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2018 World Fantasy Awards Winners!
The 2018 World Fantasy Awards winners have been announced. The awards were presented during the World Fantasy Convention, held in Baltimore over the weekend. In the Best Novel category we have a tie.
WINNER (TIE):
- The Changeling by Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)
- Jade City by Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
FINALISTS:
- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager)
- Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley (Saga)
- The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss (Saga)
- Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (Knopf; riverrun)
Our congrats to Victor LaValle and Fonda Lee and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2018 World Fantasy Award Finalists
The 2018 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention in Baltimore November 1-4.
The finalists in the Novel category are:
- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager)
- Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr by John Crowley (Saga)
- The Strange Case of the Alchemist’s Daughter by Theodora Goss (Saga)
- Spoonbenders by Daryl Gregory (Knopf; riverrun)
- The Changeling by Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)
- Jade City by Fonda Lee (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
Our congrats to all the finalists! You can see the full list of finalists in all categories on the Locus website.
What do you think of this lineup?
2017 World Fantasy Awards Winner!
The 2017 World Fantasy Awards winners have been announced. The awards were presented during the World Fantasy Convention, held November 2-5, 2017 at the Wyndham Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. In the Best Novel category the winner is:
WINNER:
- The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North (Redhook; Orbit UK)
FINALISTS:
- Borderline by Mishell Baker (Saga)
- Roadsouls by Betsy James (Aqueduct)
- The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Harper)
Our congrats to Claire North and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2017 World Fantasy Award Finalists
The 2017 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention, November 2-5, 2017 at the Wyndham Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX.
The finalists in the Novel category are:
- Borderline by Mishell Baker (Saga)
- Roadsouls by Betsy James (Aqueduct)
- The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- The Sudden Appearance of Hope by Claire North (Redhook; Orbit UK)
- Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff (Harper)
Our congrats to all the finalists! You can see the full list of finalists in all categories on the Locus website.
What do you think of this lineup?
2016 World Fantasy Awards Winner!
The 2016 World Fantasy Awards winners have ben announced. The awards were presented during the World Fantasy Convention, 27 – 30 October in Columbus, Ohio. In the Best Novel category the winner is:
WINNER:
- The Chimes by Anna Smaill (Sceptre)
FINALISTS:
- The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
- Savages by K.J. Parker (Subterranean)
- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Morrow)
Our congrats to Anna Smaill and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2016 World Fantasy Award Finalists
The 2016 World Fantasy Awards finalists have been announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention, October 27-30, 2016 in Columbus, Ohio.
The finalists in the Novel category are:
- The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishiguro (Knopf)
- The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Uprooted by Naomi Novik (Del Rey)
- Savages by K.J. Parker (Subterranean)
- The Chimes by Anna Smaill (Sceptre)
- A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblay (Morrow)
Our congrats to all the finalists! You can see the full list of finalists in all categories on the Locus website.
What do you think of this lineup?
2015 World Fantasy Awards Winner!
The World Fantasy Awards winners have ben announced. The awards were presented during the World Fantasy Convention, November 5-8, 2015 in Saratoga Springs NY. In the Best Novel category the winner is:
WINNER:
- The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (Random House; Sceptre)
FINALISTS:
- The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor)
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair)
Our congrats to David Mitchell and all the finalists. You can see the complete list of winners in all categories over at Locus.
2015 World Fantasy Award Finalists
The 2015 World Fantasy Awards finalists have ben announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention, November 5-8, 2015 in Saratoga Springs NY. The finalists in the Novel category are:
- The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor)
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (Random House; Sceptre)
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair)
Our congrats to all the finalists! You can see the full list of finalists in all categories on the Locus website.
What do you think of this lineup?
2014 World Fantasy Awards Finalists
The finalists for the 2014 World Fantasy Awards have been announced. The nominees in the Novel category are:
- Dust Devil on a Quiet Street by Richard Bowes (Lethe)
- A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent by Marie Brennan (Tor)
- The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (Morrow; Headline Review)
- A Stranger in Olondria by Sofia Samatar (Small Beer)
- The Golem and the Jinni by Helene Wecker (Harper)
- The Land Across by Gene Wolfe (Tor)
See the full list of nominees in all categories on the Locus blog. The winners will be announced at the 2014 World Fantasy Convention held in Brighton, England on November 6th-9th.
Our congrats to all the nominees! What do you think of this lineup? The Ocean at the End of the Lane has garnered a 4th award nomination while The Golem and the Jinni is doing well with 3 noms.
2013 World Fantasy Award Winner!
The winners of the 2013 World Fantasy Awards have been announced at the 2013 World Fantasy Convention in Brighton, England. The Best Novel winner is Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson (Grove; Corvus).
The other nominees in the Novel category were:
- The Killing Moon by N.K. Jemisin (Orbit US; Orbit UK)
- Some Kind of Fairy Tale by Graham Joyce (Gollancz; Doubleday)
- The Drowning Girl by Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
- Crandolin by Anna Tambour (Chômu)
Our congrats to G. Willow Wilson and all the nominees! What do you think of the result? Alif beat out The Drowning Girl and The Killing Moon to take top honors which seems a pretty impressive feat. Have you read Alif the Unseen?
