World Fantasy
The World Fantasy Awards are given annually by the World Fantasy Convention, to acknowledge excellence in fantasy writing.
Lifetime Achievement Awards
World Fantasy
Diana Wynne Jones (winner)
John Crowley (winner)
Carol Emshwiller (winner)
Stephen King (winner)
Gahan Wilson (winner)
Lloyd Alexander (winner)
Forrest J Ackerman (winner)
George Scithers (winner)
Philip José Farmer (winner)
Frank Frazetta (winner)
Marion Zimmer Bradley (winner)
Michael Moorcock (winner)
Hugh B Cave (winner)
Edward L Ferman (winner)
Andre Norton (winner)
Madeleine L'Engle (winner)
Gene Wolfe (winner)
Ursula K Le Guin (winner)
Jack Williamson (winner)
Harlan Ellison (winner)
Ray Russell (winner)
R A Lafferty (winner)
Evangeline Walton (winner)
Everett F Bleiler (winner)
Jack Finney (winner)
Avram Davidson (winner)
Theodore Sturgeon (winner)
L Sprague de Camp (winner)
Richard Matheson (winner)
E Hoffmann Price (winner)
Jack Vance (winner)
Donald Wandrei (winner)
Roald Dahl (winner)
Italo Calvino (winner)
L Sprague de Camp
Andre Norton
Jack Vance
Joseph Payne Brennan
Avram Davidson
L Sprague de Camp
C L Moore (winner)
Andre Norton
Jack Vance
Avram Davidson
L Sprague de Camp
H Warner Munn
Jack Vance
Manly Wade Wellman (winner)
Jorge Luis Borges (winner)
John Collier
L Sprague de Camp
H Warner Munn
John Myers Myers
Manly Wade Wellman
Jorge Luis Borges
John Collier
Roald Dahl
Frank Belknap Long (winner)
Richard Matheson
Manly Wade Wellman
Jorge Luis Borges
Ray Bradbury (winner)
L Sprague de Camp
Frank Belknap Long
H Warner Munn
E Hoffmann Price
Manly Wade Wellman
Ray Bradbury
Fritz Leiber (winner)
Frank Belknap Long
Manly Wade Wellman
Robert Aickman
Robert Bloch (winner)
Frank Belknap Long
Donald Wandrei
Manly Wade Wellman
Diana Wynne Jones (winner)
John Crowley (winner)
Carol Emshwiller (winner)
Stephen King (winner)
Gahan Wilson (winner)
Lloyd Alexander (winner)
Forrest J Ackerman (winner)
George Scithers (winner)
Philip José Farmer (winner)
Frank Frazetta (winner)
Marion Zimmer Bradley (winner)
Michael Moorcock (winner)
Hugh B Cave (winner)
Edward L Ferman (winner)
Andre Norton (winner)
Madeleine L'Engle (winner)
Gene Wolfe (winner)
Ursula K Le Guin (winner)
Jack Williamson (winner)
Harlan Ellison (winner)
Ray Russell (winner)
R A Lafferty (winner)
Evangeline Walton (winner)
Everett F Bleiler (winner)
Jack Finney (winner)
Avram Davidson (winner)
Theodore Sturgeon (winner)
L Sprague de Camp (winner)
Richard Matheson (winner)
E Hoffmann Price (winner)
Jack Vance (winner)
Donald Wandrei (winner)
Roald Dahl (winner)
Italo Calvino (winner)
L Sprague de Camp
Andre Norton
Jack Vance
Joseph Payne Brennan
Avram Davidson
L Sprague de Camp
C L Moore (winner)
Andre Norton
Jack Vance
Avram Davidson
L Sprague de Camp
H Warner Munn
Jack Vance
Manly Wade Wellman (winner)
Jorge Luis Borges (winner)
John Collier
L Sprague de Camp
H Warner Munn
John Myers Myers
Manly Wade Wellman
Jorge Luis Borges
John Collier
Roald Dahl
Frank Belknap Long (winner)
Richard Matheson
Manly Wade Wellman
Jorge Luis Borges
Ray Bradbury (winner)
L Sprague de Camp
Frank Belknap Long
H Warner Munn
E Hoffmann Price
Manly Wade Wellman
Ray Bradbury
Fritz Leiber (winner)
Frank Belknap Long
Manly Wade Wellman
Robert Aickman
Robert Bloch (winner)
Frank Belknap Long
Donald Wandrei
Manly Wade Wellman
Best Novel Awards
2020
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Memory Police by Yôko Ogawa
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (winner)
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
The Memory Police by Yôko Ogawa
Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (winner)
The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow
2019
In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Poppy War by R F Kuang
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Witchmark by C L Polk (winner)
In the Night Wood by Dale Bailey
The Mere Wife by Maria Dahvana Headley
The Poppy War by R F Kuang
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse
Witchmark by C L Polk (winner)
2018
The Changeling by Victor LaValle (winner)
The City of Brass by S A Chakraborty
Jade City by Fonda Lee (winner)
Ka by John Crowley
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
The Changeling by Victor LaValle (winner)
The City of Brass by S A Chakraborty
Jade City by Fonda Lee (winner)
Ka by John Crowley
Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory
The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter by Theodora Goss
2016
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Chimes by Anna Smaill (winner)
The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Savages by K J Parker
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro
The Chimes by Anna Smaill (winner)
The Fifth Season by N K Jemisin
A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay
Savages by K J Parker
Uprooted by Naomi Novik
2015
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (winner)
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
My Real Children by Jo Walton
The Bone Clocks by David Mitchell (winner)
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
My Real Children by Jo Walton
2014
Dust Devil on a Quiet Street by Richard Bowes
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Land Across by Gene Wolfe
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (winner)
Dust Devil on a Quiet Street by Richard Bowes
The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker
The Land Across by Gene Wolfe
A Natural History of Dragons by Marie Brennan
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (winner)
2013
Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson (winner)
Crandolin by Anna Tambour
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R Kiernan
The Killing Moon by N K Jemisin
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
Alif the Unseen by G Willow Wilson (winner)
Crandolin by Anna Tambour
The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R Kiernan
The Killing Moon by N K Jemisin
Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce
2012
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Among Others by Jo Walton
A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin
Osama by Lavie Tidhar (winner)
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
11/22/63 by Stephen King
Among Others by Jo Walton
A Dance with Dragons by George R R Martin
Osama by Lavie Tidhar (winner)
Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman
2011
