Stephen King
Awards Summary
Career and Special Awards: 4
Major Awards: 25
Locus Awards: 5
Other Awards: 7
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 179
Times Served as Judge: 1
— Career and Special Awards —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
2004:
life achievement — winner
1980:
special convention award — winner
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
2003:
life achievement — winner
World Horror Grandmaster — for outstanding contributor to the horror genre; voted by World Horror Con members
1992:
winner
— Major Awards —
Hugo Awards — for SF/F works, voted by members of annual World Science Fiction Convention
(2 nominations; 1 win)
2016:
“Obits” (The Bazaar of Bad Dreams)
— novelette — nomination
1982:
Danse Macabre (Everest)
— nonfiction book — winner
Nebula Awards — for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership
(1 nomination)
1981:
“The Way Station” (F&SF Apr 1980)
— novelette — nomination
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
(20 nominations; 4 wins)
2012:
11/22/63 (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton as 11.22.63)
— novel — nomination
2007:
Lisey's Story (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— novel — nomination
2000:
Hearts in Atlantis (Scribner)
— collection — nomination
1995:
“The Man in the Black Suit” (The New Yorker 31 Oct 1994)
— short story — winner
1988:
Misery (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1987:
It (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1987:
“The End of the Whole Mess” (Omni Oct 1986)
— short story — nomination
1986:
Skeleton Crew (Putnam)
— collection/anthology — nomination
1985:
The Talisman (by SK & Peter Straub) (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1985:
“The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet” (F&SF Jun 1984)
— novella — nomination
1984:
Pet Sematary (Doubleday)
— novel — nomination
1983:
“The Breathing Method” (Different Seasons)
— novella — nomination
1983:
Different Seasons (Viking)
— anthology/collection — nomination
1982:
“Do the Dead Sing?” (Yankee Nov 1981)
— short story — winner (tie)
1981:
The Mist (Dark Forces)
— novel — nomination
1979:
The Stand (Doubleday)
— novel — nomination
1979:
Night Shift (Doubleday)
— collection/anthology — nomination
1976:
' Salem's Lot (Doubleday)
— novel — nomination
Bram Stoker Awards — for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership
(33 nominations; 13 wins)
2018:
Sleeping Beauties (by SK & Owen King) (Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2014:
Doctor Sleep (Scribner)
— novel — winner
2012:
“Herman Wouk Is Still Alive” (The Atlantic May 2011)
— short fiction — winner
2011:
Full Dark, No Stars (Simon & Schuster)
— collection — winner
2009:
Duma Key (Scribner)
— novel — winner
2009:
Just After Sunset (Scribner)
— fiction collection — winner
2007:
Lisey's Story (Scribner)
— novel — winner
2006:
“The Things They Left Behind” (Transgressions)
— long fiction — nomination
2005:
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (Donald M. Grant/Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2005:
“Lisey and the Madman” (McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories)
— long fiction — nomination
2004:
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (Donald M. Grant/Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2004:
“Harvey's Dream” (The New Yorker 30 Jun 2003)
— short fiction — nomination
2003:
From a Buick 8 (Cemetery Dance; Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2003:
Everything's Eventual (Scribner)
— fiction collection — nomination
2002:
Black House (by SK & Peter Straub) (Random House)
— novel — nomination
2001:
Riding the Bullet (Scribner/Philtrum Press)
— long fiction — nomination
2001:
On Writing (Scribner)
— nonfiction — winner
2000:
“Low Men in Yellow Coats” (Hearts in Atlantis)
— novel — nomination
2000:
Hearts in Atlantis (Scribner)
— collection — nomination
1999:
Bag of Bones (Scribner)
— novel — winner
1999:
“Autopsy Room Four” (Robert Bloch's Psychos)
— short fiction — nomination
1998:
“Everything's Eventual” (F&SF Oct/Nov 1997)
— long fiction/novelette — nomination
1997:
The Green Mile (Signet)
— novel — winner
1996:
“Lunch at the Gotham Café” (Dark Love)
— novelette — winner
1995:
Insomnia (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1994:
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Viking)
— collection — nomination
1992:
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (Donald M. Grant)
— novel — nomination
1992:
Needful Things (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1991:
“The Langoliers” (Four Past Midnight)
— novella/novelette — nomination
1991:
Four Past Midnight (Viking)
— collection — winner
1989:
“The Night Flier” (Prime Evil)
— novelette — nomination
1988:
Misery (Viking)
— novel — winner (tie)
British Fantasy Awards — for fantasy works published in the UK, voted by British Fantasy Society members, juried since 2012
(20 nominations; 7 wins)
2020:
The Institute (Hodder & Stoughton)
— horror novel (August Derleth Award) — nomination
2012:
11.22.63 (Hodder & Stoughton)
