life achievement — winner
Hugo Awards —
for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(2 nominations)
Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Kent State University Press)
— related book — nomination
Science-Fiction: The Early Years (Kent State University Press)
— nonfiction book — nomination
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
for The Guide to Supernatural Fiction
— special award, professional — nomination
special award, professional — winner
Locus Awards —
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(5 nominations; 1 win)
Science-Fiction: The Gernsback Years (Kent State University Press)
— nonfiction — 2nd place
Science-Fiction: The Early Years (Kent State University Press)
— nonfiction — winner
Supernatural Fiction Writers: Fantasy and Horror (Scribners)
— nonfiction/reference — 7th place
The Guide to Supernatural Fiction (Kent State University Press)
— nonfiction/reference — 10th place
Science Fiction Writers: Critical Studies of the Major Authors from the Early 19th Century to the Present Day (Scribners)
— nonfiction/reference — 6th place