2023 British Fantasy Awards Winners
The winners for the 2023 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton)
SHORTLIST:
- Full Immersion by Gemma Amor (Angry Robot)
- The Hollows by Daniel Church (Angry Robot)
- Miracle Growth by Tim Mendees (Eerie River)
- Sundial by Catriona Ward (Viper)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez (Del Rey)
SHORTLIST:
- Path of War by David Green (Eerie River)
- Cast Long Shadows by Cat Hellisen (Luna)
- Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead (Titan)
- The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller (Tor)
- The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
Our congrats to Sarah Gailey and Simon Jimenez and all the shortlist authors.
Locus has the results from all categories.
2023 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2023 British Fantasy Awards.
2023 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- Path of War by David Green (Eerie River)
- Cast Long Shadows by Cat Hellisen (Luna)
- The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez (Del Rey)
- Glitterati by Oliver K. Langmead (Titan)
- The Bone Orchard by Sara A. Mueller (Tor)
- The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
2023 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- Full Immersion by Gemma Amor (Angry Robot)
- The Hollows by Daniel Church (Angry Robot)
- Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey (Hodder & Stoughton)
- Miracle Growth by Tim Mendees (Eerie River)
- Sundial by Catriona Ward (Viper)
Our congrats to all the nominees. Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories.
What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?
2022 British Fantasy Awards Winners
The winners for the 2022 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Viper)
SHORTLIST:
- A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson (Nyx Publishing / Orbit)
- My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
- Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (Titan)
- A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed (Solaris)
- The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (Penguin)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor)
SHORTLIST:
- The Black Coast by Mike Brooks (Orbit)
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (Orbit)
- Sistersong by Lucy Holland (Tor)
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- This is Our Undoing by Lorraine Wilson (Luna)
Our congrats to Catriona Ward and Shelley Parker-Chan and all the shortlist authors.
Locus has the results from all categories.
2022 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2022 British Fantasy Awards.
2022 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- The Black Coast by Mike Brooks (Orbit)
- The Unbroken by C.L. Clark (Orbit)
- Sistersong by Lucy Holland (Tor)
- She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Tor)
- The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- This is Our Undoing by Lorraine Wilson (Luna)
2022 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibson (Nyx Publishing / Orbit)
- My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
- Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw (Titan)
- A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamed (Solaris)
- The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Viper)
- The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendig (Penguin)
Our congrats to all the nominees. Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories.
What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?
2021 British Fantasy Awards Winners
The winners for the 2021 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Jo Fletcher)
SHORTLIST:
- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (Borough)
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
- The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (Saga)
- Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (Solaris)
- Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Titan)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook)
SHORTLIST:
- Threading the Labyrinth by Tiffani Angus (Unsung Stories)
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- Dark River by Rym Kechacha (Unsung Stories)
- The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (Orbit)
- By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar (Tor)
Our congrats to Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Alix E. Harrow and all the shortlist authors.
Locus has the results from all categories.
2021 British Fantasy Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2021 British Fantasy Awards.
2021 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- Threading the Labyrinth by Tiffani Angus (Unsung Stories)
- The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow (Redhook)
- The City We Became by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit)
- Dark River by Rym Kechacha (Unsung Stories)
- The Bone Shard Daughter by Andrea Stewart (Orbit)
- By Force Alone by Lavie Tidhar (Tor)
2021 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- Plain Bad Heroines by Emily M. Danforth (Borough)
- The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
- The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher (Saga)
- Beneath the Rising by Premee Mohamed (Solaris)
- Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Jo Fletcher)
- Survivor Song by Paul Tremblay (Titan)
Our congrats to all the nominees. Locus has the complete list of nominees in all categories.
What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?
2020 British Fantasy Awards Winners
The winners for the 2020 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- The Reddening by Adam Nevill (Ritual Limited)
SHORTLIST:
- The Institute by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
- The Migration by Helen Marshall (Titan)
- Mistletoe by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
- The Plague Stones by James Brogden (Titan)
- The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (Titan)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- The Bone Ships by RJ Barker (Orbit)
SHORTLIST:
- The Migration by Helen Marshall (Titan)
- The Poison Song by Jen Williams (Headline)
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (Orbit)
Our congrats to Adam Nevill and RJ Barker and all the shortlist authors. What do you think of these results?
Locus has the results from all categories.
2020 Holdstock and Derleth Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2020 British Fantasy Awards.
2020 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- The Bone Ships by RJ Barker (Orbit)
- The Migration by Helen Marshall (Titan)
- The Poison Song by Jen Williams (Headline)
- The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E Harrow (Orbit)
2020 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- The Institute by Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
- The Migration by Helen Marshall (Titan)
- Mistletoe by Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher Books)
- The Plague Stones by James Brogden (Titan)
- The Reddening by Adam Nevill (Ritual Limited)
- The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfisher (Titan)
Our congrats to all the nominees. You can see the complete list of nominees in all categories at British Fantasy Awards 2020 – Shortlists.
What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?
2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners
The winners for the 2019 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- Little Eve, by Catriona Ward (W&N)
SHORTLIST:
- Wolf’s Hill, by Simon Bestwick (Snowbooks)
- The Way of the Worm, by Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)
- The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay (Titan Books)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline)
SHORTLIST:
- Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher Books)
- The Green Man’s Heir, by Juliet E McKenna (Wizard’s Tower Press)
- Priest of Bones, by Peter McLean (Jo Fletcher Books)
- Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- The Loosening Skin, by Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories)
Our congrats to Catriona Ward and Jen Williams and all the shortlist authors. What do you think of these results?
2019 Holdstock and Derleth Awards Shortlists Announced
The British Fantasy Society has released the shortlists for the 2019 British Fantasy Awards.
2019 Robert Holdstock Award Shortlist (Fantasy):
- The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline)
- Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri (Orbit)
- Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher Books)
- The Green Man’s Heir, by Juliet E McKenna (Wizard’s Tower Press)
- The Loosening Skin, by Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories)
- Priest of Bones, by Peter McLean (Jo Fletcher Books)
2019 August Derleth Award Shortlist (Horror):
- The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay (Titan Books)
- Little Eve, by Catriona Ward (W&N)
- The Way of the Worm, by Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)
- Wolf’s Hill, by Simon Bestwick (Snowbooks)
Our congrats to all the nominees. You can see the complete list of nominees in all categories at Locus.
What do you think of the lineups for these 2 awards?