World Fantasy Awards Winners

The World Fantasy Awards winners were announced at this year’s World Fantasy Convention, held November 1-4, 2012 in Toronto, Canada. (Lifetime Achievement winners are announced in advance of the event).

The winners are:

Novel:

Novella:

Short Story:

  • “The Paper Menagerie”, Ken Liu (F&SF 3-4/11)
  • “X for Demetrious”, Steve Duffy (Blood and Other Cravings)
  • “Younger Women”, Karen Joy Fowler (Subterranean Summer 2011)
  • “A Journey of Only Two Paces”, Tim Powers (The Bible Repairman and Other Stories)
  • “The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees”, E. Lily Yu (Clarkesworld 4/11)

Anthology:

Collection:

Artist:

  • John Coulthart
  • Julie Dillon
  • Jon Foster
  • Kathleen Jennings
  • John Picacio

Special Award Professional:

  • Eric Lane, for publishing in translation – Dedalus books
  • John Joseph Adams, for editing – anthology and magazine
  • Jo Fletcher, for editing – Jo Fletcher Books
  • Brett Alexander Savory & Sandra Kasturi, for ChiZine Publications
  • Jeff VanderMeer & S.J. Chambers, for The Steampunk Bible

Special Award Non-Professional:

  • Raymond Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
  • Kate Baker, Neil Clarke, Cheryl Morgan & Sean Wallace, for Clarkesworld
  • Cat Rambo, for Fantasy
  • Charles Tan, for Bibliophile Stalker blog
  • Mark Valentine, for Wormwood

The World Fantasy Awards Lifetime Achievement Winners for 2012 are Alan Garner and George R.R. Martin. The awards are presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field.