— novel — nomination
2011:
Full Dark, No Stars (Hodder & Stoughton)
— collection — winner
2011:
“1922” (Full Dark, No Stars)
— novella — nomination
2010:
Under the Dome (Hodder & Stoughton)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination
2009:
Just After Sunset (Hodder & Stoughton)
— collection — nomination
2009:
“N” (Just After Sunset)
— short fiction — nomination
2005:
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (Hodder & Stoughton)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — winner
2003:
Everything's Eventual (Hodder & Stoughton)
— collection — nomination
2000:
Hearts in Atlantis (Hodder & Stoughton)
— collection — nomination
1999:
Bag of Bones (Hodder & Stoughton)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — winner
1991:
Four Past Midnight (Viking)
— anthology/collection — nomination
1987:
It (Viking)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — winner
1983:
“Apt Pupil” (Different Seasons)
— short fiction — nomination
1983:
“The Breathing Method” (Different Seasons)
— short fiction — winner
1982:
Cujo
— August Derleth Award (novel) — winner
1982:
“The Monkey” (Gallery Nov 1981)
— short story — nomination
1981:
Firestarter (MacDonald Futura)
— August Derleth Award (novel) — nomination
1981:
“Crouch End” (New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos)
— short fiction — nomination
1981:
special award — winner
Dragon Awards — for SF/F works, voted on by members of the annual Dragon Con
(1 nomination; 1 win)
2018:
Sleeping Beauties (by SK & Owen King) (Scribner)
— horror novel — winner
Shirley Jackson Awards — for works of psychological horror and dark fantastic, juried
(4 nominations; 2 wins)
2016:
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams (Scribner)
— collection — winner
2010:
“Morality” (Esquire)
— novelette — winner
2009:
“N” (Just After Sunset)
— novella — nomination
2009:
Just After Sunset (Scribner)
— collection — nomination
— Locus Awards and Poll —
Locus Awards — for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine
(62 nominations; 5 wins)
2025:
You Like it Darker (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— collection — 5th place
2023:
Gwendy's Final Task (by SK & Richard Chizmar) (Cemetery Dance; Hodder & Stoughton)
— horror novel — 11th place
2022:
Billy Summers (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— horror novel — 9th place
2022:
Later (Hard Case Crime)
— horror novel — 8th place
2021:
If It Bleeds (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— collection — 7th place
2020:
The Institute (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— horror novel — 3rd place
2019:
The Outsider (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— horror novel — 2nd place
2015:
Revival (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— fantasy novel — 8th place
2014:
Doctor Sleep (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— fantasy novel — 5th place
2014:
Joyland (Hard Case Crime)
— fantasy novel — 11th place
2012:
11/22/63 (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— sf novel — 2nd place
2012:
“The Little Green God of Agony” (A Book of Horrors)
— novelette — 14th place
2010:
Under the Dome (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— sf novel — 7th place
2010:
The Little Sisters of Eluria (by SK, illustrated by Michael Whelan) (Donald M. Grant)
— nonfiction/art book — 11th place
2008:
“Graduation Afternoon” (Postscripts Spr 2007)
— short story — 38th place
2007:
Lisey's Story (Scribner; Hodder & Stoughton)
— fantasy novel — 10th place
2005:
The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah (Grant/Scribner)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
2004:
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (Donald M. Grant/Scribner)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
2003:
Everything's Eventual (Scribner)
— collection — 5th place
2002:
Black House (by SK & Peter Straub) (Random House)
— fantasy novel — 7th place
2001:
On Writing (Scribner)
— nonfiction — winner
2000:
Hearts in Atlantis (Scribner)
— collection — 5th place
1999:
Bag of Bones (Hodder & Stoughton; Scribner)
— dark fantasy/horror novel — winner
1998:
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (Donald M. Grant)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
1998:
“Everything's Eventual” (F&SF Oct/Nov 1997)
— novella — 4th place
1998:
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass (by SK, illustrated by Dave McKean) (Donald M. Grant)
— art book — 6th place
1997:
Desperation (Hodder & Stoughton; Viking)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — winner
1997:
The Green Mile (Signet)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 8th place
1996:
Rose Madder (Viking)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 3rd place
1996:
“Lunch at the Gotham Café” (Dark Love)
— novelette — 15th place
1995:
Insomnia (Mark V. Ziesing; Viking)
— dark fantasy/horror novel — 3rd place
1994:
“The Ten O'Clock People” (Nightmares & Dreamscapes)
— novella — 8th place
1994:
Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Viking)
— collection — 6th place
1993:
Dolores Claiborne (Hodder & Stoughton; Viking)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 14th place
1992:
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands (Donald M. Grant; Plume)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 3rd place
1992:
Needful Things (Viking)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 13th place
1991:
The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition (Doubleday)
— horror/dark fantasy novel — 2nd place
1991:
Four Past Midnight (Viking)
— collection — 6th place (tie)
1990:
The Dark Half (Hodder & Stoughton; Viking)
— horror novel — 2nd place
1988:
The Tommyknockers (Putnam)
— sf novel — 16th place
1988:
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three (Donald M. Grant)
— fantasy novel — 16th place
1987:
It (Viking)
— fantasy novel — 3rd place
1986:
Skeleton Crew (Putnam)
— collection — winner
1985:
The Talisman (by SK & Peter Straub) (Viking)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
1985:
“The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet” (F&SF Jun 1984)
— novella — 3rd place
1984:
Christine (Viking)
— fantasy novel — 6th place
1984:
Pet Sematary (Doubleday)
— fantasy novel — 7th place
1983:
“The Breathing Method” (Different Seasons)
— novella — 8th place
1983:
“The Raft” (Gallery Nov 1982)
— novelette — 14th place
1983:
“It Grows on You” (Death)
— short story — 11th place
1983:
Different Seasons (Viking)
— single author collection — 4th place
1982:
Cujo (Viking)
— fantasy novel — 21st place
1982:
Danse Macabre (Everest)
— related nonfiction book — winner
1981:
Firestarter (Phantasia; Viking)
— sf novel — 8th place
1981:
The Mist (Dark Forces)
— fantasy novel — 10th place
1981:
“The Way Station” (F&SF Apr 1980)
— novelette — 3rd place
1980:
The Dead Zone (Viking)
— fantasy novel — 2nd place
1980:
“The Crate” (Gallery Jul 1979)
— short story — 11th place
1979:
The Stand (Doubleday)
— novel — 15th place
1979:
“The Gunslinger” (F&SF Oct 1978)
— novelette — 8th place (tie)
1979:
Night Shift (Doubleday)
— single author collection — 8th place
1978:
The Shining (Doubleday)
— fantasy novel — 4th place
— Other Awards —
Balrog Awards — for fantasy works, presented an annual FoolsCon in Kansas City
(11 nominations; 1 win)
1983:
artist — nomination
1982:
Cujo (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1982:
professional achievement — nomination
1981:
Firestarter (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1981:
for popularizing horror/fantasy fiction
— professional achievement — nomination
1980:
The Dead Zone (Viking)
— novel — nomination
1980:
The Stand (Doubleday)
— novel — nomination
1980:
Night Shift (Doubleday)
— collection/anthology — winner
1980:
professional achievement — nomination
1979:
The Stand (Doubleday)
— novel — nomination
1979:
Night Shift (Doubleday)
— collection/anthology — nomination
Gandalf Awards — for fantasy novels and grand masters, administered in parallel with the Hugos
(2 nominations)
1979:
The Stand (Doubleday)
— book-length fantasy — nomination
1978:
The Shining (Doubleday)
— book-length fantasy — nomination
International Horror Guild Awards — for horror works, juried
(8 nominations; 1 win)
2007:
Lisey's Story (Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2004:
Living Legend — winner
2004:
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla (Donald M. Grant/Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2003:
From a Buick 8 (Scribner)
— novel — nomination
2003:
Everything's Eventual (Scribner)
— collection — nomination
2002:
Black House (by SK & Peter Straub) (Random House)
— novel — nomination
2001:
Riding the Bullet (Scribner/Philtrum Press)
— long story — nomination
2001:
On Writing (Scribner)
— nonfiction — nomination
Italia Awards — for SF/F works published in Italy, voted by members of annual Italcon
(1 nomination)
1999:
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
— international novel — 2nd place
Phantastik Preis — for SF/F works published in Germany, polled by readers of Phantastik.de website
(10 nominations; 4 wins)
2014:
Doctor Sleep
— foreign novel — nomination
2007:
Lisey's Story
— foreign novel — nomination
2005:
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
— foreign novel — winner
2004:
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla
— foreign novel — nomination
2004:
international writer — winner
2003:
Black House (by SK & Peter Straub)
— foreign novel — winner
2003:
international writer — nomination
2002:
Dreamcatcher
— foreign novel — nomination
2001:
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
— foreign novel — nomination
2000:
Hearts in Atlantis
— foreign novel — winner
Prix Ozone — for SF/F/H works published in France
(1 nomination; 1 win)
1997:
Desperation
— horror novel, foreign — winner
Quill Award — for favorite books, voted by readers, announced on TV
(2 nominations)
2006:
Cell (Scribner)
— sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
2005:
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower (Scribner/Grant)
— sf/fantasy/horror — nomination
— As Judge —
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