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N K Jemisin
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
The Silent Land by Graham Joyce
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (winner)
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N K Jemisin
Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lord
The Silent Land by Graham Joyce
Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kay
Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (winner)
Zoo City by Lauren Beukes
2010
Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
The City & the City by China Miéville (winner)
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
The Red Tree by Caitlín R Kiernan
Blood of Ambrose by James Enge
The City & the City by China Miéville (winner)
Finch by Jeff VanderMeer
In Great Waters by Kit Whitfield
The Red Tree by Caitlín R Kiernan
2009
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The House of the Stag by Kage Baker
Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory
The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford (winner)
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (winner)
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
The House of the Stag by Kage Baker
Pandemonium by Daryl Gregory
The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford (winner)
Tender Morsels by Margo Lanagan (winner)
2008
Fangland by John Marks
The Gospel of the Knife by Will Shetterly
The Servants by Michael Marshall Smith
Territory by Emma Bull
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (winner)
Fangland by John Marks
The Gospel of the Knife by Will Shetterly
The Servants by Michael Marshall Smith
Territory by Emma Bull
Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (winner)
2007
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M Valente
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe (winner)
In the Night Garden by Catherynne M Valente
The Lies of Locke Lamora by Scott Lynch
Lisey's Story by Stephen King
The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner
Soldier of Sidon by Gene Wolfe (winner)
2006
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (winner)
The Limits of Enchantment by Graham Joyce
Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Od Magic by Patricia A McKillip
A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park
Vellum by Hal Duncan
Kafka on the Shore by Haruki Murakami (winner)
The Limits of Enchantment by Graham Joyce
Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis
Od Magic by Patricia A McKillip
A Princess of Roumania by Paul Park
Vellum by Hal Duncan
2005
Iron Council by China Miéville
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (winner)
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Runes of the Earth by Stephen Donaldson
Iron Council by China Miéville
Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke (winner)
The Knight by Gene Wolfe
Perfect Circle by Sean Stewart
The Runes of the Earth by Stephen Donaldson
2004
The Etched City by K J Bishop
Fudoki by Kij Johnson
The Light Ages by Ian R MacLeod
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (winner)
Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer
The Etched City by K J Bishop
Fudoki by Kij Johnson
The Light Ages by Ian R MacLeod
Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton (winner)
Veniss Underground by Jeff VanderMeer
2003
The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce (winner)
Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque by Jeffrey Ford
The Scar by China Miéville
The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce (winner)
Fitcher's Brides by Gregory Frost
Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque by Jeffrey Ford
The Scar by China Miéville
2002
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Brown Harvest by Jay Russell
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint
The Other Wind by Ursula K Le Guin (winner)
The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carroll
American Gods by Neil Gaiman
Brown Harvest by Jay Russell
The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
From the Dust Returned by Ray Bradbury
The Onion Girl by Charles de Lint
The Other Wind by Ursula K Le Guin (winner)
The Wooden Sea by Jonathan Carroll
2001
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Declare by Tim Powers (winner)
Galveston by Sean Stewart (winner)
The Grand Ellipse by Paula Volsky
Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman
Declare by Tim Powers (winner)
Galveston by Sean Stewart (winner)
The Grand Ellipse by Paula Volsky
Lord of Emperors by Guy Gavriel Kay
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville
2000
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
The Rainy Season by James P Blaylock
A Red Heart of Memories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Tamsin by Peter S Beagle
Thraxas by Martin Scott (winner)
A Witness to Life by Terence M Green
Gardens of the Moon by Steven Erikson
The Rainy Season by James P Blaylock
A Red Heart of Memories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
Tamsin by Peter S Beagle
Thraxas by Martin Scott (winner)
A Witness to Life by Terence M Green
1999
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (winner)
The Martyring by Thomas Sullivan
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint
The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich (winner)
The Martyring by Thomas Sullivan
Mockingbird by Sean Stewart
Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay
Someplace to Be Flying by Charles de Lint
1998
American Goliath by Harvey Jacobs
Dry Water by Eric Nylund
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford (winner)
Trader by Charles de Lint
American Goliath by Harvey Jacobs
Dry Water by Eric Nylund
The Dumas Club by Arturo Pérez-Reverte
The Gift by Patrick O'Leary
The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford (winner)
Trader by Charles de Lint
1997
The 37th Mandala by Marc Laidlaw
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
Devil's Tower by Mark C Sumner
A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack (winner)
The Golden Key by Kate Elliott, Melanie Rawn and Jennifer Roberson
Shadow of Ashland by Terence M Green
The 37th Mandala by Marc Laidlaw
The Bear Went Over the Mountain by William Kotzwinkle
Devil's Tower by Mark C Sumner
A Game of Thrones by George R R Martin
Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack (winner)
