The nominations for the British Fantasy Awards have been announced. The winners will be announced at World Fantasy Con in Brighton on 3 November 2013.
Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)
- Blood and Feathers, by Lou Morgan
- The Brides of Rollrock Island, by Margo Lanagan
- Railsea, by China Miéville
- Red Country, by Joe Abercrombie
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale, by Graham Joyce
Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
- The Drowning Girl, by Caitlin R. Kiernan
- The Kind Folk, by Ramsey Campbell
- Last Days, by Adam Nevill
- Silent Voices, by Gary McMahon
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale, by Graham Joyce
Best Novella
- Curaré, by Michael Moorcock
- Eyepennies, by Mike O’Driscoll
- The Nine Deaths of Dr Valentine, by John Llewellyn Probert
- The Respectable Face of Tyranny, by Gary Fry
Best Short Story
- “Our Island,” by Ralph Robert Moore
- “Shark! Shark!” by Ray Cluley
- “Sunshine,” by Nina Allan
- “Wish for a Gun,” by Sam Sykes
Best Collection
- From Hell to Eternity, by Thana Niveau
- Remember Why You Fear Me, by Robert Shearman
- Where Furnaces Burn, by Joel Lane
- The Woman Who Married a Cloud, by Jonathan Carroll
Best Anthology
- A Town Called Pandemonium, edited by Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin
- Magic: an Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane, edited by Jonathan Oliver
- The Mammoth Book of Ghost Stories by Women, edited by Marie O’Regan
- Terror Tales of the Cotswolds, edited by Paul Finch
Best Small Press (the PS Publishing Independent Press Award)
- ChiZine Publications
- Gray Friar Press
- Spectral Press
- TTA Press
Best Non-Fiction
- Ansible, by David Langford
- The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, edited by Edward James and Farah Mendlesohn
- Coffinmaker’s Blues, by Stephen Volk
- Fantasy Faction, edited by Marc Aplin
- Pornokitsch, edited by Anne C. Perry and Jared Shurin
- Reflections: On the Magic of Writing, by Diana Wynne Jones
Best Magazine/Periodical
- Black Static, edited by Andy Cox
- Interzone, edited by Andy Cox
- SFX, edited by David Bradley
- Shadows and Tall Trees, edited by Michael Kelly
Best Artist
- Ben Baldwin
- David Rix
- Les Edwards
- Sean Phillips
- Vincent Chong
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- Dial H, China Miéville, Mateus Santolouco, David Lapham, and Riccardo Burchielli
- Saga, Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples
- The Unwritten, by Mike Carey, Peter Gross, Gary Erskine, Gabriel Hernández Walta, M.K. Perker, Vince Locke, and Rufus Dayglo
- The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
Best Screenplay
- Avengers Assemble, by Joss Whedon
- Sightseers, by Alice Lowe, Steve Oram and Amy Jump
- The Cabin in the Woods, by Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, and Guillermo del Toro
Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award)
- Alison Moore, for The Lighthouse
- Anne Lyle, for The Alchemist of Souls
- E.C. Myers, for Fair Coin
- Helen Marshall, for Hair Side, Flesh Side
- Kim Curran, for Shift
- Lou Morgan, for Blood and Feathers
- Molly Tanzer, for A Pretty Mouth
- Saladin Ahmed, for Throne of the Crescent Moon
- Stephen Bacon, for Peel Back the Sky
- Stephen Blackmoore, for City of the Lost
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The winners of the 2011 British Fantasy Awards, presented by the British Fantasy Society, were announced on September 30 at Fantasycon in Brighton.
