Cynthia Pelayo
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 1
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 7
— Major Awards —
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(6 nominations; 1 win)
2026:
“My Mother Was Margaret White” (Why I Love Horror: Essays on Horror Fiction)
short non-fiction — nomination (pending)
2023:
“This is Not a Poem” (Writing Poetry in the Dark)
short nonfiction — nomination
2023:
Crime Scene (Raw Dog Screaming)
poetry collection — winner
2022:
Children of Chicago (Agora)
novel — nomination
2021:
“I Need to Believe” (Southwest Review 105.3)
short nonfiction — nomination
2021:
Into the Forest and All the Way Through (Burial Day)
Poetry Collection — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(1 nomination)
2025:
Forgotten Sisters (Thomas & Mercer)
horror novel — 7th place
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