The Golden Key by Kate Elliott, Melanie Rawn and Jennifer Roberson
Shadow of Ashland by Terence M Green
1996
All the Bells on Earth by James P Blaylock
Expiration Date by Tim Powers
The Prestige by Christopher Priest (winner)
Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
Requiem by Graham Joyce
The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
All the Bells on Earth by James P Blaylock
Expiration Date by Tim Powers
The Prestige by Christopher Priest (winner)
Red Earth and Pouring Rain by Vikram Chandra
Requiem by Graham Joyce
The Silent Strength of Stones by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
1995
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
The Circus of the Earth and the Air by Brooke Stevens
From the Teeth of Angels by Jonathan Carroll
Love and Sleep by John Crowley
Towing Jehovah by James Morrow (winner)
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand
Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop
The Circus of the Earth and the Air by Brooke Stevens
From the Teeth of Angels by Jonathan Carroll
Love and Sleep by John Crowley
Towing Jehovah by James Morrow (winner)
Waking the Moon by Elizabeth Hand
1994
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite
Glimpses by Lewis Shiner (winner)
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S Beagle
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
Skin by Kathe Koja
The Throat by Peter Straub
Drawing Blood by Poppy Z Brite
Glimpses by Lewis Shiner (winner)
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S Beagle
The Iron Dragon's Daughter by Michael Swanwick
Skin by Kathe Koja
The Throat by Peter Straub
1993
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
Last Call by Tim Powers (winner)
Photographing Fairies by Steve Szilagyi
Was by Geoff Ryman
Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
Last Call by Tim Powers (winner)
Photographing Fairies by Steve Szilagyi
Was by Geoff Ryman
1992
Bone Dance by Emma Bull
Boy's Life by Robert R McCammon (winner)
Hunting the Ghost Dancer by A A Attanasio
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Outside the Dog Museum by Jonathan Carroll
The Paper Grail by James P Blaylock
Bone Dance by Emma Bull
Boy's Life by Robert R McCammon (winner)
Hunting the Ghost Dancer by A A Attanasio
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Outside the Dog Museum by Jonathan Carroll
The Paper Grail by James P Blaylock
1991
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin
Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow (winner)
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (winner)
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
Mary Reilly by Valerie Martin
Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow (winner)
Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner (winner)
Tigana by Guy Gavriel Kay
1990
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
A Child Across the Sky by Jonathan Carroll
In a Dark Dream by Charles L Grant
Madouc by Jack Vance (winner)
The Soldier of Arete by Gene Wolfe
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
A Child Across the Sky by Jonathan Carroll
In a Dark Dream by Charles L Grant
Madouc by Jack Vance (winner)
The Soldier of Arete by Gene Wolfe
The Stress of Her Regard by Tim Powers
1989
The Drive-In by Joe R Lansdale
Fade by Robert Cormier
Koko by Peter Straub (winner)
The Last Coin by James P Blaylock
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll
The Drive-In by Joe R Lansdale
Fade by Robert Cormier
Koko by Peter Straub (winner)
The Last Coin by James P Blaylock
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Sleeping in Flame by Jonathan Carroll
1988
Aegypt by John Crowley
Misery by Stephen King
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
Replay by Ken Grimwood (winner)
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Swan Song by Robert R McCammon
Weaveworld by Clive Barker
Aegypt by John Crowley
Misery by Stephen King
On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers
Replay by Ken Grimwood (winner)
Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card
Swan Song by Robert R McCammon
Weaveworld by Clive Barker
1987
It by Stephen King
Perfume by Patrick Süskind (winner)
The Pet by Charles L Grant
The Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
Strangers by Dean Koontz
Talking Man by Terry Bisson
The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy
It by Stephen King
Perfume by Patrick Süskind (winner)
The Pet by Charles L Grant
The Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe
Strangers by Dean Koontz
Talking Man by Terry Bisson
The Tricksters by Margaret Mahy
1986
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
The Dream Years by Lisa Goldstein
Illywhacker by Peter Carey
Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (winner)
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Winterking by Paul Hazel
The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
The Dream Years by Lisa Goldstein
Illywhacker by Peter Carey
Song of Kali by Dan Simmons (winner)
The Vampire Lestat by Anne Rice
Winterking by Paul Hazel
1985
Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
The Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (winner)
The Ceremonies by T E D Klein
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (winner)
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
The Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart (winner)
The Ceremonies by T E D Klein
Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock (winner)
The Talisman by Stephen King and Peter Straub
1984
The Armageddon Rag by George R R Martin
The Dragon Waiting by John M Ford (winner)
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Suldrun's Garden by Jack Vance
Tea with the Black Dragon by R A MacAvoy
The Wandering Unicorn by Manuel Mujica Láinez
The Armageddon Rag by George R R Martin
The Dragon Waiting by John M Ford (winner)
Pet Sematary by Stephen King
Suldrun's Garden by Jack Vance
Tea with the Black Dragon by R A MacAvoy
The Wandering Unicorn by Manuel Mujica Láinez
1983
Fevre Dream by George R R Martin
The Nestling by Charles L Grant
Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (winner)
Phantom by Thomas Tessier
Fevre Dream by George R R Martin
The Nestling by Charles L Grant
Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea (winner)
Phantom by Thomas Tessier
1982
Little, Big by John Crowley (winner)
The Nameless by Ramsey Campbell
