 Winner of the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 1998 for "Light Errant" (and not, as often stated, the "Outremer" series), he has also published three books for children and more than 500 short stories in various genres.His time as Crimewriter-in-Residence at the St Peter's Riverside Sculpture Project in Sunderland resulted in the collection "Blood Waters".Brenchley has also been writer in residence at the University of Northumbria.