Caitlín R. Kiernan
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 4
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 5
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 68
— Major Awards —
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
novel — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(9 nominations; 2 wins)
2014:
Black Helicopters (Subterranean)
novella — nomination
2014:
“The Prayer of Ninety Cats” (Subterranean Spr 2013)
short fiction — winner
2014:
The Ape's Wife and Other Stories (Subterranean)
collection — winner
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
novel — nomination
2012:
Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan (Volume One) (Subterranean Press)
collection — nomination
2011:
The Ammonite Violin & Others (Subterranean)
collection — nomination
2010:
The Red Tree (Roc)
novel — nomination
2006:
“La Peau Verte” (To Charles Fort, With Love Subterranean Press)
short fiction — nomination
2006:
To Charles Fort, with Love (Subterranean Press)
collection — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(8 nominations; 2 wins)
2018:
Agents of Dreamland (Tor.com)
long fiction — nomination
2014:
The Ape's Wife and Other Stories (Subterranean)
collection — nomination
2014:
Alabaster: Wolves (Dark Horse)
graphic novel — winner
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
novel — winner
2012:
“The Colliers' Venus (1893)” (Naked City)
long fiction — nomination
2012:
Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan (Volume One) (Subterranean)
collection — nomination
2002:
“The First Adventures of Miss Catterina Poe” (The Dreaming #56; Vertigo)
illustrated narrative — nomination
1999:
Silk (Roc)
first novel — nomination
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(1 nomination)
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
horror novel (August Derleth Award) — nomination
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(3 nominations)
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
novel — nomination
2011:
“As Red as Red” (Haunted Legends)
short story — nomination
2010:
The Red Tree (Roc)
novel — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(30 nominations; 1 win)
2026:
Bright Dead Star (Subterranean)
collection — 8th place
2020:
The Very Best of Caitlín R. Kiernan (Tachyon)
collection — 10th place
2019:
Black Helicopters (Tor.com)
novella — 8th place
2019:
The Dinosaur Tourist (Subterranean)
collection — 7th place
2018:
Agents of Dreamland (Tor.com)
novella — 10th place
2015:
“The Cats of River Street (1925)” (Sirenia Digest)
novelette — 26th place
2015:
“Interstate Love Song (Murder Ballad No. 8)” (Sirenia Digest)
novelette — 19th place
2015:
“The Jetsam of Disremembered Mechanics” (The Book of Silverberg)
novelette — 29th place
2014:
Black Helicopters (Subterranean)
novella — 4th place
2014:
“The Prayer of Ninety Cats” (Subterranean Spr 2013)
novelette — 3rd place
2014:
“The Road of Needles” (Once Upon a Time: New Fairy Tales)
short story — winner
2014:
The Ape's Wife and Other Stories (Subterranean)
collection — 5th place
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
fantasy novel — 2nd place
2013:
“Fake Plastic Trees” (After)
novelette — 5th place
2013:
“Goggles (c. 1910)” (Steampunk III: Steampunk Revolution)
short story — 12th place
2013:
Confessions of a Five-Chambered Heart (Subterranean)
collection — 13th place
2012:
“The Maltese Unicorn” (Supernatural Noir)
novelette — 10th place
2012:
“Tidal Forces” (Eclipse Four)
short story — 7th place
2012:
Two Worlds and In Between: The Best of Caitlin R. Kiernan (Volume One) (Subterranean)
collection — 5th place
2011:
The Ammonite Violin & Others (Subterranean)
collection — 13th place
2010:
The Red Tree (Roc)
fantasy novel — 12th place
2010:
“Galapagos” (Eclipse Three)
novelette — 14th place
2010:
A Is for Alien (Subterranean)
collection — 9th place
2008:
Daughter of Hounds (Roc)
fantasy novel — 15th place
2007:
Alabaster (Subterranean)
collection — 19th place
2006:
To Charles Fort, with Love (Subterranean Press)
collection — 22nd place
2005:
Murder of Angels (Roc)
fantasy novel — 20th place
2005:
“Riding the White Bull” (Argosy Jan/Feb 2004)
novelette — 30th place
2003:
In the Garden of Poisonous Flowers (Subterranean Press)
novella — 21st place
1999:
Silk (Roc)
first novel — 6th place
— Other Awards —
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards — for SF/F/H on GLBT themes, voted by members of Gaylactic Network
(2 nominations)
2010:
The Red Tree (Roc)
novel — nomination
2005:
Murder of Angels (Roc)
novel — nomination
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(9 nominations; 4 wins)
2007:
“Bainbridge” (Alabaster)
mid-length fiction — nomination
2006:
“La Peau Verte” (To Charles Fort, with Love)
mid-length fiction — winner
2006:
To Charles Fort, with Love (Subterranean Press)
collection — nomination
2003:
“The Road of Pins” (Dark Terrors 6)
short form — nomination
2002:
Threshold (Roc)
novel — winner
2002:
“Onion” (Wrong Things)
short fiction — winner
2002:
The First Adventures of Miss Catterina Poe The Dreaming #56 (by CRK & Steve Leialoha) (DC/Vertigo)
illustrated narrative — nomination
2001:
Tales of Pain and Wonder (Gauntlet)
collection — nomination
1999:
Silk (Roc)
first novel — winner (tie)
James Tiptree Jr Memorial Award — (renamed the Otherwise Award in 2020)
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
winner (tie)
2010:
“Galapagos” (Eclipse Three)
honor list
Mythopoeic Awards — for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society
(1 nomination)
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
adult literature — nomination
Seiun Awards — for SF/F works published in Japan, voted by members of annual Japanese SF Con
(1 nomination)
2016:
“The Road of Needles”
translated story — nomination
SF Site Readers Poll — for SF/F books, voted by readers of SF Site website
(1 nomination)
2013:
The Drowning Girl (Roc)
sf/fantasy book — 7th place
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