An international award for creators of the Fantasy genre, given annually at the World Fantasy Convention. It was created due to a perception that the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which nominally cover fantasy) were too focused on science fiction. It is now considered one of the three biggest awards in Speculative Fiction overall.
Unlike the other two awards, the World Fantasy Award is chosen by jury. The jury members are selected by the convention committee from the available pool of professionals working in the field—mainly writers and editors. Most of the nominees are also chosen by the jury, but two slots are reserved for nominations by convention members.
The award has been around since 1975.
World Fantasy Award winners and nominees:
Novel
- The Forgotten Beasts of Eld - won 1975
- A Midsummer Tempest - nominated 1975
- Bid Time Return - won 1976
- 'Salem's Lot - nominated 1976
- Doctor Rat - won 1977
- Dark Crusade - nominated 1977
- The Dragon and the George - nominated 1977
- The Sailor on the Seas of Fate - nominated 1977
- Our Lady Of Darkness - won 1978
- Lord Foul's Bane - nominated 1978
- Gloriana - won 1979
- The Stand - nominated 1979
- Watchtower - won 1980
- Harpist in the Wind - nominated 1980
- The Shadow of the Torturer - won 1981
- The Mist - nominated 1981
- Little, Big: or, The Fairies' Parliament - won 1982
- The Claw of the Conciliator - nominated 1982
- Nifft The Lean - won 1983
- Fevre Dream - nominated 1983
- The Sword of the Lictor - nominated 1983
- The Dragon Waiting - won 1984
- Lyonesse: Suldrun's Garden - nominated 1984
- Pet Sematary - nominated 1984
- Bridge of Birds - won 1985 (tie)
- Mythago Wood - won 1985 (tie)
- Archer's Goon - nominated 1985
- The Talisman - nominated 1985
- Song Of Kali - won 1986
- The Vampire Lestat - nominated 1986
- Perfume - won 1987
- It - nominated 1987
- Soldier of the Mist - nominated 1987
- Replay - won 1988
- Misery - nominated 1988
- On Stranger Tides - nominated 1988
- Seventh Son - nominated 1988
- Swan Song - nominated 1988
- Weaveworld - nominated 1988
- Koko - won 1989
- Fade - nominated 1989
- The Silence of the Lambs - nominated 1989
- Madouc - won 1990
- Soldier of Arete - nominated 1990
- The Stress of Her Regard - nominated 1990
- Only Begotten Daughter - won 1991 (tie)
- Thomas The Rhymer - won 1991 (tie)
- Good Omens - nominated 1991
- Mary Reilly - nominated 1991
- Tigana - nominated 1991
- Boy's Life - won 1992
- Bone Dance - nominated 1992
- Last Call - won 1993
- Anno Dracula - nominated 1993
- Glimpses - won 1994
- The Iron Dragon's Daughter - nominated 1994
- Towing Jehovah - won 1995
- The Prestige - won 1996
- Godmother Night - won 1997
- A Game of Thrones - nominated 1997
- The Golden Key - nominated 1997
- The Physiognomy - won 1998
- The Antelope Wife - won 1999
- Sailing to Sarantium - nominated 1999
- Thraxas - won 2000
- Gardens of the Moon - nominated 2000
- Declare - won 2001 (tie)
- Galveston - won 2001 (tie)
- The Amber Spyglass - nominated 2001
- Perdido Street Station - nominated 2001
- Lord of Emperors - nominated 2001
- The Other Wind - won 2002
- American Gods - nominated 2002
- The Curse of Chalion - nominated 2002
- The Facts Of Life - won 2003 (tie)
- Ombria In Shadow - won 2003 (tie)
- The Scar - nominated 2003
- Tooth and Claw - won 2004
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell - won 2005
- Iron Council - nominated 2005
- The Runes of the Earth - nominated 2005
- Kafka on the Shore - won 2006
- Lunar Park - nominated 2006
- Vellum - nominated 2006
- Soldier of Sidon - won 2007
- The Lies of Locke Lamora - nominated 2007
- Lisey’s Story - nominated 2007
- The Orphan's Tales: In the Night Garden - nominated 2007
- Ysabel - won 2008
- The Shadow Year - won 2009 (tie)
- Tender Morsels - won 2009 (tie)
- The Graveyard Book - nominated 2009
- The City & the City - won 2010
- Finch - nominated 2010
- Who Fears Death - won 2011
- The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms - nominated 2011
- Osama - won 2012
- 11/22/63 - nominated 2012
- A Dance with Dragons - nominated 2012
- Alif the Unseen - won 2013
- The Killing Moon - nominated 2013
- A Stranger In Olondria - won 2014
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane - nominated 2014
- The Bone Clocks - won 2015
- The Goblin Emperor - nominated 2015
- The Southern Reach Trilogy - nominated 2015
- The Chimes - won 2016
- The Fifth Season - nominated 2016
- Uprooted - nominated 2016
- A Head Full of Ghosts - nominated 2016
Novella
- Coraline - nominated 2003
Short Fiction
- A Midsummer Night's Dream - won 1991 (notable in that after Neil Gaiman won this award, the rules were changed so that comics and graphic novels could never be nominated in this category again)
- "The Cambist and Lord Iron" (nominated 2008)
Collection
Artist
Special Awards:
Life Achievement:
- Robert Bloch - 1975
- Fritz Leiber - 1976
- Ray Bradbury - 1977
- Frank Belknap Long - 1978
- Jorge Luis Borges - 1979
- Manly Wade Wellman - 1980
- C. L. Moore - 1981
- Italo Calvino - 1982
- Roald Dahl - 1983
- L. Sprague de Camp - 1984
- Richard Matheson - 1984
- Jack Vance - 1984
- Theodore Sturgeon - 1985
- Avram Davidson - 1986
- R. A. Lafferty - 1990
- Harlan Ellison - 1993
- Jack Williamson - 1994
- Ursula K. Le Guin - 1995
- Gene Wolfe - 1996
- Madeleine L'Engle - 1997
- Andre Norton - 1998
- Marion Zimmer Bradley - 2000
- Michael Moorcock - 2000
- Frank Frazetta - 2001
- Philip José Farmer - 2001
- Lloyd Alexander - 2003
- Stephen King - 2004
- Gahan Wilson - 2004
- Diana Wynne Jones - 2007
- Patricia A. McKillip - 2008
- Jane Yolen - 2009
- Brian Lumley - 2010
- Terry Pratchett - 2010
- Peter S. Beagle - 2011
- George R. R. Martin - 2012
- Alan Garner - 2012
- Tanith Lee - 2013
- Susan Cooper - 2013
- Sheri S. Tepper - 2015
- Andrzej Sapkowski - 2016
Professional:
Non-Professional:
