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