- Best Novel (Robert Holdstock Fantasy Award): Among Others, by Jo Walton
- Best Novel (August Derleth Horror Award): The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
- Best Novella: “Gorel and the Pot-Bellied,” God by Lavie Tidhar
- Best Short Fiction: “The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter,” by Angela Slatter
- Best Anthology: The Weird, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer
- Best Collection: Everyone’s Just So, So Special, by Robert Shearman
- Best Screenplay: Midnight in Paris, by Woody Allen
- Best Magazine/Periodical: Black Static, edited by Andy Cox
- Best Comic/Graphic Novel: Locke and Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
- Best Non-Fiction: Supergods, by Grant Morrison
- Best Independent Press: Chomu Press
- Best Newcomer: Kameron Hurley
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The British Fantasy Society has appointed three special juries to give out awards for artist, non-fiction, and the PS Publishing Independent Press Awards at FantasyCon in Brighton on 30 September 2012. Tee jurors and nominees are listed below.
The PS Publishing Independent Press Award:
Jurors: Sandy Auden, Peter Crowther, Nicholas Royle, Peter Tennant, Darren Turpin
- Chomu Press, publisher Quentin S Crisp
- Gray Friar Press, publisher Gary Fry
- NewCon Press, publisher Ian Whates
- Spectral Press, publisher Simon Marshall-Jones
The Artist Award:
Jurors: Guy Adams, Anne Sudworth, Christopher Teague
- Ben Baldwin
- Vincent Chong
- Les Edwards
- Daniel Serra
The Non-Fiction Award
Jurors: Djibril al-Ayad, Roz Kaveney, Adam Roberts
- Lest You Should Suffer Nightmares: A Biography of Herbert Van Thal, by Johnny Mains
- Supergods: Our World in the Age of the Superhero, by Grant Morrison
- Nightmare Movies: Horror on Screen since the 1960s, by Kim Newman
- Studies in Terror: Landmarks of Horror Cinema, by Jonathan Rigby
- Case Notes, by Peter Tennant
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The nominations for the British Fantasy Awards have been announced. The nominations are based on 952 recommendations from BFS members and FantasyCon attendees. There will be two awards in the best Novel category: The August Derleth Award for best horror novel and The Robert Holdstock Award for best fantasy novel. The BFAward Judges this year include James Barclay, Hal Duncan, Maura McHugh, Esther Sherman, and Damien G. Walter. The winners will be announced at FantasyCon in Brighton on 30 September 2012.
Novel
- The Heroes, by Joe Abercrombie
- 11.22.63, by Stephen King
- Cyber Circus, by Kim Lakin-Smith
- A Dance with Dragons, by George R. R. Martin
- The Ritual, by Adam Nevill
- Among Others, by Jo Walton
Novella
- Terra Damnata, by James Cooper
- “Ghosts with Teeth,” by Peter Crowther
- King Death, by Paul Finch
- “Near Zennor,” by Elizabeth Hand
- “The Music of Bengt Karlsson, Murderer,” by John Ajvide Lindqvist
- Gorel and the Pot Bellied God, by Lavie Tidhar
Short Fiction
- “Dermot,” by Simon Bestwick
- “Sad, Dark Thing,” by Michael Marshall Smith
- “Florrie,” by Adam Nevill
- “Alice Through the Plastic Sheet,” by Robert Shearman
- “The Coffin-Maker’s Daughter,” by Angela Slatter
Anthology
- A Book of Horrors, edited by Stephen Jones
- House of Fear, edited by Jonathan Oliver
- The Weird, edited by Jeff and Ann Vandermeer
- Gutshot, edited by Conrad Williams
Collection
- Rumours of the Marvellous, by Peter Atkins
- Mrs Midnight, by Reggie Oliver
- Everyone’s Just So So Special, by Robert Shearman
- A Glass of Shadow, by Liz Williams
Screenplay
- Midnight in Paris, by Woody Allen
- Attack the Block, by Joe Cornish
- The Awakening, by Stephen Volk and Nick Murphy
- Melancholia, by Lars Von Trier
- Kill List, by Ben Wheatley and Amy Jump
Magazine/Periodical
- Black Static, edited by Andy Cox
- Interzone, edited by Andy Cox
- SFX, edited by Dave Bradley
- The Horror Zine, edited by Jeani Rector
Comic/Graphic Novel
- Animal Man, by Jeff Lemire and Travel Foreman
- Batwoman, by J. H. Williams III and W. Haden Blackman
- Locke and Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez
- The Unwritten, by Mike Carey and Peter Gross
- The Walking Dead, by Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard
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The British Fantasy Society has announced that the 2012 British Fantasy Awards will be selected by a panel of five judges in a break with tradition. The panel will be presented with a shortlist of four nominees determined by BFS members and may add an additional work to the ballot. The judges include James Barclay, Hal Duncan, Maura McHugh, Esther Sherman, and Damien G. Walter.
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Following David Howe’s resignation as Chairman of the BFS, Graham Joyce has been appointed acting chair. He has stated that the 2012 Fantasycon will not be held in Corby, as previously announced, and will not be chaired by Howe and Sam Stone. The organisation is searching for a new venue and will announce the location and dates as soon as they are finalised. Joyce will also appoint a committee to overhaul the Awards system and make it more transparent and enfranchise a broader base of readers.
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Following allegations concerning the administration of the British Fantasy Awards, David Howe has resigned from his position on the British Fantasy Society despite exoneration of any wrong-doing from the organization. Ramsey Campbell, the President of the organization, notes that Howe had stepped up to procure the awards, but had nothing to do with the nominations or tabulations of results and has thanked Howe for his service, particularly regarding the past year.
Campbell’s Statement
The winners of the 2011 British Fantasy Awards, presented by the British Fantasy Society, were announced on October 2 at Fantasycon in Brighton.
- Best Novel (August Derleth Fantasy Award): Demon Dance, by Sam Stone
- Best Novella: “Humpty’s Bones,” by Simon Clark
- Best Short Story: “Fool’s Gold,” by Sam Stone
- Best Collection: Full Dark, No Stars, by Stephen King
- Best Anthology: Back from the Dead: The Legacy of the Pan Book of Horror Stories,, edited by Johnny Mains
- Best Non-Fiction: Altered Visions: The Art of Vincent Chong
- Best Artist: Vincent Chong
- Best Small Press: Telos Publishing
- Best Magazine/Periodical: Black Static, edited by Andy Cox
- Best comic/Graphic Novel: At the Mountains of Madness, by Ian Culbard
- Best Film: inception, directed by Christopher Nolan
- Best Television: Sherlock, Steven Moffat
- Karl Edward Wagner Special Award: Terry Pratchett
- Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer: Robert Jackson Bennett, for Mr. Shivers
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The British Fantasy Awards nominees have been announced. All members of the British Fantasy Society may vote and the winners will be announced at FantasyCon in Nottingham, the weekend of September 18.
Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award)
- The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
- Memoirs of a Master Forger, by William Heaney/Graham Joyce
- Midnight Man, by Simon Clark
- Rain Dogs, by Gary McMahon
- Thieving Fear, by Ramsey Campbell
- The Victoria Vanishes, by Christopher Fowler
Best Novella
- “Cold Stone Calling,” by Simon Clark
- “Gunpowder,” by Joe Hill
- “Heads,” by Gary McMahon
- “The Narrows,” by Simon Bestwick
- “The Reach of Children,” by Tim Lebbon
Best Short Fiction
- “All Mouth,” by Paul Meloy
- “The Caul Bearer,” by Allyson Bird
- “Do You See,” by Sarah Pinborough
- “N,” by Stephen King
- “Pinholes in Black Muslin,” by Simon Strantzas
- “The Tobacconist’s Concession,” by John Travis
- “The Vague,” by Paul Meloy
- “Winter Journey,” by Joel Lane
Best Collection
- Bull Running for Girls, by Allyson Bird
- Glyphotech, by Mark Samuels
- How To Make Monsters, by Gary McMahon
- Islington Crocodiles, by Paul Meloy
- Just After Sunset, by Stephen King
Best Anthology
- Cone Zero, edited by DF Lewis
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19, edited by Stephen Jones
- Myth-Understandings, edited by Ian Whates
- The Second Humdrumming Book of Horror, edited by Ian Alexander Martin
- Subtle Edens, edited by Allen Ashley
- We Fade To Grey, edited by Gary McMahon
Best Artist
- Vincent Chong for various
- Les Edwards for various
- Dave McKean for The Graveyard Book
- Edward Miller for Vault of Deeds
- Lee Thompson for The Land at the End of the Working Day
Best Small Press
- Elastic Press
- Newcon Press
- Pendragon Press
- Screaming Dreams
- TTA Press
Best Non-Fiction
- Basil Copper: A Life in Books, edited by Stephen Jones
- Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale, by Russell T. Davies & Benjamin Cook
- journal.neilgaiman.com, by Neil Gaiman
- “Mutant Popcorn” column, by Nick Lowe
- What Is It We Do When We Read Science Fiction, by Paul Kincaid
Best Magazine
- Black Static, edited by Andy Cox
- Interzone, edited by Andy Cox, et. al
- Midnight Street, edited by Trevor Denyer
- Postscripts, edited by Peter Crowther & Nick Gevers
- SFX, edited by Dave Bradley
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow, by Steve Niles & Bill Sienkiewicz
- All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison & Frank Quitely
- Buffy, Season Eight, Vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate, by Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard and Georges Jeanty
- Comic Book Tattoo: Tales Inspired by Tori Amos, edited by Rantz A. Hoseley & Tori Amos
- The Girly Comic Book 1, edited by Selina Lock
- Hellblazer: Fear Machine, by Jamie Delano
- Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician,, by Andy Diggle & Leonardo Manco and Daniel Zezelj
- Locke and Key, by Joe Hill & Gabriel Rodriguez
- The New Avengers: Illuminati, by Brian Bendis & Brian Reed and Jim Cheung
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The 2009 British Fantasy Award longlist has been announced. Voting on it is open until May 31. The long list includes all works recommended by British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon members and will be winnowed down to a short list of nominees following the May 31 deadline. All members of FantasyCon and the BFS are eligible to vote.
Best Anthology
- Cone Zero, edited by D.F. Lewis
- Killers, edited by Colin Harvey
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19, edited by Stephen Jones
- Myth-Understandings, edited by Ian Whates
- The Second Humdrumming Book of Horror , edited by Ian Alexander Martin
- Subterfuge, edited by Ian Whates
- Subtle Edens, edited by Allen Ashley
- We Fade To Grey , edited by Gary McMahon
Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award)
- The Afterblight Chronicles: Arrowhead , by Paul Kane
- The Amethyst Child , by Sarah Singleton
- Black Glass, by John Shirley
- The Burning Man, by Mark Chadbourn
- Chaos Space, by Marianne De Pierres
- Coffin County, by Gary A. Braunbeck
- Couch, by Benjamin Parzybok
- Dark Blood, by John Meaney
- Dawn over Doomsday, by Jaspre Bark
- Dingo, by Charles de Lint
- Duma Key, by Stephen King
- Escape from Hell!, by Hal Duncan
- Everdead, by Rio Youers
- Going Under, by Justina Robson
- The Graveyard Book, by Neil Gaiman
- The Gypsy Morph, by Terry Brooks
- The Ice Crown, by Sean Beech
- The Infected, by Michael McBride
- Iron Kissed, by Patricia Briigs
- The Kingdom Beyond the Waves, by Stephen Hunt
- Last Argument of Kings , by Joe Abercrombie
- The Last Watch, by Sergei Lukyanenko
- Little Brother, by Cory Doctorow
- Memoirs of a Master Forger, by William Heaney (a.k.a. Graham Joyce)
- Midnight Man, by Simon Clark
- Midnight Never Come, by Marie Brennan
- Moontown, by Peter Atkins
- Nation, by Terry Pratchett
- The Night Sessions, by Ken MacLeod
- The Painted Man , by Peter V. Brett
- The Perils and Dangers of This Night , by Stephen Gregory
- Rain Dogs, by Gary McMahon
- Ravensoul, by James Barclay
- The Reapers, by John Connolly
- Ritual, by Mo Hayder
- The Riven Kingdom, by Karen Miller
- Small Favour, by Jim Butcher
- Song of Time, by Ian MacLeod
- The Summoning , by Kelley Armstrong
- The Victoria Vanishes, by Christopher Fowler
- Thieving Fear , by Ramsey Campbell
- Vengeance Child, by Simon Clark
- Victory Conditions , by Elizabeth Moon
The PS Best Small Press Award
- Beccon Publications
- Cemetary Dance
- Creative Guy Publications
- Elastic Press
- Immanion Press
- MonkeyBrain
- Newcon Press
- Pendragon Press
- Screaming Dreams
- Skullvines Press
- TTA Press
- Delirium Books
Best Collection
- Bull Running for Girls , by Allyson Bird
- Gleefully Macabre Tales , by Jeff Strand
- How to Make Monsters, by Gary McMahon
- Glyphotech , by Mark Samuels
- Islington Crocodiles , by Paul Meloy
- Coffin Nails, by John Probert
- Just After Sunset, by Stephen King
- Mythophidia , by Storm Constantine
- Mama’s Boy & Other Dark Tales , by Fran Friel
- Secret Lives, by Jeff VanderMeer
- Other Voices, by Andrew Humphrey
Best Novella
- “1200 AM Live,” by Brian Knight
- “The City in These Pages,” by John Grant
- “Cold Stone Calling,” by Simon Clark
- “Crystal Nights,” by Greg Egan
- “The Enigma of Departure,” by Nicholas Royle
- “Gunpowder,” by Joe Hill
- “Heads,” by Gary McMahon
- “The Mill,” by Mark West
- “Miranda,” by John R. Little
- “The Narrows,” by Simon Bestwick
- “Overturned,” by Neil Ayres & Aliya Whiteley
- “Pride and Prometheus ,” by John Kessel
- “Red,” by Paul Kane
- “The Reach of Children,” by Tim Lebbon
- “Reunion,” by Paul Kane
- “The School House ,” by Simon Bestwick
- “The Shallow End of the Pool ,” by Adam-Troy Castro
- “The Worst of all Possible Places,” by David Riley
- “Vault of Deeds,” by James Barclay
Best Short Story
- “A Chaos Demon Is For Life,” by Paul Kane
- “All Mouth,” by Paul Meloy
- “And Their Blood Will Be Prescient to Fire,” by Freda Warrington
- “The Caul Bearer,” by Allyson Bird
- “Chasing Waterfalls,” by Andrew Hook
- “Chill,” by Gary McMahon
- “Comus Of Central Park,” by M.K. Hobson
- “Cone Zero: page 33,” by Kek-W
- “Do You See,” by Sarah Pinborough
- “The Fantasy Jumper,” by Will Macintosh
- “Hanging On Her Every Word,” by Ian Whates
- “Heart Song,” by Kim Lakin-Smith
- “In the Howling of the Wind,” by Marie O’Regan
- “Jasmine,” by Andrew Tisbert
- “The Killing Fields,” by Kim Lakin-Smith
- “Lifelike,” by Paul Kane
- “The Mist of Lichthafen,” by Seth Skorkowsky
- “The Moth,” by Neil Williamson
- “N,” by Stephen King
- “Noble Deceit,” by Juliet E. McKenna
- “Owlspeak,” by Storm Constantine
- “Pinholes in Black Muslin,” by Simon Strantzas
