"Photographing Fairies", his first novel, was short-listed for the 1993 World Fantasy Award, and was made into the 1997 movie "Photographing Fairies" starring Ben Kingsley, and directed by Nick Willing.Szilagyi is a Pushcart Prize Outstanding Writer, winner of a Cleveland Emmy Award (1996), and First Place winner for Best Arts Writing, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards (2000).