British Fantasy Award
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The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS) and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards. The current award categories are Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Small Press, Best Artist, Best Anthology, Best Collection, and the Karl Edward Wagner Award is given at the discretion of the BFS committee.
[edit] Nominees and winners
[edit] 2004
The 2004 awards were presented at FantasyCon XXVIII held in 2004 at the Quality Hotel, Bentley, Walsall.[1]
[edit] August Derleth Award (Best Novel)
- Full Dark House, Christopher Fowler (Doubleday UK) (winner)
- Felaheen, Jon Courtenay Grimwood (Earthlight)
- Lost Boy, Lost Girl, Peter Straub (HarperCollins UK)
- Nobody True, James Herbert (Macmillan)
- The Poison Master, Liz Williams (Tor UK)
- Vampyrrhic Rites, Simon Clark (Hodder & Stoughton)
[edit] Short Fiction
- "American Waitress", Christopher Fowler (Crimewave 7: The Last Sunset) (winner)
- "Exorcising Angels", Simon Clark & Tim Lebbon (Exorcising Angels)
- "Fear the Dead", Ramsey Campbell (The Fear Within)
- "The White Hands", Mark Samuels (The White Hands and Other Weird Tales)
- "Wonderland", Mark Chadbourn (Telos)
[edit] Collection
- Told by the Dead, Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing) (winner)
- Demonized, Christopher Fowler (Serpent's Tail)
- More Tomorrow & Other Stories, Michael Marshall Smith (Earthling Publications)
- Things That Never Happen, M. John Harrison (Night Shade Books)
- The White Hands and Other Weird Tales, Mark Samuels (Tartarus)
[edit] Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Fourteen, Stephen Jones, ed. (Robinson) (winner)
- Beneath the Ground, Joel Lane, ed. (Alchemy Press)
- By Moonlight Only, Stephen Jones, ed. (PS Publishing)
- Crimewave 7: The Last Sunset, Andy Cox, ed. (TTA Press)
- The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, eds. (Night Shade Books)
- William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands, Volume 1: Eternal Love, Andy W. Robertson, ed. (Wildside)
[edit] Small Press
- PS Publishing (Peter Crowther, ed.) (winner)
- The Alien Online (Ariel, ed.)
- Elastic Press
- Scheherazade (Elizabeth Counihan, ed.)
- The Third Alternative (Andy Cox, ed.)
[edit] Artist
[edit] Special Award
- Peter Jackson (for The Lord of the Rings films)
[edit] 2005
The 2005 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2005, held 30 September–2 October 2005 at the Quality Hotel, Bentley Walsall.[1]
[edit] August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton) (winner)
- Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War, Clive Barker (Voyager)
- Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna Clarke (Bloomsbury)
- The Queen of Sinister, Mark Chadbourn (Gollancz)
- The Water Room, Christopher Fowler (Doubleday)
[edit] Best Novella
- Breathe, Christopher Fowler (Telos Publications) (winner)
- Dead Man's Hand, Tim Lebbon (Necessary Evil Press)
- My Death, Lisa Tuttle (PS Publishing)
- The Ice Maiden, Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis (Pendragon Press)
- Twisted Root of Jaarfindor, Sean Wright (Crowswing Books)
[edit] Best Short Story
- "Black Static", Paul Meloy (The Third Alternative #40) (winner)
- "Roads Were Burning", Adam Roberts (Postscripts #1)
- "The Problem of Susan Neil Gaiman (Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy, Roc)
- "The Black Phone", Joe Hill (The Third Alternative #39)
- "You Will Hear the Locust Sing", Joe Hill (The Third Alternative #37)
[edit] Best Collection
- Out of His Mind, Stephen Gallagher (PS Publishing) (winner)
- Somnambulists, Allen Ashley (Elastic Press)
- Darker Ages, Paul Finch (Sarob Press)
- Things That Never Happen, M. John Harrison (Gollancz)
- Trujillo and Other Stories, Lucius Shepard (PS Publishing)
[edit] Best Anthology
- The Alsiso Project, Andrew Hook (ed.) (Elastic Press) (winner)
- Acquainted with the Night, Barbara & Christopher Roden (eds.) (Ash Tree Press)
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 15, Stephen Jones (ed.) (Robinson/Carroll & Graf)
- The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases, Jeff Vandermeer & Mark Roberts (eds.) (Tor UK)
