Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones was born on November 4th, 1953 and is currently 72 years old. Stephen Jones was born in Pimlico, London, England.
Stephen Jones has written 20 Non-Fiction Books. The first was released in 1988 with the book Horror: 100 Best Books. The most recently released was The Art of Pulp Horror: An Illustrated History which was released in 2020. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Stephen at this time.
Stephen Jones has also written the Fantasy Tales series which has 7 books including Fantasy Tales 1 and Fantasy Tales 2.
Stephen Jones is an editor of many authors’ books and short stories. The majority of the awards are based on anthologies he has edited.
In 1996,1997 and 1998, Stephen Jones was nominated for the "Professional" award, a World Fantasy Special Award for his work with Editing and Anthologies. In 1984 he won the World Fantasy Special Award for his series
Fantasy Tales. In 2000, he was nominated this time for his book
The Essential Monster Movie Guide. In 2002, he won the award for Editing, and in 2016 he once again won the award for his work on the book
The Art of Horror.
Stephen Jones: Awards & Accolades
Stephen Jones has won multiple awards including: The British Fantasy Award, The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution), in 2006 and the Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Achievement Award, in 2013.
Many of Stephen Jones's books have won awards, including:
- Horror: 100 Best Books won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 1989.
- Best New Horror won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 1991 as well as the British Fantasy Award - Best Anthology in 1991.
- Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 1991.
- Dark Voices won the British Fantasy Award, Best Collection, in 1994.
- Dark Voices 5 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1994.
- The Temptation of Dr Stein won the British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story, in 1995.
- Best New Horror 6 won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Anthology, in 1996.
- Dark Terrors 3 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1998.
- Dark Terrors 4 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 1999 as well as the International Horror Guild Award - Best Anthology in 1999.
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2000.
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2002.
- Keep Out The Night won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2003.
- Dark Terrors 6 won the International Horror Guild Award, Best Anthology, in 2003.
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 14 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2004.
- Horror: Another 100 Best Books won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 2005.
- Best New Horror 18 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2008.
- Basil Copper: A Life in Books won the British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction, in 2009.
- Best New Horror 19 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2009.
- Best New Horror 20 won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2010.
- The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction, in 2015.
- The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History won the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Award, Book of the Year, in 2017.
The following novels by Stephen Jones were also nominated for these awards:
- Dark Voices 2: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1991). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1991). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1991).
- Dark Voices 3: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1992).
- Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1992).
- Shadows Over Innsmouth: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1995).
- Dark Terrors: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1996). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1996).
- I've Come to Talk with You Again: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (1996).
- The Illustrated Werewolf Movie Guide: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (1996).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 7: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1997).
- Dark Terrors 2: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1997). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1997).
- A Plague on Both Your Houses: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (1997).
- Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (1997).
- Dark Terrors 3: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1998).
- Dark Terrors 4: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (1999).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 9: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (1999).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 10: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (1999).
- The Essential Monster Movie Guide: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (1999).
- White of the Moon: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2000).
- Dark Detectives: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2000).
- No Story in It: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2001).
- Dark Terrors 5: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2001). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2001).
- Phantoms and Fiends: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2001).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #11: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2001).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, #12: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2002).
- The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2002). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2002).
- Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 13: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2002). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2003).
- Dark Terrors 6: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2003).
- By Moonlight Only / Not at Night: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2004).
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, Vol. 15: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2005).
- Weird Shadows Over Innsmouth: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology (2005). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2006).
- Don't Turn Out The Light: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2006).
- Best New Horror 16: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2006).
- Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2007).
- Best New Horror 17: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2007).
- Best New Horror 21: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
- Zombie Apocalypse!: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2011).
- Ghosts with Teeth: British Fantasy Award, Best Novella (2012).
- Sad, Dark Thing: British Fantasy Award, Best Short Story (2012).
- The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer: British Fantasy Award, Best Novella (2012).
- A Book of Horrors: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2012). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2012).
- Best New Horror 23: Suspense Magazine Awards, Best Anthology (2012).
- Fearie Tales: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2014).
- Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2014).
- The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History: British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction (2016).
- The Art of Horror Movies: An Illustrated History: Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction (2017).
- Best New Horror 28: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).
Related Authors
Fans of Stephen Jones also enjoy these authors:
- Stephen King, author of The Dark Tower Series.
- J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings Series.
- Dan Brown, author of the Robert Langdon Series.
- John Scalzi, author of the Old Man's War Series.
- Margaret Atwood, author of The Handmaid's Tale Series.
Stephen Jones: F.A.Q
When was Stephen Jones Born? How old is Stephen Jones?
Stephen Jones was born on November 4th, 1953. Stephen Jones is currently 72 years old.
Where was Stephen Jones Born?
Stephen Jones was born in Pimlico, London, England and is English.
What awards has Stephen Jones won?
Stephen Jones has won the following awards: The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution) at the British Fantasy Award (2006) and the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bram Stoker Awards (2013).
What book awards has Stephen Jones won?
What was the first book Stephen Jones wrote?
The first book written by Stephen Jones was Horror: 100 Best Books, published in 1988.
What was the most recent book Stephen Jones wrote?
His most recently released work was The Art of Pulp Horror: An Illustrated History on September 15th, 2020.
What is the most popular book by Stephen Jones?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Stephen Jones book is
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror. Here are his most popular books:
- Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror (7.33)
- Horror: 100 Best Books (8.33)
- The Art of Horror: An Illustrated History (7.67)
- Clive Barker's Shadows in Eden (8.67)
- Horror: Another 100 Best Books (6.67)
Are there upcoming new books by Stephen Jones?
Stephen Jones does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Stephen Jones written?
Stephen Jones has written 43 books across 34 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 20 Non-Fiction Books
- 3 Clive Barker Non-Fiction
- 2 David Case Short Story Collections
- 7 Fantasy Tales
- 2 Kim Newman Non-Fiction
- 2 New Not At Night
- 1 Rudyard Kipling Short Story Collections
- 4 books in The Lovecraft Squad Series
- 1 World Horror Convention Souvenir Books
- 3 books in the Zombie Apocalypse! Series
- 2 books in the Horror at Halloween Series