The Warhound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock
The White Hotel by D M Thomas
Little, Big by John Crowley (winner)
The Nameless by Ramsey Campbell
The Warhound and the World's Pain by Michael Moorcock
The White Hotel by D M Thomas
1981
Ariosto by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Firelord by Parke Godwin
The Mist by Stephen King
Shadowland by Peter Straub
Ariosto by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Firelord by Parke Godwin
The Mist by Stephen King
Shadowland by Peter Straub
1980
The Dancers of Arun by Elizabeth A Lynn
The Dark Bright Water by Patricia Wrightson
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A McKillip
The Last Call of Mourning by Charles L Grant
The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Watchtower by Elizabeth A Lynn (winner)
The Dancers of Arun by Elizabeth A Lynn
The Dark Bright Water by Patricia Wrightson
Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A McKillip
The Last Call of Mourning by Charles L Grant
The Palace by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Watchtower by Elizabeth A Lynn (winner)
1979
The Black Castle by Les Daniels
Gloriana by Michael Moorcock (winner)
Night's Master by Tanith Lee
The Sound of Midnight by Charles L Grant
The Stand by Stephen King
The Black Castle by Les Daniels
Gloriana by Michael Moorcock (winner)
Night's Master by Tanith Lee
The Sound of Midnight by Charles L Grant
The Stand by Stephen King
1978
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead by Charles L Grant
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson
Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber (winner)
The Hour of the Oxrun Dead by Charles L Grant
Lord Foul's Bane by Stephen Donaldson
Our Lady of Darkness by Fritz Leiber (winner)
1977
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck
Dark Crusade by Karl Edward Wagner
Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle (winner)
The Doll Who Ate His Mother by Ramsey Campbell
The Dragon and the George by Gordon R Dickson
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock
The Acts of King Arthur and His Noble Knights by John Steinbeck
Dark Crusade by Karl Edward Wagner
Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle (winner)
The Doll Who Ate His Mother by Ramsey Campbell
The Dragon and the George by Gordon R Dickson
The Sailor on the Seas of Fate by Michael Moorcock
1975
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
Merlin's Ring by H Warner Munn
A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson
The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia A McKillip (winner)
Merlin's Ring by H Warner Munn
A Midsummer Tempest by Poul Anderson
Best Short Story Awards
1999
The Death of the Duke by Ellen Kushner
Every Angel Is Terrifying by John Kessel
Shoggoth's Old Peculiar [short story] by Neil Gaiman
The Specialist's Hat by Kelly Link (winner)
Travels with the Snow Queen by Kelly Link
The Death of the Duke by Ellen Kushner
Every Angel Is Terrifying by John Kessel
Shoggoth's Old Peculiar [short story] by Neil Gaiman
The Specialist's Hat by Kelly Link (winner)
Travels with the Snow Queen by Kelly Link
1998
Audience by Jack Womack
Dust Motes by P D Cacek (winner)
Fortune and Misfortune by Lisa Goldstein
Get a Grip by Paul Park
The Inner Inner City by Robert Charles Wilson
Audience by Jack Womack
Dust Motes by P D Cacek (winner)
Fortune and Misfortune by Lisa Goldstein
Get a Grip by Paul Park
The Inner Inner City by Robert Charles Wilson
1997
The Dead Cop by Dennis Etchison
Thirteen Phantasms by James P Blaylock (winner)
Underbed by Graham Masterton
The Dead Cop by Dennis Etchison
Thirteen Phantasms by James P Blaylock (winner)
Underbed by Graham Masterton
1996
Angel Thing by Petrina Smith
Dragon's Fin Soup [short story] by S P Somtow
The Grass Princess by Gwyneth Jones (winner)
Loop by Douglas E Winter
The Perseids [short story] by Robert Charles Wilson
The Singing Marine by Kit Reed
Angel Thing by Petrina Smith
Dragon's Fin Soup [short story] by S P Somtow
The Grass Princess by Gwyneth Jones (winner)
Loop by Douglas E Winter
The Perseids [short story] by Robert Charles Wilson
The Singing Marine by Kit Reed
1995
The Changeling's Tale by Michael Swanwick
The Homecoming by Nicholas Royle
The Man in The Black Suit [short story] by Stephen King (winner)
The Sisterhood of Night by Steven Millhauser
To Receive Is Better by Michael Marshall Smith
The Changeling's Tale by Michael Swanwick
The Homecoming by Nicholas Royle
The Man in The Black Suit [short story] by Stephen King (winner)
The Sisterhood of Night by Steven Millhauser
To Receive Is Better by Michael Marshall Smith
1994
Death in Bangkok by Dan Simmons
England Underway by Terry Bisson
The Little Green Ones by Les Daniels
The Lodger [short story] by Fred Chappell (winner)
The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep by Charles de Lint
Some Strange Desire by Ian McDonald
Something Worse by Terry Lamsley
Troll Bridge by Neil Gaiman
Death in Bangkok by Dan Simmons
England Underway by Terry Bisson
The Little Green Ones by Les Daniels
The Lodger [short story] by Fred Chappell (winner)
The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep by Charles de Lint
Some Strange Desire by Ian McDonald
Something Worse by Terry Lamsley
Troll Bridge by Neil Gaiman
1993
Alfred by Lisa Goldstein
The Arbitrary Placement of Walls by Martha Soukup
Bridges by Charles de Lint
Calcutta, Lord of Nerves by Poppy Z Brite
Graves by Joe Haldeman (winner)
This Year's Class Picture by Dan Simmons (winner)
The Winterberry by Nick DiChario
Alfred by Lisa Goldstein
The Arbitrary Placement of Walls by Martha Soukup
Bridges by Charles de Lint
Calcutta, Lord of Nerves by Poppy Z Brite
Graves by Joe Haldeman (winner)
This Year's Class Picture by Dan Simmons (winner)
The Winterberry by Nick DiChario
1992
The Better Boy by Fred Chappell
The Conjure Man by Charles de Lint
Pity the Monsters by Charles de Lint
The Somewhere Doors by Fred Chappell (winner)
The Better Boy by Fred Chappell
The Conjure Man by Charles de Lint
Pity the Monsters by Charles de Lint
The Somewhere Doors by Fred Chappell (winner)
1991
Bears Discover Fire [short story] by Terry Bisson
The Last Feast of Harlequin by Thomas Ligotti
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (winner)
Stephen [short story] by Elizabeth Massie
Bears Discover Fire [short story] by Terry Bisson
The Last Feast of Harlequin by Thomas Ligotti
