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Awards Summary

Career and Special Awards: 4

Major Awards: 25

Locus Awards: 5

Other Awards: 7

Total Number of Award Wins and Nominations: 178

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 Caf�” (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
(61 nominations; 5 wins)

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 Caf�” (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 —
World Fantasy Awards — for Fantasy works; juried, with nominations from World Fantasy Con members
 
1978






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