ACCOLADES
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Finalist – Fiction: Horror (2006)
- Kirkus Reviews: “Bailey’s book will remind readers of human connectivity, while it frightens and entertains.”
- International Book Awards, Finalist – Fiction: Horror (2011)
- Listed for the National Best Book Awards (2010)
- Foreword Reviews: “Spellbinding.” – 5 stars
- Kirkus Reviews: “An engrossing blend of creepy atmospherics, gory jolts and mind-bending conundrums.” Recipient of the Kirkus Star, awarded to books of remarkable merit, and named one of the best books of the year (2012).
- International Book Awards, Winner – Fiction: Short-Story Fiction (2011)
- USA Best Book Awards, Winner – Fiction: Short-Story (2011)
- International Book Awards, Winner – Anthology (2011)
- USA Best Book Awards – Fiction: Anthologies (2011)
- Eric Hoffer Award Grand Prize Short List (2013)
- Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, Finalist – Horror (2012)
- Halloween Book Festival, Honorable Mention (2012)
- Indie Book Awards, Finalist – Anthology (2013)
- International Book Awards, Winner – Fiction: Anthologies (2013)
- London Book Festival, Winner – Compilations / Anthologies (2013)
- This is Horror, Anthology of the Year, Runner-Up (2013)
- USA Best Book Awards, Finalist – Anthologies: Fiction (2013)
- USA Best Book Awards, Finalist – Cover Design: Fiction (2013)
- Kirkus Reviews: “A compilation of entertaining, if often disturbing, stories.”
- The Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 5: Included “Some Pictures in an Album” by Gary McMahon
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2013):
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction, Winner – “The Great Pity” by Gary A. Braunbeck
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction, Nomination – “The Geminis” by John Palisano
- Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, Finalist – Horror (2013)
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver – Fiction: Horror (2013)
- Indie Book Awards, Winner – Anthology (2014)
- International Book Awards, Winner – Anthologies (2014)
- Paris Book Festival, Runner-Up – Compilations/Anthologies (2014)
- USA Best Book Awards, Winner – Anthologies (2014)
- Kirkus Reviews: “An entertaining horror-story collection that helps support a good cause.”
- Publishers Weekly: “Bailey employs the imagery of teeth seizing the reader. Given the caliber of this winning collection, readers won’t mind being bitten.” – Starred review
- Benjamin Franklin Awards, Gold Winner – Science Fiction (2015)
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2014)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Nomination: Editor, Michael Bailey
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – Winner: “Ruminations” by Rena Mason
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – Winner: “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family” by Usman T. Malik
- Foreword Reviews Book of the Year – Finalist in Horror, Finalist in Science Fiction, and Bronze winner in Anthologies (2014)
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal – Horror (2015)
- Indie Book Awards, Finalist – Anthologies (2015)
- Indie Book Awards, Finalist – Science Fiction (2015)
- International Book Awards, Winner – Science Fiction (2015)
- Nebula Awards ® (2014)
- Best Short Story – Nomination: “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family” by Usman T. Malik (2014)
- Rhysling Award – Winner: “Shutdown” by Marge Simon (2015)
- USA Best Book Awards, Finalist – Anthologies (2015)
- Kirkus Reviews: “An accomplished collection of masterfully crafted horror from some of the genre’s finest practitioners.”
- Foreword Reviews: “If Inkblots and Blood Spots is about anything, it’s about spotlighting Bailey’s range; and for those with an appetite for atypical horror fare, that range is satisfyingly wide.”
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2015)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Winner: Editor, Michael Bailey
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – Nomination: “Special Collections” by Norman Partridge
- International Book Awards, Winner – Anthologies (2016)
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2016)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Nomination: Editor, Michael Bailey
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – Nomination: “A Rift in Reflections” by Hal Bodner
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – Nomination: “That Perilous Stuff” by Scott Edelman
- Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, Finalist (2016)
- International Book Awards, Winner – Anthologies (2017)
- Benjamin Franklin Awards, Silver Winner – Science Fiction (2017)
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2016)
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – Nomination: “The Jupiter Drop” by Josh Malerman
- Foreword Reviews Book of the Year – Finalist (2017)
- Publishers Weekly: “Gripping… This thoughtfully curated anthology will appeal to horror and science fiction fans alike.”
- Year’s Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2018: Included “Swift to Chase” by Laird Barron
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2018)
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – Nomination
- Shirley Jackson Awards (2018)
- Edited Anthology – Nomination
- The Best Horror of the Year, Vol. 11: Included “Golden Sun” by Richard Thomas, Kristi DeMeester, Damien Angelica Walters & Michael Wehunt
MISCREATION: GODS, MONSTROSITIES & OTHER HORRORS
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2020)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Nomination: Editors, Michael Bailey & Doug Murano
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – Winner: “One Last Transformation” by Josh Malerman
- Shirley Jackson Awards (2020)
- Edited Anthology – Nomination
- This Is Horror Awards (2020)
- Anthology of the Year – Winner
AGATHA’S BARN: A CARPENTER’S FARM STORY
- Shirley Jackson Awards (2020)
- Novella – Nomination
- International Book Awards, Finalist – Fiction: Horror (2022)
- National Indie Excellence Awards, Finalist – Horror (2021)
- Shirley Jackson Awards (2021)
- Novella – Nomination for A Rose / Arose
- Bram Stoker Awards ® (2022)
- Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection – Nomination (with Marge Simon)
- Elgin Award – Nomination (Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association)
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal – Anthologies (2023)
- Foreword Reviews Book of the Year, Finalist – Anthologies (2022)
- Rhysling Award (2022) – Nomination: “Dark Neighborhood” by Cindy O’Quinn (2022)
- Rhysling Award (2022) – Nomination: “Seasonal Meat” by Jamal Hodge (2022)
- Independent Publisher Book Awards, Silver Medal – Writing / Publishing (2023)
BRAM STOKER AWARDS ® OFFICIAL BALLOT
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “Fireman / Primal Tongue” (2013)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Qualia Nous (2014)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – The Library of the Dead (2015)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Chiral Mad 3 (2016)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “Time is a Face on the Water” (2016)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “I Will Be the Reflection Until the End” (2017)
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – Our Children, Our Teachers (2018)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors (2020)
- Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection – Sifting the Ashes (2022)
BRAM STOKER AWARDS ® PRELIMINARY BALLOT (unofficial)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “It Tears Away” (2011)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “Bootstrap / The Binds of Lasolastica” (2012)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “Fireman / Primal Tongue” (2013)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Qualia Nous (2014)
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – “Dandelion Clocks” (2014)
- Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection – Inkblots and Blood Spots (2014)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – The Library of the Dead (2015)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Chiral Mad 3 (2016)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “Time is a Face on the Water” (2016)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Adam’s Ladder (2017)
- Superior Achievement in Short Fiction – “I Will Be the Reflection Until the End” (2017)
- Superior Achievement in Long Fiction – Our Children, Our Teachers (2018)
- Superior Achievement in an Anthology – Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors (2020)
- Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection – Psychotropic Dragon (2021)
- Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection – Sifting the Ashes (2022)
SHIRLEY JACKSON AWARDS
- Edited Anthology – Nomination: Chiral Mad 4: An Anthology of Collaborations (2018)
- Edited Anthology – Nomination: Miscreations: Gods, Monstrosities & Other Horrors (2020)
- Novella – Nomination: Agatha’s Barn: A Carpenter’s Farm Story (2020)
- Novella – Nomination: A Rose / Arose from Psychotropic Dragon (2021)
WRITTEN BACKWARDS 