Zen Cho was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, a nominee for the Pushcart Prize, and her short story collection Spirits Abroad was a joint winner of the William L. Crawford Fantasy Award.

Zen Cho was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, a nominee for the Pushcart Prize, and her short story collection Spirits Abroad was a joint winner of the William L. Crawford Fantasy Award.