 He received Nebula Award nominations for "In Our Block," "Slow Tuesday Night," "Past Master", "Fourth Mansions", "Continued on Next Rock," "Entire And Perfect Chrysolite," and "The Devil is Dead".He never received a Nebula award.His collection "Lafferty in Orbit" was nominated for a World Fantasy Award, and in 1990, Lafferty received a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award.