Joyce Carol Oates
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 3
Major Awards: 6
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 21
— Career and Special Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
2026:
— life achievement — winner
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
1994:
— life achievement — winner
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
2011:
for editing the Library of America edition of Shirley Jackson: Novels & Stories
— special award — winner
— Major Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(3 nominations; 2 wins)
2011:
“Fossil-Figures” (Stories)
short fiction — winner
1995:
Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque (Dutton)
collection — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(8 nominations; 6 wins)
2017:
“The Crawl Space” (Ellery Queen Sep/Oct 2016)
short fiction — winner
2017:
The Doll-master and Other Tales of Terror (Mysterious)
collection — winner
2013:
Black Dahlia and White Rose: Stories (Ecco)
collection — winner (tie)
2012:
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares (Mysterious Press)
collection — winner
2004:
“The Haunting” (F&SF Apr 2003)
short fiction — nomination
2001:
“In Shock” (F&SF Jun 2000)
long fiction — nomination
1996:
Zombie (Dutton)
novel — winner
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2014:
The Accursed (Ecco)
novel — nomination
2012:
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares (Mysterious Press)
collection — nomination
2009:
Wild Nights! (Ecco)
collection — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(3 nominations)
2001:
“In Shock” (F&SF Jun 2000)
novelette — 22nd place
1997:
American Gothic Tales (Plume)
anthology — 10th place
1995:
Haunted: Tales of the Grotesque (Dutton)
collection — 15th place
— Other Awards —
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(3 nominations)
2004:
Rape: A Love Story (Carroll & Graf)
long fiction — nomination
2002:
“Angel of Mercy” (The Spook Oct 2001)
short fiction — nomination
1999:
The Collector of Hearts: New Tales of the Grotesque (NAL/Dutton)
collection — nomination
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