A Midsummer Night's Dream by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess (winner)
Stephen [short story] by Elizabeth Massie
1990
The Edge of the World by Michael Swanwick
The Illusionist by Steven Millhauser (winner)
Mr Fiddlehead by Jonathan Carroll
A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned by Edward Bryant
Varicose Worms by Scott Baker
'Yore Skin's Jes's Soft 'n Purdy,' He Said by Chet Williamson
The Edge of the World by Michael Swanwick
The Illusionist by Steven Millhauser (winner)
Mr Fiddlehead by Jonathan Carroll
A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned by Edward Bryant
Varicose Worms by Scott Baker
'Yore Skin's Jes's Soft 'n Purdy,' He Said by Chet Williamson
1989
Life of Buddha by Lucius Shepard
Metastasis by Dan Simmons
Night They Missed the Horror Show by Joe R Lansdale
Winter Solstice, Camelot Station by John M Ford
Life of Buddha by Lucius Shepard
Metastasis by Dan Simmons
Night They Missed the Horror Show by Joe R Lansdale
Winter Solstice, Camelot Station by John M Ford
1988
Angel by Pat Cadigan
Friend's Best Man by Jonathan Carroll (winner)
Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands [short story] by Garry Kilworth
In the House of Gingerbread by Gene Wolfe
Pamela's Get by David J Schow
Splatter: A Cautionary Tale by Douglas E Winter
Angel by Pat Cadigan
Friend's Best Man by Jonathan Carroll (winner)
Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands [short story] by Garry Kilworth
In the House of Gingerbread by Gene Wolfe
Pamela's Get by David J Schow
Splatter: A Cautionary Tale by Douglas E Winter
1987
The Boy Who Plaited Manes by Nancy Springer
The Brains of Rats [short story] by Michael Blumlein
The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King
Pain by Whitley Strieber
Red Light by David J Schow (winner)
The Rise and Fall of Father Alex by Amyas Naegele
They're Coming for You by Les Daniels
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back by Joe R Lansdale
The Boy Who Plaited Manes by Nancy Springer
The Brains of Rats [short story] by Michael Blumlein
The End of the Whole Mess by Stephen King
Pain by Whitley Strieber
Red Light by David J Schow (winner)
The Rise and Fall of Father Alex by Amyas Naegele
They're Coming for You by Les Daniels
Tight Little Stitches in a Dead Man's Back by Joe R Lansdale
1986
The Jaguar Hunter [short story] by Lucius Shepard
Paper Dragons by James P Blaylock (winner)
Return of the Dust Vampires by Sharon N Farber
The Slovo Stove by Avram Davidson
The Jaguar Hunter [short story] by Lucius Shepard
Paper Dragons by James P Blaylock (winner)
Return of the Dust Vampires by Sharon N Farber
The Slovo Stove by Avram Davidson
1985
Bad Medicine [short story] by Jack Dann
The Bones Wizard by Alan Ryan (winner)
Nightcrawlers [short story] by Robert R McCammon
Still Life with Scorpion by Scott Baker (winner)
Bad Medicine [short story] by Jack Dann
The Bones Wizard by Alan Ryan (winner)
Nightcrawlers [short story] by Robert R McCammon
Still Life with Scorpion by Scott Baker (winner)
1984
Elle est Trois (La Mort) by Tanith Lee (winner)
The Hundred-Year Christmas [short story] by David Morrell
Into Whose Hands by Karl Edward Wagner
The Silent Cradle by Leigh Kennedy
Solitario's Eyes by Lucius Shepard
Wong's Lost and Found Emporium [short story] by William F Wu
Elle est Trois (La Mort) by Tanith Lee (winner)
The Hundred-Year Christmas [short story] by David Morrell
Into Whose Hands by Karl Edward Wagner
The Silent Cradle by Leigh Kennedy
Solitario's Eyes by Lucius Shepard
Wong's Lost and Found Emporium [short story] by William F Wu
1983
Deathtracks by Dennis Etchison
Firestorm by Steve Rasnic Tem
The Gorgon [short story] by Tanith Lee (winner)
The Man Who Met Picasso by Michael Swanwick
Petra by Greg Bear
Deathtracks by Dennis Etchison
Firestorm by Steve Rasnic Tem
The Gorgon [short story] by Tanith Lee (winner)
The Man Who Met Picasso by Michael Swanwick
Petra by Greg Bear
1982
Coin of the Realm by Charles L Grant
The Dark Country [short story] by Dennis Etchison (winner)
Fairy Tale by Jack Dann
The Reach by Stephen King (winner)
Coin of the Realm by Charles L Grant
The Dark Country [short story] by Dennis Etchison (winner)
Fairy Tale by Jack Dann
The Reach by Stephen King (winner)
1981
Cabin 33 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Children of the Kingdom by T E D Klein
The Ugly Chickens by Howard Waldrop (winner)
The Unicorn Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
Cabin 33 by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Children of the Kingdom by T E D Klein
The Ugly Chickens by Howard Waldrop (winner)
The Unicorn Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas
1980
The Button Molder by Fritz Leiber
Mackintosh Willy by Ramsey Campbell (winner)
Petey by T E D Klein
Saturday's Shadow by William F Nolan
The Woman Who Loved the Moon [short story] by Elizabeth A Lynn
The Button Molder by Fritz Leiber
Mackintosh Willy by Ramsey Campbell (winner)
Petey by T E D Klein
Saturday's Shadow by William F Nolan
The Woman Who Loved the Moon [short story] by Elizabeth A Lynn
1979
Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose by Charles L Grant
The Magic Goes Away [short story] by Larry Niven
Naples by Avram Davidson
Sleep Well of Nights by Avram Davidson
Within the Walls of Tyre by Michael Bishop
Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose by Charles L Grant
The Magic Goes Away [short story] by Larry Niven
Naples by Avram Davidson
Sleep Well of Nights by Avram Davidson
Within the Walls of Tyre by Michael Bishop
1978
The Bagful of Dreams [short story] by Jack Vance
The Chimney by Ramsey Campbell
Jeffty is Five by Harlan Ellison
Loveman's Comeback by Ramsey Campbell
Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight by Avram Davidson
When All the Children Call My Name by Charles L Grant
The Bagful of Dreams [short story] by Jack Vance
The Chimney by Ramsey Campbell
Jeffty is Five by Harlan Ellison
Loveman's Comeback by Ramsey Campbell
Manatee Gal Ain't You Coming Out Tonight by Avram Davidson
When All the Children Call My Name by Charles L Grant
1977
The Companion by Ramsey Campbell
Dark Wings by Fritz Leiber
It Only Comes Out at Night by Dennis Etchison
There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding by Russell Kirk (winner)
Two Suns Setting by Karl Edward Wagner
What Is Life? by Robert Sheckley
The Companion by Ramsey Campbell
Dark Wings by Fritz Leiber
It Only Comes Out at Night by Dennis Etchison
