ounter parts , ▁Sax oph one ▁Dream s , ▁The ▁M atter ▁of ▁the ▁Heart , ▁The ▁Director ’ s ▁C ut , ▁Ant werp , ▁Reg ic ide ▁and ▁First ▁Nov el . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁claims ▁to ▁have ▁written ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁short ▁stories , ▁which ▁have ▁appeared ▁in ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁anth ologies ▁and ▁mag az ines , ▁including ▁Bad ▁Ide a , ▁with ▁his ▁short ▁story ▁Conf essions ▁of ▁a ▁Serial ▁Co at ▁Sn atch er ▁appearing ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Bad ▁Ide a ▁Anth ology . ▁He ▁has ▁written ▁two ▁short - story ▁collections : ▁Mort ality ▁and ▁Or n ith ology . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Ro yle ▁has ▁won ▁a ▁British ▁Fant asy ▁Award ▁three ▁times : ▁Best ▁Anth ology ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁Best ▁Short ▁Story ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁nominated ▁for ▁Best ▁Short ▁Story ▁three ▁further ▁times . ▁ ▁The ▁M atter ▁of ▁the ▁Heart ▁won ▁the ▁Bad ▁Sex ▁in ▁F iction ▁Award ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁ ▁Editor ▁As ▁an ▁editor , ▁Ro yle ▁is ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁having ▁edited ▁The ▁L ighth ouse , ▁by ▁Al ison ▁Moore , ▁which ▁was ▁short list ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Man ▁Book er ▁Prize , ▁and ▁The ▁Many ▁by ▁W yl ▁Men mu ir , ▁which ▁was ▁long list ed ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁Man ▁Book