The ballot for this year’s World Fantasy Award has been announced. The winners will be announced at a banquet at the World Fantasy Con held in Saratoga Springs, NY the weekend of November 5-8, 2015.
Novel:
- The Goblin Emperor, by Katherine Addison
- City of Stairs, by Robert Jackson Bennett
- The Bone Clocks, by David Mitchell
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, by Jeff VanderMeer
- My Real Children, by Jo Walton
Novella:
- We Are All Completely Fine, by Daryl Gregory
- “Where the Trains Turn,” by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
- “Hollywood North,” by Michael Libling
- “The Mothers of Voorhisville,” by Mary Rickert
- “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap),” by Rachel Swirsky
- “The Devil in America,” by Kai Ashante Wilson
Short Fiction:
- “I Can See Right Through You,” by Kelly Link
- Do You Like to Look at Monsters?, by Scott Nicolay
- “Jackalope Wives,” by Ursula Vernon
- “Death’s Door Café,” by Kaaron Warren
- “The Devil in America,” by Kai Ashante Wilson
- “The Fisher Queen,” by Alyssa Wong
Anthology:
- Fearful Symmetries, edited by Ellen Datlow
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, edited by Rose Fox & Daniel José Older
- Shadows & Tall Trees 2014, edited by Michael Kelly
- Monstrous Affections, edited by Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant
- Rogues, edited by George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois
Collection:
- Mercy and Other Stories, by Rebecca Lloyd
- Gifts for the One Who Comes After, by Helen Marshall
- They Do the Same Things Different There, by Robert Shearman
- The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, by Angela Slatter
- Death at the Blue Elephant, by Janeen Webb
Artist:
- Samuel Araya
- Galen Dara
- Jeffrey Alan Love
- Erik Mohr
- John Picacio
Special Award – Professional:
- John Joseph Adams, for editing anthologies and Nightmare and Fantasy magazines
- Jeanne Cavelos, for Odyssey writing workshops
- Sandra Kasturi & Brett Alexander Savory, for ChiZine Publications
- Gordon Van Gelder, for F&SF
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award – Nonprofessional:
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Matt Cardin, for Born to Fear: Interviews with Thomas Ligotti
- Stefan Fergus, for Civilian Reader
- Ray B. Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
- Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
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ETA: Updated with revisions in Novella and Short Fiction categories.
The judges for the 2015 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2014, have been announced. Works should be sent to them prior to June 1, the earlier the better. The judges are Gemma Files, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Bénédicte Lombardo, Bruce McAllister, and Robert Shearman. Copies should also be sent to Administrator Peter Dennis Pautz. The awards will be presented at this year’s World Fantasy Con in Saratoga Springs, NY the weekend of November 5-8.
Two World Fantasy Awards were presented at the annual banquet at the World Fantasy Con held in Arlington, VA on November 9. In introducing the awards, Gordon van Gelder addressed the controversy regarding the award’s physical appearance and noted that the administrators are listening to arguments from all sides and held a poll at the event, but have not yet made any decisions about the trophy. This year’s judges are Andy Duncan, Kij Johnson, Oliver Johnson, John Klima, and Liz Williams.
- Novel: A Stranger in Olondria, by Sofia Samatar
- Novella: “Wakulla Springs,” by Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages
- Short Story: “The Prayer of Ninety Cats,” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Anthology: Dangerous Women, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
- Collection: The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories, by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Artist: Charles Vess
- Special Award—Professional: (tie) Irene Gallo, for art direction of Tor.com; William K. Schafer, for Subterranean Press
- Special Award—Non-professional: Kate Baker, Neil Clarke, and Sean Wallace, for Clarkesworld
- Lifetime Achievement Awards: Ellen Datlow; Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
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Amanda Foubister, Stephen Jones, and Michael Marshal Smith have announced the withdrawal of Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 as a nominee in the Best anthology category for the World Fantasy Awards. The editors informed the World Fantasy Awards Board that the publication was not an anthology and requested that it be considered and placed in the Special Award—Non-professional category, but their request was not followed. The board similarly did not honor their request to have all three editors (and the convention) credited.
For an updated nominee list
The ballot for this year’s World Fantasy Award has been announced. The winners will be announced at a banquet at the World Fantasy Con held in Arlington, VA the weekend of November 6-9, 2014. This year’s judges are Andy Duncan, Kij Johnson, Oliver Johnson, John Klima, and Liz Williams.
Novel
- Dust Devil on a Quiet Street, by Richard Bowes
- A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent, by Marie Brennan
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman
- A Stranger in Olondria, by Sofia Samatar
- The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker
- The Land Across, by Gene Wolfe
Novella
- “Wakulla Springs,” by Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages
- Black Helicopters, by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- “The Sun and I,” by KJ Parker
- “Burning Girls,” by Veronica Schanoes
- Six-Gun Snow White, by Catherynne M. Valente
Short Story
- “The Ink Readers of Doi Saket,” by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
- “The Prayer of Ninety Cats,” by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- “Effigy Nights,” by Yoon Ha Lee
- “Selkie Stories Are for Losers,” by Sofia Samatar
- “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love,” by Rachel Swirsky
Anthology
- xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths, edited by Kate Bernheimer
- Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013, edited by Stephen Jones
- Dangerous Women, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
- End of the Road: An Anthology of Original Short Stories, edited by Jonathan Oliver
- Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy, edited by Jonathan Strahan
Collection
- North American Lake Monsters: Stories, by Nathan Ballingrud
- The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories, by Laird Barron
- The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories, by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Flowers of the Sea, by Reggie Oliver
- How the World Became Quiet: Myths of the Past, Present, and Future, by Rachel Swirsky
Artist
- Galen Dara
- Zelda Devon
- Julie Dillon
- John Picacio
- Charles Vess
Special Award—Professional
- John Joseph Adams, for magazine and anthology editing
- Ginjer Buchanan, for editing at Ace Books
- Irene Gallo, for art direction of Tor.com
- William K. Schafer, for Subterranean Press
- Jeff VanderMeer & Jeremy Zerfoss, for Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award—Non-professional
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Marc Aplin, for Fantasy-Faction
- Kate Baker, Neil Clarke, and Sean Wallace, for Clarkesworld
- Leslie Howle, for Clarion West administration
Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
- Mieneke van der Salm, for A Fantastical Librarian
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Edited to add Mieneke van der Salm and to move Jerard Walters from Non-Professional to Professional category.
