S. P. Somtow
— Note: Publications prior to 1985 were bylined Somtow Sucharitkul, the author's real name—
Awards Summary
Major Awards: 1
Locus Awards: 1
Other Awards: 3
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 44
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(2 nominations)
1983:
“Aquila” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Asimov's Jan 18 1982)
— novelette — nomination
1982:
“Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile...” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Analog 14 Sep 1981)
— short story — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(4 nominations; 1 win)
2002:
“The Bird Catcher ” (The Museum of Horrors)
— novella — winner
1997:
The Pavilion of Frozen Women (Gollancz)
— collection — nomination
1996:
“Dragon's Fin Soup” (The Ultimate Dragon)
— short fiction — nomination
1992:
“The Pavilion of Frozen Women ” (Cold Shocks)
— novella — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(6 nominations)
2014:
Bible Stories for Secular Humanists (Diplodocus)
— collection — nomination
1999:
Darker Angels (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1997:
“Brimstone and Salt ” (Dark Destiny III: Children of Dracula)
— novelette — nomination
1997:
The Pavilion of Frozen Women (Gollancz)
— collection — nomination
1994:
“Darker Angels ” (Confederacy of the Dead)
— novelette — nomination
1988:
“Resurrec Tech” (Night Cry Spring 1987)
— novelette — nomination
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award — for SF short fiction in English; juried
(1 nomination)
1996:
“Diamonds Aren't Forever” (David Copperfield's Tales of the Impossible)
— shortlist
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(22 nominations; 1 win)
2009:
“An Alien Heresy ” (Asimov's Apr/May 2008)
— novelette — 27th place
2000:
Dragon's Fin Soup (EMR)
— collection — 18th place
1999:
Darker Angels (Gollancz; Tor)
— dark fantasy/horror novel — 5th place
1998:
The Vampire's Beautiful Daughter (Atheneum)
— novella — 7th place
1996:
Vanitas (Transylvania Press Canada; Tor)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 9th place
1994:
The Wizard's Apprentice (Atheneum)
— fantasy novel — 16th place
1994:
“Darker Angels ” (Confederacy of the Dead)
— novelette — 11th place
1993:
The Forest of the Night (AvoNova)
— fantasy novel — 15th place
1993:
Valentine (Gollancz; Tor)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 8th place
1992:
Riverrun (Avon)
— fantasy novel — 8th place
1992:
“Chui Chai ” (The Ultimate Frankenstein)
— short story — 25th place
1991:
Moondance (Tor)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 3rd place
1987:
“Fiddling for Waterbuffaloes ” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Analog Apr 1986)
— novelette — 15th place
1986:
The Darkling Wind (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Bantam Spectra)
— sf novel — 30th place
1985:
Vampire Junction (Donning)
— fantasy novel — 15th place
1985:
Utopia Hunters (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Bantam)
— collection — 9th place
1984:
“Aquila Meets Bigfoot” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Amazing Stories Jan 1983)
— novella — 12th place
1984:
Fire from the Wine-Dark Sea (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Donning Starblaze)
— collection — 16th place
1983:
Light on the Sound (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Timescape)
— sf novel — 24th place
1983:
“Aquila” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Asimov's Jan 18 1982)
— novelette — 13th place
1982:
Starship & Haiku (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Timescape)
— first novel — winner
1982:
“Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile...” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Analog 14 Sep 1981)
— short story — 10th place
— Other Awards —
Analog Readers Poll — for stories, articles, and art published by Analog, polled by readers
(1 nomination)
1982:
“Absent Thee from Felicity Awhile...” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Analog 14 Sep 1981)
— short story — 2nd place
Asimov's Reader Poll — for stories, poems, and art published by Asimov's, polled by readers
(3 nominations)
2009:
“An Alien Heresy ” (Asimov's Apr/May 2008)
— novelette — 4th place
1994:
“Tagging the Moon ” (Asimov's mid-Dec 1993)
— short story — 5th place
1989:
“The Madonna of the Wolves ” (as by Somtow Sucharitkul) (Asimov's Nov 1988)
— novella — 8th place
HOMer Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1991:
Moondance (Tor)
— horror novel — winner
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1999:
Darker Angels (Tor)
— novel — nomination
1997:
“Brimstone and Salt ” (Dark Destiny III: Children of Dracula)
— short form — winner
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer — (renamed the Astounding Award in 2020)
(2 nominations; 1 win)
1981:
(as by Somtow Sucharitkul)
winner
1980:
(as by Somtow Sucharitkul)
finalist
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