IAFA Awards —
for scholarship, grad student, and service, presented by IAFA
Distinguished Scholarship — winner
Hugo Awards —
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(1 nomination)
“Les Fleurs du Mal ” (Asimov's Oct 1994)
— novella — nomination
Nebula Awards —
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
“Mortimer Gray's History of Death” (Asimov's Apr 1995)
— novella — nomination
(1 nomination)
for small press reviews
— special award, non-professional — nomination
(2 nominations)
Streaking (PS Publishing)
— shortlist
The Empire Of Fear (Simon & Schuster UK)
— runner-up
Bram Stoker Awards —
for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(1 nomination)
“The House of Mourning ” (Off Limits: Tales of Alien Sex)
— short story — nomination
(3 nominations; 1 win)
“The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires”
— short fiction — winner
“Les Fleurs du Mal ” (Asimov's Oct 1994)
— short fiction — nomination
“And He Not Busy Being Born…” (Interzone #16 Summer 1986)
— short story — nomination
(3 nominations)
“Coming to Grips with the Great Plague” (Omni Online Dec 1997)
— third place
“The Age of Innocence ” (Asimov's Jun 1995)
— second place
“Mortimer Gray's History of Death” (Asimov's Apr 1995)
— shortlist
Locus Awards —
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(33 nominations)
“The Philosopher's Stone” (Asimov's Jul 2008)
— novella — 7th place
“Following the Pharmers ” (Asimov's Mar 2008)
— novelette — 29th place
Science Fact and Science Fiction: An Encyclopedia (Routledge 2006)
— non-fiction — 9th place
“The Plurality of Worlds” (Asimov's Aug 2006)
— novella — 9th place
Historical Dictionary of Fantasy Literature (Scarecrow)
— non-fiction — 14th place
The Omega Expedition (Tor)
— sf novel — 27th place
The Cassandra Complex (Tor)
— sf novel — 22nd place
“The Milk of Human Kindness ” (Analog Mar 2001)
— short story — 10th place
The Fountains of Youth (Tor)
— sf novel — 14th place
“Chanterelle ” (Black Heart, Ivory Bones)
— novelette — 29th place
“Snowball in Hell ” (Analog Dec 2000)
— novelette — 3rd place
“Tenebrio ” (Vanishing Acts)
— novelette — 28th place
“The Mandrake Garden ” (F&SF Jul 2000)
— short story — 16th place (tie)
“The Gateway of Eternity ” (Interzone #139 Jan, #140 Feb 1999)
— novella — 19th place
“Ashes and Tombstones ” (Moon Shots)
— short story — 17th place
“The Black Blood of the Dead” (Interzone #103 Jan, #104 Feb 1997)
— novella — 12th place
“The Pipes of Pan ” (F&SF Jun 1997)
— novelette — 9th place
The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires (Mark V. Ziesing)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 4th place
“The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires” (Interzone #91 Jan 1995,#92 Feb 1995)
— novella — 21st place
“Inherit the Earth” (Analog Jul 1995)
— novella — 16th place
“Mortimer Gray's History of Death” (Asimov's Apr 1995)
— novella — 8th place
“The Age of Innocence ” (Asimov's Jun 1995)
— short story — 12th place
The Carnival of Destruction (Pocket UK; Carroll & Graf)
— dark fantasy/horror novel — 13th place
“Les Fleurs du Mal ” (Asimov's Oct 1994)
— novella — 6th place
“The Tree of Life ” (Asimov's Sep 1994)
— novelette — 20th place
“Carriers ” (Asimov's Jul 1993)
— short story — 19th place
Young Blood (Simon & Schuster UK)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 12th place
The Angel of Pain (Simon & Schuster UK)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 10th place
“The Invisible Worm ” (F&SF Sep 1991)
— novelette — 17th place (tie)
Sexual Chemistry (Simon & Schuster UK)
— collection — 16th place
The Werewolves of London (Simon & Schuster UK)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 5th place
The Empire Of Fear (Simon & Schuster UK)
— horror novel — 7th place
“The Man Who Loved the Vampire Lady ” (F&SF Aug 1988)
— novelette — 12th place
(5 nominations)
“The Philosopher's Stone” (Asimov's Jul 2008)
— novella — 5th place
“Mortimer Gray's History of Death” (Asimov's Apr 1995)
— novella — 2nd place
“The Skin Trade ” (Asimov's Nov 1995)
— short story — 10th place (tie)
“Les Fleurs du Mal ” (Asimov's Oct 1994)
— novella — 2nd place
“Bedside Conversations ” (Asimov's Dec 1990)
— short story — 9th place
Eaton Award —
for best critical book, to 2001; since 2008, for lifetime achievement, juried
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Scientific Romance in Britain: 1890-1950
— nonfiction — winner (tie)
HOMer Awards —
for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination)
“Les Fleurs du Mal ” (Asimov's Oct 1994)
— novella — nomination
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
“The Hunger and Ecstasy of Vampires” (Interzone #91 Jan 1995,#92 Feb 1995)
— fiction — winner
“The Magic Bullet ” (Interzone #29 May/Jun 1989)
— fiction — winner
“The Growth of the House of Usher ” (Interzone #24 Summer 1988)
— fiction — 5th place (tie)
“Sexual Chemistry ” (Interzone #20 Summer 1987)
— fiction — 2nd place
(1 nomination; 1 win)
The Empire Of Fear (Simon & Schuster UK)
— fiction — winner
Readercon Awards —
for small press books and magazines, voted by members of Readercon
(1 nomination; 1 win)
Tales Of The Wandering Jew (Dedalus)
— anthology — winner
(1 nomination; 1 win)
“How Should a Science Fiction Story End?” (The New York Review of Science Fiction #78 Feb 1995)
— Pioneer Award — winner
(1 nomination)
“The Plurality of Worlds” (Asimov's Aug 2006)
— short form — nomination