The following recognition has been received for contributors to Dark Animus.

Dark Animus #9

"The Overcoat" by Barry Riley receives an honourable mention in Ellen's Datlow's Year's Best Fantasy & Horror 2007

Dark Animus #7

"Doof Doof Doof" by Paul Haines becomes a finalist in the 2005 Aurealis Awards in the Best Short Story - Horror category.

Dark Animus #6

Both Brian Smith and Dion Hamill are offered internal illustration opportunities in the US-published Red Scream Magazine after their work in sighted in Dark Animus.

Dark Animus #5

"Kathleen, Furnished with Bees" by Alinta Thornton becomes a finalist in the 2004 Aurealis Awards in the Best Short Story - Horror category.

Tim Curran wins the Dark Animus award for Best Short Story 2002/2003.

Alec Kowalczyk wins the Dark Animus award for Best Poem 2002/2003.

Heesco Khosnaran wins the Dark Animus award for Best Internal Illustration 2002/2003.

Dark Animus #4

Flament Herve wins the Dark Animus award for Best Cover 2002/2003.

Dark Animus #3

"Wood on Bone" by Josh Rountree is listed as recommended reading in "The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror" anthology for 2003, edited by Ellen Datlow.