- “The Pit,” by Alexander Glass
- “The Point of Oswald Masters,” by Neil James Hudson
- “Queen of the Sunlit,” by Liz Williams
- “Seaborne,” by Kari Spelling
- “The Ships Like Clouds Risen By Their Rain,” by Jason Sanford
- “The Suicide Room ,” by Paul Kane
- “The Tobacconist’s Concession,” by John Travis
- “The Vague,” by Paul Meloy
- “Wind Chimes” by Paul Kane
- “Winter Journey,” by Joel Lane
- “Yin and Yang,” by Paul Kane
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- 30 Days of Night: Beyond Barrow, by Steve Niles/Bill Sienkiewicz
- All-Star Superman, by Grant Morrison/Frank Quitely
- Angel: After the Fall, by Brian Lynch/Franco Urru
- Birds of Prey: Dead of Winter, by Gail Simone/ Nicola Scott & Doug Hazelwood
- Buffy Season Eight Vol. 2: No Future for You, by Brian K. Vaughan/Georges Jeanty
- Buffy Season Eight Vol. 3: Wolves at the Gate, by Joss Whedon & Drew Goddard/ Georges Jeanty
- Comic Book Tattoo Tales Inspired by Tori Amos, edited by Rantz A. Hoseley & Tori Amos/ Various
- The Damned: Prodigal Sons, by Cullen Bunn/ Brian Hurtt
- Fables: The Good Prince, by Bill Willingham/ Mark Buckingham
- The Girly Comic Book 1, edited by Selina Lock
- Hellblazer: Fear Machine, by Jamie Delano
- Hellblazer: The Laughing Magician, by Andy Diggle/Leonardo Manco & Daniel Zezelj
- Locke and Key, by Joe Hill/Gabriel Rodriguez
- The New Avengers: Illuminati, by Brian Bendis & Brian Reed/Jim Cheung
- Savage Sword of Conan: Vol. 2-4, by Roy Thomas/ John Buscema/Various
- Shock Festival, by Stephen Romano/Various
- X Factor: Heart of Ice, by Peter David/Khoi Pham
- Zot! The Complete Black and White Collection , by Scott McCloud
Best Artist
- Jason Beam
- Andy Bigwood
- Vincent Chong
- Les Edwards
- Warwick Fraser-Coombe
- David Gentry
- Dave McKean
- Edward Miller
- Tom Moran
- Christopher Nurse
- Chris Riddell
- Daniele Serra
- Marge Simon
- Simon Strantzas
- Anne Sudworth
- Lee Thompson
- Hannah Walthers
- Deena Warner
Best Non-Fiction
- Basil Copper: A Life in Books, by Stephen Jones
- Brass Goggles
- Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale, by Russell T. Davies & Benjamin Cook
- Horror: The Book of Lists, edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott Bradley
- journal.neilgaiman.com, by Neil Gaiman
- “Mutant Popcorn,” by Nick Lowe
- Paris Review: Interviews Vol. 3 , edited by Philip Gourevitch
- sfdiplomat.blogs.com, by Jonathan McCalmont
- What Is It We Do When We Read Science Fiction, by Paul Kincaid
Best Magazine
- Black Static
- Cemetery Dance
- The Dark Side
- Death Ray
- Dreamwatch presents Total Sci-Fi
- Estronomicon
- HUB
- Interzone
- McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern
- Midnight Street
- Murky Depths
- Postscripts
- SFX
- Shroud Magazine
- Visionary Tongue
Best Television
- Apparitions
- Ashes to Ashes
- Battlestar Galatica
- Dead Set
- Dexter
- Doctor Who
- Fringe
- Lost
- Merlin
- Smallville
- Supernatural
- Terminator: Sarah Connor Chronicles
- True Blood
Best Film
- The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- Cloverfield
- The Dark Knight
- Death Race
- Eden Lake
- The Fall
- Hellboy 2: The Golden Army
- In Bruges
- Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
- Iron Man
- The Mist
- The Orphanage
- Quarantine
- The Ruins
- The Spiderwick Chronicles