There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding by Russell Kirk (winner)
Two Suns Setting by Karl Edward Wagner
What Is Life? by Robert Sheckley
1976
The Barrow Troll by David Drake
Belsen Express by Fritz Leiber
Born of the Winds by Brian Lumley
The Ghastly Priest Doth Reign by Manly Wade Wellman
The Barrow Troll by David Drake
Belsen Express by Fritz Leiber
Born of the Winds by Brian Lumley
The Ghastly Priest Doth Reign by Manly Wade Wellman
1975
The Events at Poroth Farm by T E D Klein
A Father's Tale by Sterling E Lanier
Pages from a Young Girl's Journal by Robert Aickman (winner)
Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner
The Events at Poroth Farm by T E D Klein
A Father's Tale by Sterling E Lanier
Pages from a Young Girl's Journal by Robert Aickman (winner)
Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner
Best Novella Awards
2018
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
In Calabria by Peter S Beagle
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang
In Calabria by Peter S Beagle
Mapping the Interior by Stephen Graham Jones
Passing Strange by Ellen Klages
2015
The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory and Darryl Gregory (winner)
Where the Trains Turn by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
The Mothers of Voorhisville by Mary Rickert
We Are All Completely Fine by Daryl Gregory and Darryl Gregory (winner)
Where the Trains Turn by Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen
1999
Cold by A S Byatt
Dragonfly by Ursula K Le Guin
The Hedge Knight [short story] by George R R Martin
Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff by Peter Straub
The Summer Isles [short story] by Ian R MacLeod (winner)
Cold by A S Byatt
Dragonfly by Ursula K Le Guin
The Hedge Knight [short story] by George R R Martin
Mr. Clubb and Mr. Cuff by Peter Straub
The Summer Isles [short story] by Ian R MacLeod (winner)
1998
Coppola's Dracula by Kim Newman
The Dripping of Sundered Wineskins by Brian Hodge
The Fall of the Kings [short story] by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
Streetcar Dreams [short story] by Richard Bowes (winner)
The Zombies of Madison County by Douglas E Winter
Coppola's Dracula by Kim Newman
The Dripping of Sundered Wineskins by Brian Hodge
The Fall of the Kings [short story] by Ellen Kushner and Delia Sherman
Streetcar Dreams [short story] by Richard Bowes (winner)
The Zombies of Madison County by Douglas E Winter
1997
Beauty and the Opera or the Phantom Beast by Suzy McKee Charnas
Blood of the Dragon by George R R Martin
A City in Winter [short story] by Mark Helprin (winner)
GI Jesus by Susan Palwick
Hell Hath Enlarged Herself by Michael Marshall Smith
Beauty and the Opera or the Phantom Beast by Suzy McKee Charnas
Blood of the Dragon by George R R Martin
A City in Winter [short story] by Mark Helprin (winner)
GI Jesus by Susan Palwick
Hell Hath Enlarged Herself by Michael Marshall Smith
1996
Ether, OR by Ursula K Le Guin
Home for Christmas by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Insipid Profession of Jonathan Hornebom by Jonathan Lethem
More Tomorrow [short story] by Michael Marshall Smith
Radio Waves by Michael Swanwick (winner)
Where They Are Hid [short story] by Tim Powers
Ether, OR by Ursula K Le Guin
Home for Christmas by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Insipid Profession of Jonathan Hornebom by Jonathan Lethem
More Tomorrow [short story] by Michael Marshall Smith
Radio Waves by Michael Swanwick (winner)
Where They Are Hid [short story] by Tim Powers
1995
Fee by Peter Straub
The God Who Slept with Women by Brian Aldiss
Last Summer at Mars Hill [short story] by Elizabeth Hand (winner)
The Last Time [short story] by Lucius Shepard
Out of the Night, When the Full Moon is Bright... by Kim Newman
A Slow Red Whisper of Sand by Robert Devereaux
Fee by Peter Straub
The God Who Slept with Women by Brian Aldiss
Last Summer at Mars Hill [short story] by Elizabeth Hand (winner)
The Last Time [short story] by Lucius Shepard
Out of the Night, When the Full Moon is Bright... by Kim Newman
A Slow Red Whisper of Sand by Robert Devereaux
1994
Mefisto In Onyx [short story] by Harlan Ellison
The Night We Buried Road Dog [short story] by Jack Cady
Under the Crust [short story] by Terry Lamsley (winner)
Wall, Stone, Craft [short story] by Walter Jon Williams
Mefisto In Onyx [short story] by Harlan Ellison
The Night We Buried Road Dog [short story] by Jack Cady
Under the Crust [short story] by Terry Lamsley (winner)
Wall, Stone, Craft [short story] by Walter Jon Williams
1993
The Ghost Village by Peter Straub (winner)
Paperjack by Charles de Lint
The Territory by Bradley Denton
Uh-Oh City by Jonathan Carroll
Unmasking [short story] by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
The Ghost Village by Peter Straub (winner)
Paperjack by Charles de Lint
The Territory by Bradley Denton
Uh-Oh City by Jonathan Carroll
Unmasking [short story] by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
1992
The Gallery of His Dreams [short story] by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Gwydion and the Dragon by C J Cherryh
Our Lady of the Harbour [short story] by Charles de Lint
The Pavilion of Frozen Women [short story] by S P Somtow
The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (winner)
To Become a Sorcerer by Darrell Schweitzer
The Gallery of His Dreams [short story] by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
Gwydion and the Dragon by C J Cherryh
Our Lady of the Harbour [short story] by Charles de Lint
The Pavilion of Frozen Women [short story] by S P Somtow
The Ragthorn by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth (winner)
To Become a Sorcerer by Darrell Schweitzer
1991
The Barrens [short story] by F Paul Wilson
Black Cocktail [short story] by Jonathan Carroll
Bones by Pat Murphy (winner)
The Hemingway Hoax [short story] by Joe Haldeman
The Barrens [short story] by F Paul Wilson
Black Cocktail [short story] by Jonathan Carroll
Bones by Pat Murphy (winner)
The Hemingway Hoax [short story] by Joe Haldeman
1990
Apartheid, Superstrings and Mordecai Thubana by Michael Bishop
A Dozen Tough Jobs [short story] by Howard Waldrop
The Father of Stones [short story] by Lucius Shepard
Great Work of Time by John Crowley (winner)
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks by Joe R Lansdale
Apartheid, Superstrings and Mordecai Thubana by Michael Bishop
A Dozen Tough Jobs [short story] by Howard Waldrop
