Three of Pollack's novels have won or been nominated for major awards in the science fiction and fantasy field: "Unquenchable Fire" won the 1989 Arthur C. Clarke Award; "Godmother Night" won the 1997 World Fantasy Award, was shortlisted for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, and was nominated for a Lambda Award; "Temporary Agency" was nominated for the 1995 Nebula Award and the Mythopoeic Award, and shortlisted for the Tiptree.