The judges for the 2014 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2013, have been announced. Works should be sent to them prior to June 1, the earlier the better. The judges are Andy Duncan, Kij Johnson, Oliver Johnson, John Klima, and Liz Williams. The Awards will be presented at this year’s World Fantasy Con in Crystal City, VA the weekend of November 6-9.
The World Fantasy Awards were presented at a banquet at the World Fantasy Con in Brighton, UK on November 3. The winners are listed below.
- Novel: Alif the Unseen, by G. Willow Wilson
- Novella: “Let Maps to Others,” by K.J. Parker
- Short Story: “The Telling,” by Gregory Norman Bossert
- Anthology: Postscripts #28/#29: Exotic Gothic 4, edited by Danel Olson
- Collection: Where Furnaces Burn, by Joel Lane
- Artist: Vincent Chong
- Special Award—Professional: Lucia Graves for the translation of The Prisoner of Heaven, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Special Award—Non-professional: S.T. Joshi for Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2
- LIfetime Achievement: Susan Cooper & Tanith Lee
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The ballot for this year’s World Fantasy Award has been announced. The winners will be announced at a banquet at the World Fantasy Con held in Brighton, UK the weekend of October 31-November 3, 2013.
Novel:
- The Killing Moon, by N.K. Jemisin
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale, by Graham Joyce
- The Drowning Girl, by Caitlín R. Kiernan
- Crandolin, by Anna Tambour
- Alif the Unseen, by G. Willow Wilson
Novella:
- “Hand of Glory,” by Laird Barron
- “Let Maps to Others,” by K.J. Parker
- The Emperor’s Soul, by Brandon Sanderson
- “The Skull,” by Lucius Shepard
- “Sky,” by Kaaron Warren
Short Story:
- “The Telling,” by Gregory Norman Bossert
- “A Natural History of Autumn,” by Jeffrey Ford
- “The Castle That Jack Built,” by Emily Gilman
- “Breaking the Frame,” by Kat Howard
- “Swift, Brutal Retaliation,” by Meghan McCarron
Anthology:
- Epic: Legends of Fantasy, edited by John Joseph Adams
- Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic, edited by Eduardo Jiménez Mayo & Chris N. Brown
- Magic: An Anthology of the Esoteric and Arcane, edited by Jonathan Oliver
- Postscripts #28/#29: Exotic Gothic 4, edited by Danel Olson
- Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron, edited by Jonathan Strahan
Collection:
- At the Mouth of the River of Bees, by Kij Johnson
- Where Furnaces Burn, by Joel Lane
- The Unreal and the Real: Selected Stories Volume One: Where on Earth and Volume Two: Outer Space, Inner Lands, by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Remember Why You Fear Me, by Robert Shearman
- Jagannath, by Karin Tidbeck
Artist:
- Vincent Chong
- Didier Graffet & Dave Senior
- Kathleen Jennings
- J.K. Potter
- Chris Roberts
Special Award Professional:
- Peter Crowther & Nicky Crowther for PS Publishing
- Lucia Graves for the translation of The Prisoner of Heaven, by Carlos Ruiz Zafón
- Adam Mills, Ann VanderMeer, & Jeff VanderMeer for Weird Fiction Review
- Brett Alexander Savory & Sandra Kasturi for ChiZine Publications
- William K. Schafer for Subterranean Press
Special Award Non-Professional:
- Scott H. Andrews for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- L. Timmel Duchamp for Aqueduct Press
- S.T. Joshi for Unutterable Horror: A History of Supernatural Fiction, Volumes 1 & 2
- Charles A. Tan for Bibliophile Stalker blog
- Jerad Walters for Centipede Press
- Joseph Wrzos for Hannes Bok: A Life in Illustration
Life Achievement:
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The judges for the 2013 World Fantasy Awards, to be presented on November 3, 2013 at World Fantasy Con in Brighton, UK, have been announced.
- Holly Black
- Tom Clegg
- Marc Laidlaw
- Stephen Laws
- Stephanie Smith
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The World Fantasy Awards were presented at a banquet at the World Fantasy Con in Toronto, Canada on November 4. The winners are listed below.
- Novel: Osama, by Lavie Tidhar
- Novella: “A Small Price to Pay for Birdsong,” by K.J. Parker
- Short Story: “The Paper Menagerie,” by Ken Liu
- Anthology: The Weird, edited by Ann & Jeff VanderMeer
- Collection: The Bible Repairman and Other Stories, by Tim Powers
- Artist: John Coulthart
- Special Award—Professional: Eric Lane, for publishing in translation – Dedalus books
- Special Award—Non-professional: Raymond Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
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