
1986:
“Flying Saucer Rock & Roll ” (Omni Jan 1985)
— short story — nomination
1983:
“Ike at the Mike ” (Omni Jun 1982)
— short story — nomination
1981:
“The Ugly Chickens ” (Universe 10)
— novelette — nomination
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(9 nominations; 1 win)
1990:
A Dozen Tough Jobs (Mark V. Ziesing)
— novella — nomination
1989:
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? ” (Asimov's Aug 1988)
— novelette — nomination
1987:
“The Lions Are Asleep This Night ” (Omni Aug 1986)
— short story — nomination
1986:
“Flying Saucer Rock & Roll ” (Omni Jan 1985)
— short story — nomination
1986:
“Heirs of the Perisphere ” (Playboy Jul 1985)
— short story — nomination
1983:
“God's Hooks!” (Universe 12)
— short story — nomination
1981:
“The Ugly Chickens ” (Universe 10)
— novelette — winner
1977:
“Custer's Last Jump” (by Steven Utley & HW) (Universe 6)
— novelette — nomination
1977:
“Mary Margaret Road-Grader ” (Orbit 18)
— short story — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(5 nominations; 2 wins)
2000:
“The Dynasters Vol. 1: On the Downs” (F&SF Oct/Nov 1999)
— short fiction — nomination
1992:
Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories (Ursus/Mark V. Ziesing)
— collection — nomination
1990:
A Dozen Tough Jobs (Mark V. Ziesing)
— novella — nomination
1981:
“The Ugly Chickens ” (Universe 10)
— short fiction — winner
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination)
1988:
All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ursus)
— collection — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination)
1977:
“Der Untergang des Abendlandesmenschen ” (Chacal)
— short story — nomination
British SF Association Awards — for SF works published in the UK, voted by British SF Association members
(1 nomination)
2005:
“The Wolf-man of Alcatraz ” (Sci Fiction 22 Sep 2004)
— short fiction — nomination
Philip K. Dick Award — for SF original paperback published in the US, juried
(1 nomination)
1985:
Them Bones (Ace)
— finalist
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(2 nominations)
1989:
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? ” (Asimov's Aug 1988)
— second place
1987:
“The Lions Are Asleep This Night ” (Omni Aug 1986)
— honorable mention
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(47 nominations; 1 win)
2014:
“The Dead Sea-Bottom Scrolls” (Old Mars)
— short story — 5th place
2014:
Horse of a Different Color (Small Beer)
— collection — 7th place
2009:
Other Worlds, Better Lives: A Howard Waldrop Reader (Old Earth)
— collection — 9th place
2008:
Things Will Never Be the Same: Selected Short Fiction 1980-2005 (Old Earth)
— collection — 5th place
2006:
“The King of Where-I-Go” (Sci Fiction 7 Dec 2005)
— novelette — 4th place
2006:
Heart of Whitenesse (Subterranean Press)
— collection — 8th place
2005:
“The Wolf-man of Alcatraz ” (Sci Fiction 22 Sep 2004)
— short story — 4th place
2004:
“Calling Your Name ” (Stars: Original Stories Based on the Songs of Janis Ian)
— short story — 11th place
2004:
“D=RxT” (Sci Fiction 22 Oct 2003)
— short story — 18th place
2004:
Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations (Golden Gryphon)
— collection — 4th place
2002:
“Major Spacer in the 21st Century ” (Dream Factories and Radio Pictures)
— novelette — 25th place
2002:
“The Other Real World ” (Sci Fiction 18 Jul 2001)
— novelette — 15th place
2001:
“Our Mortal Span ” (Black Heart, Ivory Bones)
— short story — 14th place
2001:
“Winter Quarters ” (Sci Fiction 2 Aug 2000)
— short story — 8th place
2000:
“The Dynasters Vol. 1: On the Downs” (F&SF Oct/Nov 1999)
— short story — 7th place
1999:
“Mr. Goober's Show” (Omni Online Mar 1998; F&SF Sep 1998)
— short story — 3rd place
1999:
“US” (Event Horizon 14 Oct 1998)
