Author record · 2006 to 2025
Ellen Datlow: Awards and Best-of Lists
Ellen Datlow has won 13 awards, including the Locus Awards (2006) for The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection, with 25 shortlist or finalist places, 27 longlist or nominee places, and 7 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Terri Windling, Gavin J. Grant, Kelly Link, Nick Mamatas
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Night & Day | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Edited Anthology | |
| 2025 | Night & Day—Dreadful Dark: Tales of Nighttime Horror/Merciless Sun: Tales of Daylight Horror | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Crime Fiction | |
| 2024 | Christmas and Other Horrors | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2024 | Christmas and Other Horrors | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2023 | Screams from the Dark | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2023 | Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2022 | Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2022 | When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2022 | The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Thirteen | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2022 | When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2022 | Screams From the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Edited Anthology | |
| 2021 | When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2021 | Edited By | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2021 | Edited By | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2021 | When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson | New York Public Library Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Best Books for Adults | |
| 2021 | Body Shocks | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Horror | |
| 2020 | Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2020 | Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2019 | Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2019 | The Best Horror of the Year Volume Ten | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2019 | Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Edited Anthology | |
| 2019 | Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories | Library Journal Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Horror | |
| 2018 | The Devil and the Deep: Horror Stories of the Sea | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2018 | Black Feathers | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2018 | Black Feathers | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2018 | The Devil and the Deep | Goodreads Choice Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Horror | |
| 2017 | Children of Lovecraft | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2017 | Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales: An Anthology | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2017 | Children of Lovecraft | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2017 | Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Edited Anthology | |
| 2016 | The Doll Collection | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2015 | The Doll Collection | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2015 | Fearful Symmetries | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2015 | The Doll Collection: Seventeen Brand-New Tales of Dolls | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2014 | Fearful Symmetries | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2014 | Fearful Symmetries | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Edited Anthology | |
| 2014 | Queen Victoria's Book of Spells | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2014 | Queen Victoria's Book of Spells | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2013 | After | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2013 | Queen Victoria's Book of Spells | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2013 | Queen Victoria's Book of Spells | Kirkus Best Books of the Year source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Fiction | |
| 2012 | Blood and Other Cravings | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2011 | The Beastly Bride | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2011 | Blood and Other Cravings | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2011 | Supernatural Noir | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2011 | Teeth: Vampire Tales | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2011 | Blood And Other Cravings | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2011 | Haunted Legends | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2011 | Supernatural Noir | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2010 | Haunted Legends | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2010 | Lovecraft Unbound | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2010 | Haunted Legends | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2010 | Poe | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2009 | Poe | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Edited Anthology | |
| 2009 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: Twenty-first Annual Collection | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2009 | Lovecraft Unbound | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Edited Anthology | |
| 2009 | Lovecraft Unbound | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2009 | Poe | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2009 | The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2009 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: Twenty-First Annual Collection | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2009 | Lovecraft Unbound | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror | |
| 2008 | Inferno | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2008 | The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2008 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: Twentieth Annual Collection | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2008 | The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2007 | Salon Fantastique | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2007 | Inferno | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Edited Anthology | |
| 2007 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: Nineteenth Annual Collection | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2007 | Salon Fantastique | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2007 | Inferno | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2007 | Inferno | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror | |
| 2006 | The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology |
Books
- Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories5 sources · 2019 to 2020
- Black Feathers4 sources · 2017 to 2018
- Inferno4 sources · 2007 to 2008
- Lovecraft Unbound4 sources · 2009 to 2010
- Queen Victoria's Book of Spells4 sources · 2013 to 2014
- Screams from the Dark4 sources · 2022 to 2023
- When Things Get Dark: Stories Inspired by Shirley Jackson4 sources · 2021 to 2022
- Blood and Other Cravings3 sources · 2011 to 2012
- Fearful Symmetries3 sources · 2014 to 2015
- Haunted Legends3 sources · 2010 to 2011
- Poe3 sources · 2009 to 2010
- The Doll Collection3 sources · 2015 to 2016
- Children of Lovecraft2 sources · 2017
- Christmas and Other Horrors2 sources · 2024
- Edited By2 sources · 2021
- Salon Fantastique2 sources · 2007
- Supernatural Noir2 sources · 2011
- The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales2 sources · 2008
- The Devil and the Deep: Horror Stories of the Sea2 sources · 2018
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: Twenty-first Annual Collection2 sources · 2009
- After1 source · 2013
- Body Shocks1 source · 2021
- Night & Day1 source · 2025
- Night & Day—Dreadful Dark: Tales of Nighttime Horror/Merciless Sun: Tales of Daylight Horror1 source · 2025
- Teeth: Vampire Tales1 source · 2011
- The Beastly Bride1 source · 2011
- The Best Horror of the Year Volume Ten1 source · 2019
- The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Thirteen1 source · 2022
- The Del Rey Book of Science Fiction and Fantasy1 source · 2009
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2006: Nineteenth Annual Collection1 source · 2007
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2007: Twentieth Annual Collection1 source · 2008
- The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Eighteenth Annual Collection1 source · 2006