The Father of Stones [short story] by Lucius Shepard
Great Work of Time by John Crowley (winner)
On the Far Side of the Cadillac Desert with Dead Folks by Joe R Lansdale
1989
The Devil's Arithmetic [short story] by Jane Yolen
The Gardener by Sheri S Tepper
The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter [short story] by Lucius Shepard
The Skin Trade by George R R Martin (winner)
The Devil's Arithmetic [short story] by Jane Yolen
The Gardener by Sheri S Tepper
The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter [short story] by Lucius Shepard
The Skin Trade by George R R Martin (winner)
1988
Best Friends by Edward Bryant
The Boy Who Came Back from the Dead by Alan Rodgers
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K Le Guin (winner)
A Hypothetical Lizard by Alan Moore
Nesting Instinct by Scott Baker
The Pear-Shaped Man [short story] by George R R Martin
Shades by Lucius Shepard
Best Friends by Edward Bryant
The Boy Who Came Back from the Dead by Alan Rodgers
Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight by Ursula K Le Guin (winner)
A Hypothetical Lizard by Alan Moore
Nesting Instinct by Scott Baker
The Pear-Shaped Man [short story] by George R R Martin
Shades by Lucius Shepard
1987
Chance by Connie Willis
Hatrack River [short story] by Orson Scott Card (winner)
The Hellbound Heart [short story] by Clive Barker
Night Moves [short story] by Tim Powers
The Night Seasons [short story] by J N Williamson
Chance by Connie Willis
Hatrack River [short story] by Orson Scott Card (winner)
The Hellbound Heart [short story] by Clive Barker
Night Moves [short story] by Tim Powers
The Night Seasons [short story] by J N Williamson
1986
Dead Image by David Morrell
Do I Dare to Eat a Peach? by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Flight by Peter Dickinson
The Gorgon Field by Kate Wilhelm
Nadelman's God by T E D Klein (winner)
Dead Image by David Morrell
Do I Dare to Eat a Peach? by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Flight by Peter Dickinson
The Gorgon Field by Kate Wilhelm
Nadelman's God by T E D Klein (winner)
1985
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet by Stephen King
In the Sumerian Marshes by Gerald Pearce
Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament by Clive Barker
The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule by Lucius Shepard
The Unconquered Country [short story] by Geoff Ryman (winner)
The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet by Stephen King
In the Sumerian Marshes by Gerald Pearce
Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament by Clive Barker
The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule by Lucius Shepard
The Unconquered Country [short story] by Geoff Ryman (winner)
1984
Black Air by Kim Stanley Robinson (winner)
The Lurking Duck by Scott Baker
The Monkey's Bride by Michael Bishop
Nunc Dimittis by Tanith Lee
The Red Hawk [short story] by Elizabeth A Lynn
Black Air by Kim Stanley Robinson (winner)
The Lurking Duck by Scott Baker
The Monkey's Bride by Michael Bishop
Nunc Dimittis by Tanith Lee
The Red Hawk [short story] by Elizabeth A Lynn
1983
Beyond Any Measure by Karl Edward Wagner (winner)
The Breathing Method [short story] by Stephen King
Confess the Seasons by Charles L Grant (winner)
Horrible Imaginings by Fritz Leiber
Night's Swift Dragons by Charles L Grant
Beyond Any Measure by Karl Edward Wagner (winner)
The Breathing Method [short story] by Stephen King
Confess the Seasons by Charles L Grant (winner)
Horrible Imaginings by Fritz Leiber
Night's Swift Dragons by Charles L Grant
1982
Ealdwood [short story] by C J Cherryh
The Fire When It Comes [short story] by Parke Godwin (winner)
Mythago Wood [short story] by Robert Holdstock
The River of Night's Dreaming by Karl Edward Wagner
Ealdwood [short story] by C J Cherryh
The Fire When It Comes [short story] by Parke Godwin (winner)
Mythago Wood [short story] by Robert Holdstock
The River of Night's Dreaming by Karl Edward Wagner
Best Collection Awards
2006
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips
The Keyhole Opera by Bruce Holland Rogers (winner)
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
To Charles Fort, with Love by Caitlín R Kiernan
20th Century Ghosts by Joe Hill
In the Palace of Repose by Holly Phillips
The Keyhole Opera by Bruce Holland Rogers (winner)
Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link
To Charles Fort, with Love by Caitlín R Kiernan
2005
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan (winner)
Breathmoss and Other Exhalations by Ian R MacLeod
Heat of Fusion by John M Ford
Songs of Leaving by Peter Crowther
Stable Strategies and Others by Eileen Gunn
Trujillo by Lucius Shepard
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan (winner)
Breathmoss and Other Exhalations by Ian R MacLeod
Heat of Fusion by John M Ford
Songs of Leaving by Peter Crowther
Stable Strategies and Others by Eileen Gunn
Trujillo by Lucius Shepard
2004
Bibliomancy by Elizabeth Hand (winner)
More Tomorrow by Michael Marshall Smith
The Two Sams by Glen Hirshberg
Bibliomancy by Elizabeth Hand (winner)
More Tomorrow by Michael Marshall Smith
The Two Sams by Glen Hirshberg
2003
City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant by Jeffrey Ford (winner)
Figures in Rain by Chet Williamson
The Ogre's Wife by Richard Parks
Waifs and Strays by Charles de Lint
City of Saints and Madmen by Jeff VanderMeer
The Fantasy Writer's Assistant by Jeffrey Ford (winner)
Figures in Rain by Chet Williamson
The Ogre's Wife by Richard Parks
Waifs and Strays by Charles de Lint
2002
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison
Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson (winner)
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link
William F. Nolan's Dark Universe by William F Nolan
The Essential Ellison: A 50 Year Retrospective by Harlan Ellison
Skin Folk by Nalo Hopkinson (winner)
Stranger Things Happen by Kelly Link
William F. Nolan's Dark Universe by William F Nolan
2001
Beluthahatchie by Andy Duncan (winner)
Blackwater Days by Terry Dowling
Magic Terror by Peter Straub
Perpetuity Blues by Neal Barrett Jr
The Perseids by Robert Charles Wilson
Travel Arrangements by M John Harrison
Beluthahatchie by Andy Duncan (winner)
Blackwater Days by Terry Dowling
Magic Terror by Peter Straub
Perpetuity Blues by Neal Barrett Jr
The Perseids by Robert Charles Wilson
Travel Arrangements by M John Harrison
2000