- The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow & Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (eds.) (St Martin's Press)
[edit] Best Small Press
- Elastic Press (Andrew Hook) (winner)
- The Alien Online (ed. Ariel)
- Pendragon Press (ed. Christopher Teague)
- Postscripts (Peter Crowther)
- PS Publishing (Peter Crowther)
- Scheherazade (ed. Elizabeth Counihan)
- The Third Alternative (ed. Andy Cox)
- Telos Publications (David J. Howe & Stephen James Walker)
[edit] Best Artist
- Les Edwards / Edward Miller (winner)
- John Coulthart
- Allen Koszowski
- Richard Marchand
- David Magitis
- Ian Simmons
[edit] Special Award
[edit] 2006
The 2006 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2006 held 22–24 September 2006 at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.[1]
[edit] August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman (winner)
[edit] Best Novella
- The Mask Behind the Face, Stuart Young (winner)
[edit] Best Short Story
- "Best New Horror", Joe Hill (winner)
[edit] Best Collection
- 20th Century Ghosts, Joe Hill (winner)
[edit] Best Anthology
- The Elastic Book of Numbers, Allen Ashley (winner)
[edit] Best Small Press
- PS Publishing, Peter Crowther (winner)
[edit] Best Artist
- Les Edwards (winner)
[edit] Special Award
[edit] 2007
The 2007 awards were presented at FantasyCon XXXI held 21–23 September 2007 at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.[1][2]
[edit] August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- Dusk, Tim Lebbon (Spectra) (winner)
- Breeding Ground, Sarah Pinborough, (Leisure Books)
- Bridge of Dreams, Chaz Brenchley, (Ace Books)
- Jack of Ravens: Kingdom of the Serpent, Book 1, Mark Chadbourn, (Gollancz)
- Nova Swing, M. John Harrison, (Gollancz)
- The Devil You Know, Mike Carey, (Orbit Books)
- The Face of Twilight, Mark Samuels, (PS Publishing)
- The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch, (Gollancz)
- The Unblemished, Conrad Williams, (Earthling Publications)
[edit] Best Novella
- Kid, Paul Finch (Choices, Pendragon Press) (winner)
- The Memory of Joy, Eric Brown, (Choices, Pendragon Press)
- She Loves Monsters, Simon Clark, (Necessary Evil Press)
- The Wife's Djinn, Ian McDonald (Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2006)
- Rough Cut, Gary McMahon (Pendragon Press)
[edit] Best Short Story
- "Whisper Lane", Mark Chadbourn (BFS: A Celebration, the British Fantasy Society) (winner)
- "The Little Drummer Boy", Marion Arnott (Extended Play: The Elastic Book of Music, Elastic Press)
- "Puca Muc", Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis (Shrouded by Darkness, Telos Publishing)
- "The Disappeared", Sarah Singleton, (Time Pieces, NewCon Press)
- "31/10", Stephen Volk (Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press)
- "The Veteran", Conrad Williams (Postscripts #6, PS Publishing)
[edit] Best Collection
- Fragile Things, Neil Gaiman (Headline) (winner)
- Lost, The District, and Other Stories, Joel Lane (Night Shade Books)
- The Man From the Club Diogenes, Kim Newman (Monkeybrain)
- And Other Tales Unbecoming of Horror, Mike O'Driscoll (Elastic Press)
- The Ephémère, Neil Williamson (Elastic Press)
[edit] Best Anthology
- Extended Play: The Elastic Book of Music, Gary Couzens (Elastic Press) (winner)
- The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 19th Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (Wed Martin's Press)
- Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror, Alison LR Davies (Telos Publishing)
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 17, Stephen Jones (Robinson Publishing)
- Choices, Christopher Teague, (Pendragon Press)
[edit] Best Small Press
- PS Publishing, Peter Crowther (winner)
- TTA Press, Andy Cox
- Elastic Press, Andrew Hook
- Telos Publishing, David J. Howe & Stephen James Walker
- Pendragon Press, Christopher Teague
[edit] Best Artist
- Vincent Chong (winner)
- Les Edwards / Edward Miller
- Dean Harkness
- John Picacio
[edit] Best Non-Fiction
- The Days of the Dodo, Allen Ashley (Dodo Press)
- Films and the Hellraiser: Their Legacy, Paul Kane (Macfarland & Co.)
