Awards Summary
 
Major Awards: 2
 
 
Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 37
Times Served as Judge: 3
 
 
 
 
 
Nebula Awards  
for SF/F works, voted by SF & Fantasy Writers of America professional membership 
 
 (5 nominations; 1 win)
 
“Trophy Wives ”   (Fellowship Fantastic)
  short story  winner
 
The Silent Strength of Stones   (AvoNova)
  novel  nomination
 
“Home for Christmas”   (F&SF Jan 1995)
  novelette  nomination
 
“Haunted Humans ”   (F&SF Jul 1994)
  novella  nomination
 
“The Skeleton Key ”   (F&SF Aug 1993)
  novelette  nomination
 
 
 (4 nominations)
 
A Red Heart of Memories   (Ace)
  novel  nomination
 
The Silent Strength of Stones   (AvoNova)
  novel  nomination
 
“Home for Christmas”   (F&SF Jan 1995)
  novella  nomination
 
Unmasking   (Axolotl)
  novella  nomination
 
 
 
Bram Stoker Awards  
for Horror works, voted by Horror Writer's Association professional membership 
 
 (2 nominations; 1 win)
 
A Stir of Bones   (Viking Children's Books)
  work for younger readers  nomination
 
The Thread That Binds the Bones   (AvoNova)
  first novel  winner
 
 
 (1 nomination)
 
A Fistful of Sky   (Ace)
  short list
 
 
 
 
 (1 nomination)
 
Catalyst   (Tachyon Publications)
  finalist
 
 
 
 
 (1 nomination)
 
“Home for Christmas”   (F&SF Jan 1995)
  shortlist
 
 
 
 
Locus Awards  
for SF/F/H works, polled by readers of Locus Magazine 
 
 (12 nominations)
 
Permeable Borders   (Fairwood)
  collection  20th place
 
Tresholds   (Viking)
  young adult book  8th place
 
“Futures in the Memories Market”   (Clarkesworld Jun 2010)
  short story  34th place
 
Spirits That Walk in Shadow   (Viking)
  young adult book  4th place
 
A Stir of Bones   (Viking)
  young adult book  5th place
 
A Fistful of Sky   (Ace)
  fantasy novel  10th place
 
Past the Size of Dreaming   (Ace)
  fantasy novel  16th place
 
A Red Heart of Memories   (Ace)
  fantasy novel  12th place
 
The Silent Strength of Stones   (AvoNova)
  fantasy novel  6th place
 
“Haunted Humans ”   (F&SF Jul 1994)
  novella  8th place
 
The Thread That Binds the Bones   (AvoNova)
  fantasy novel  4th place
 
Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities   (Wildside Press)
  collection  17th place
 
 
 (5 nominations)
 
Spirits That Walk in Shadow   (Viking)
  finalist
 
A Stir of Bones   (Viking)
  finalist
 
Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors   (Five Star)
  finalist
 
Past the Size of Dreaming   (Ace)
  finalist
 
A Red Heart of Memories   (Ace)
  finalist
 
 
 
HOMer Awards  
for SF/F works, voted by members of SF/F forum on CompuServe 
 
 (3 nominations)
 
“Airborn”   (F&SF May 1996)
  novella  nomination
 
“Home for Christmas”   (F&SF Jan 1995)
  novelette  nomination
 
“Haunted Humans ”   (F&SF Jul 1994)
  novella  nomination
 
Mythopoeic Awards  
for fantasy works in the spirit of the Inklings, voted by members of the Mythopoeic Society 
 
 (2 nominations)
 
Spirits That Walk in Shadow   (Viking)
  children's literature  nomination
 
A Fistful of Sky   (Ace)
  adult literature  nomination
 
 
 (1 nomination)
 
“A Step Into Darkness ”  
  Writers of the Future 1st quarter  Third Place