— short story — 13th place
1998:
“El Castillo de la Perseverancia ” (Asimov's Dec 1997)
— novelette — 18th place
1998:
“The Heart of Whitenesse” (New Worlds)
— short story — 16th place
1998:
“Scientifiction ” (Going Home Again; Asimov's Mar 1998)
— short story — 2nd place
1998:
Going Home Again (Eidolon Publications)
— collection — 9th place
1996:
“You Could Go Home Again ” (Omni Online May 1995)
— novella — 22nd place
1995:
“The Sawing Boys ” (Black Thorn, White Rose)
— short story — 13th place
1993:
“The Effects of Alienation ” (Omni Jun 1992)
— short story — 20th place
1992:
“Fin de Cyclé” (Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories; Asimov's Dec 1991)
— novelette — 2nd place
1992:
Night of the Cooters: More Neat Stories (Ursus/Mark V. Ziesing)
— collection — winner
1990:
A Dozen Tough Jobs (Mark V. Ziesing)
— novella — 2nd place
1989:
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? ” (Asimov's Aug 1988)
— novelette — 3rd place
1989:
“Wild, Wild Horses ” (Omni Jun 1988)
— short story — 3rd place
1988:
“He-We-Await ” (All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past; Asimov's mid-Dec 1987)
— novelette — 9th place
1988:
“Night of the Cooters ” (Omni Apr 1987)
— short story — 9th place
1988:
All About Strange Monsters of the Recent Past (Ursus)
— collection — 5th place
1987:
“Fair Game ” (Afterlives: Stories About Life After Death)
— short story — 18th place
1987:
“The Lions Are Asleep This Night ” (Omni Aug 1986)
— short story — 13th place
1987:
Howard Who? (Doubleday)
— collection — 3rd place
1986:
“Flying Saucer Rock & Roll ” (Omni Jan 1985)
— short story — 8th place
1986:
“Heirs of the Perisphere ” (Playboy Jul 1985)
— short story — 25th place
1985:
Them Bones (Ace)
— sf novel — 29th place
1985:
Them Bones (Ace)
— first novel — 5th place
1985:
“Helpless, Helpless ” (Light Years and Dark)
— short story — 28th place
1984:
“Man-Mountain Gentian ” (Omni Sep 1983)
— short story — 17th place
1983:
“God's Hooks!” (Universe 12)
— short story — 4th place
1983:
“Ike at the Mike ” (Omni Jun 1982)
— short story — 16th place
1981:
“Billy Big-Eyes ” (The Berkley Showcase Vol. 1)
— novelette — 14th place
1981:
“The Ugly Chickens ” (Universe 10)
— novelette — 5th place
1977:
“Custer's Last Jump” (by Steven Utley & HW) (Universe 6)
— novelette — 7th place
1977:
“Mary Margaret Road-Grader ” (Orbit 18)
— short story — 9th place
— Other Awards —
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(3 nominations)
1999:
“Scientifiction ” (Asimov's Mar 1998)
— short story — 10th place (tie)
1991:
“Fin de Cyclé” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1991)
— novelette — 9th place (tie)
1989:
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? ” (Asimov's Aug 1988)
— novelette — 9th place
Balrog Awards — for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(1 nomination)
1981:
“The Ugly Chickens ” (Universe 10)
— short fiction — nomination
Compton Crook Stephen Tall Memorial Award — for best first novel, voted by members of annual Balticon
(1 nomination)
1985:
Them Bones (Ace)
— finalist
Readercon Awards — for small press books and magazines, voted by members of Readercon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1990:
A Dozen Tough Jobs (Mark V. Ziesing)
— short work — winner
Science Fiction Chronicle Readers Poll — for SF/F works, polled by readers of Science Fiction Chronicle magazine
(1 nomination)
1989:
“Do Ya, Do Ya, Wanna Dance? ” (Asimov's Aug 1988)
— novelette — 2nd place
Sidewise Awards — for works of alternate history, juried
(2 nominations)
1999:
“US” (Event Horizon 14 Oct 1998)
— short form — nomination
1996:
“You Could Go Home Again ” (Omni Online May 1995)
— short form — nomination
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