- Cinema Macabre, Mark Morris (PS Publishing)
- Into the Unknown: The Life of Fantastic Nigel Kneale, Andy Murray (Headpress)
- James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips (Wed Martin's Press)
[edit] Best Newcomer
- Joe Hill (winner)
[edit] Special Award
[edit] 2008
The 2008 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2008 held at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.[1]
[edit] August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- The Grin of the Dark, Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing) (winner)
[edit] Best Novella
- The Scalding Rooms, Conrad Williams (PS Publishing) (winner)
[edit] Best Short Story
- "My Stone Desire", Joel Lane (Black Static #1, TTA Press) (winner)
[edit] Best Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18, Stephen Jones (Robinson) (winner)
[edit] Best Collection
- Old Devil Moon, Christopher Fowler (Serpents Tail) (winner)
[edit] Best Newcomer
- Scott Lynch (winner)
[edit] Special Award
[edit] Best Non-Fiction
- Whispers of Wickedness Reviews (website), Peter Tennant (ed.) (winner)
[edit] Best Artist
- Vincent Chong (winner)
[edit] Best Small Press
- PS Publishing, Peter Crowther (winner)
[edit] 2009
The 2009 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2009 held at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.[1]
[edit] August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- Memoirs of a Master Forger, William Heaney (aka Graham Joyce) (Gollancz) (winner)
[edit] Best Novella
- The Reach of Children, Tim Lebbon (Humdrumming) (winner)
[edit] Best Short Fiction
- "Do You See", Sarah Pinborough from Myth-Understandings, ed. by Ian Whates (Newcon Press) (winner)
[edit] Best Collection
- Bull Running for Girls, Allyson Bird (Screaming Dreams) (winner)
[edit] Best Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson) (winner)
[edit] PS Publishing Best Small Press
- Elastic Press (Andrew Hook) (winner)
[edit] Best Non-Fiction
- Basil Copper: A Life in Books, Basil Copper ed. Stephen Jones (PS Publishing) (winner)
[edit] Best Magazine/Periodical
- Postscripts, ed. Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (PS Publishing) (winner)
[edit] Best Artist
- Vincent Chong (winner)
[edit] Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- Locke & Key, by Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez (IDW Publishing) (winner)
[edit] Best Television
- Doctor Who, head writer Russell T Davies (BBC Wales) (winner)
[edit] Best Film
- The Dark Knight, directed by Christopher Nolan (Warner Brothers) (winner)
[edit] Sydney J. Bounds Award (Best Newcomer)
- Joseph D'Lacey, for Meat (Bloody Books) (winner)
[edit] Karl Edward Wagner Award (Special Award)
[edit] 2010
The 2010 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2010 held 17–19 September 2010.[1]
[edit] August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- One, Conrad Williams (Virgin Horror) (winner)
[edit] Best Novella
- The Language of Dying, Sarah Pinborough (PS Publishing) (winner)
[edit] Best Short Fiction
- "What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night", Michael Marshall Smith (Nightjar) (winner)
[edit] Best Collection
- Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical, Robert Shearman (Big Finish) (winner)
[edit] Best Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson) (winner)
[edit] PS Publishing Best Small Press
- Telos Publishing, David Howe and Stephen James Walker (winner)
[edit] Best Non-Fiction
- Ansible, David Langford (winner)
[edit] Best Magazine/Periodical
- Murky Depths, edited and published by Terry Martin (winner)
[edit] Best Artist
- Vincent Chong, for work including covers for The Witnesses Are Gone (PS Publishing) and The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20 (Constable & Robinson) (winner)
[edit] Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Neil Gaiman and Andy Kubert (DC Comics/Titan Books) (winner)
[edit] Best Television
- Doctor Who, head writer: Russell T Davies (BBC Wales) (winner)
[edit] Best Film
- Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas Alfredson (EFTI) (winner)
[edit] Sydney J. Bounds Award (Best Newcomer)
- Kari Sperring for Living With Ghosts (DAW) (winner)
[edit] Karl Edward Wagner Award (Special Award)
[edit] 2011
[edit] Karl Edward Wagner Special Award
[edit] Best Novel
- Demon Dance, Sam Stone (House Of Murky Depths) (Note: Prize returned by winner. [3])
[edit] Best Novella
- Humpty’s Bones, Simon Clark (Telos)
[edit] Best Short Story
- Fool’s Gold, Sam Stone, From The Bitten Word, Ed. Ian Whates (Newcon Press)
[edit] Best Anthology
- Back From The Dead: The Legacy Of The Pan Book Of Horror Stories, Johnny Mains (Ed.) (Noose & Gibbet)
[edit] Best Collection
- Full Dark, No Stars, Stephen King (Hodder & Stoughton)
[edit] Best Non-Fiction
- Altered Visions: The Art Of Vincent Chong (Telos)
[edit] Best Artist
- Vincent Chong
[edit] Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- At The Mountains Of Madness: A Graphic Novel, Ian Culbard (Selfmadehero)
[edit] Best Magazine/Periodical
- Black Static, Andy Cox (Ed.) (Tta Press)
[edit] Best Small Press
- Telos Publishing
[edit] Best Film
- Inception
[edit] Best Television
- Sherlock
[edit] Sydney J. Bounds Award For Best Newcomer
- Robert Jackson Bennet, For Mr Shivers (Orbit)
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f g Edwards, Jan; (with additions from) David Sutton. "The British Fantasy Awards: a Short History". http://www.britishfantasysociety.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=129&Itemid=63. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ Pechanec, Jan (22 August 2007). "CENY: nominace na British Fantasy Awards 2007" (in Czech). Sarden. http://neviditelnypes.lidovky.cz/ceny-nominace-na-british-fantasy-awards-2007-fim-/p_scifi.asp?c=A070821_211431_p_scifi_hpe. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ David Barnett (6 October 2011). "British Fantasy Award winner returns prize". Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/oct/06/british-fantasy-award-winner-returns-prize. Retrieved 6 October 2011.