Deep into that Darkness Peering by Tom Piccirilli
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Necromancies and Netherworlds by Jason van Hollander and Darrell Schweitzer
Reave the Just by Stephen Donaldson (winner)
Deep into that Darkness Peering by Tom Piccirilli
Hearts in Atlantis by Stephen King
Necromancies and Netherworlds by Jason van Hollander and Darrell Schweitzer
Reave the Just by Stephen Donaldson (winner)
1999
Black Glass by Karen Joy Fowler (winner)
The Cleft and Other Odd Tales by Gahan Wilson
Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand
Manitou Man by Graham Masterton
The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady
Black Glass by Karen Joy Fowler (winner)
The Cleft and Other Odd Tales by Gahan Wilson
Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand
Manitou Man by Graham Masterton
The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady
1998
Fractal Paisleys by Paul Di Filippo
A Geography of Unknown Lands by Michael Swanwick
Giant Bones by Peter S Beagle
The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton (winner)
Fractal Paisleys by Paul Di Filippo
A Geography of Unknown Lands by Michael Swanwick
Giant Bones by Peter S Beagle
The Throne of Bones by Brian McNaughton (winner)
1997
Bible Stories for Adults by James Morrow
Conference with the Dead by Terry Lamsley
Midnight Promises by Richard Chizmar
The Nightmare Factory by Thomas Ligotti
The Pavilion of Frozen Women by S P Somtow
Bible Stories for Adults by James Morrow
Conference with the Dead by Terry Lamsley
Midnight Promises by Richard Chizmar
The Nightmare Factory by Thomas Ligotti
The Pavilion of Frozen Women by S P Somtow
1996
Death Stalks the Night by Hugh B Cave
The Ivory and the Horn by Charles de Lint
Seven Tales and a Fable by Gwyneth Jones (winner)
Death Stalks the Night by Hugh B Cave
The Ivory and the Horn by Charles de Lint
Seven Tales and a Fable by Gwyneth Jones (winner)
1994
Alone with the Horrors by Ramsey Campbell (winner)
Angels and Visitations by Neil Gaiman
Antiquities by John Crowley
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint
Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands by Garry Kilworth
Transients by Darrell Schweitzer
Under the Crust by Terry Lamsley
Alone with the Horrors by Ramsey Campbell (winner)
Angels and Visitations by Neil Gaiman
Antiquities by John Crowley
Dreams Underfoot by Charles de Lint
Hogfoot Right and Bird-Hands by Garry Kilworth
Transients by Darrell Schweitzer
Under the Crust by Terry Lamsley
1993
Lord Kelvin's Machine by James P Blaylock
Meeting in Infinity by John Kessel
Mr Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge
Lord Kelvin's Machine by James P Blaylock
Meeting in Infinity by John Kessel
Mr Fox and Other Feral Tales by Norman Partridge
1992
The Bone Forest by Robert Holdstock
The Ends of the Earth by Lucius Shepard
Lafferty In Orbit by R A Lafferty
More Shapes Than One by Fred Chappell
Night of the Cooters by Howard Waldrop
The Bone Forest by Robert Holdstock
The Ends of the Earth by Lucius Shepard
Lafferty In Orbit by R A Lafferty
More Shapes Than One by Fred Chappell
Night of the Cooters by Howard Waldrop
1991
The Brains of Rats by Michael Blumlein
Houses without Doors by Peter Straub
The Leiber Chronicles by Fritz Leiber
Prayers to Broken Stones by Dan Simmons
The Brains of Rats by Michael Blumlein
Houses without Doors by Peter Straub
The Leiber Chronicles by Fritz Leiber
Prayers to Broken Stones by Dan Simmons
1990
Blue World by Robert R McCammon
By Bizarre Hands by Joe R Lansdale
Collected Stories, Vol. 1 by Richard Matheson (winner)
Blue World by Robert R McCammon
By Bizarre Hands by Joe R Lansdale
Collected Stories, Vol. 1 by Richard Matheson (winner)
1989
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison (winner)
Charles Beaumont Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont
Storeys from the Old Hotel by Gene Wolfe (winner)
Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison (winner)
Charles Beaumont Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont
Storeys from the Old Hotel by Gene Wolfe (winner)
1988
The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard (winner)
Polyphemus by Michael Shea
Scared Stiff by Ramsey Campbell
Why Not You and I? by Karl Edward Wagner
The Jaguar Hunter by Lucius Shepard (winner)
Polyphemus by Michael Shea
Scared Stiff by Ramsey Campbell
Why Not You and I? by Karl Edward Wagner
1987
Dreams of Dark and Light by Tanith Lee
Merlin's Booke by Jane Yolen
Tales of the Quintana Roo by James Tiptree Jr
Dreams of Dark and Light by Tanith Lee
Merlin's Booke by Jane Yolen
Tales of the Quintana Roo by James Tiptree Jr
1986
Black Venus by Angela Carter
Books of Blood Volume 4 by Clive Barker
Dragonfield by Jane Yolen
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
Black Venus by Angela Carter
Books of Blood Volume 4 by Clive Barker
Dragonfield by Jane Yolen
Skeleton Crew by Stephen King
1985
Books of Blood Volume 1 by Clive Barker (winner)
The Fire When It Comes by Parke Godwin
The Songbirds of Pain by Garry Kilworth
Viriconium Nights by M John Harrison
Books of Blood Volume 1 by Clive Barker (winner)
The Fire When It Comes by Parke Godwin
The Songbirds of Pain by Garry Kilworth
Viriconium Nights by M John Harrison
1979
Heroes and Horrors by Fritz Leiber
Night Shift by Stephen King
Night Winds by Karl Edward Wagner
The Redward Edward Papers by Avram Davidson
Heroes and Horrors by Fritz Leiber
Night Shift by Stephen King
Night Winds by Karl Edward Wagner
The Redward Edward Papers by Avram Davidson
1977
Cinnabar by Edward Bryant
The Height of the Scream by Ramsey Campbell
Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury
Cinnabar by Edward Bryant
The Height of the Scream by Ramsey Campbell
Long After Midnight by Ray Bradbury
1976
Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison
The Early Long by Frank Belknap Long
The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy by Avram Davidson (winner)
Deathbird Stories by Harlan Ellison
The Early Long by Frank Belknap Long
The Enquiries of Doctor Eszterhazy by Avram Davidson (winner)
Best Book Awards
2017
Borderline by Mishell Baker
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
The Obelisk Gate by N K Jemisin
The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North (winner)
Borderline by Mishell Baker
Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff
The Obelisk Gate by N K Jemisin
The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North (winner)