2016 World Fantasy Awards Winners

The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2015 were announced during the World Fantasy Convention, held October 27-30, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency in Columbus OH. The Lifetime Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, will go to David G. Hartwell and Andrzej Sapkowski.

The World Fantasy Awards winners are:

Novels

Long Fiction

  • “The Pauper Prince and the Eucalyptus Jinn”, Usman T. Malik (Tor.com 4/22/15)
  • “Guignol”, Kim Newman (Horrorology)
  • “Waters of Versailles”, Kelly Robson (Tor.com 6/10/15)
  • “Farewell Blues”, Bud Webster (F&SF 1-2/15)

Short Fiction

  • “Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers”, Alyssa Wong (Nightmare 10/15)
  • “The Neurastheniac”, Selena Chambers (Cassilda’s Song)
  • “Pockets”, Amal El-Mohtar (Uncanny 1-2/15)
  • “The Heat of Us: Notes Toward an Oral History”, Sam J. Miller (Uncanny 1-2/15)
  • “The Deepwater Bride”, Tamsyn Muir (F&SF 7-8/15)

Anthology

Collection

Artist

  • Galen Dara
  • Richard Anderson
  • Julie Dillon
  • Kathleen Jennings
  • Thomas S. Kuebler

Special Award, Professional

Special Award, Nonprofessional

  • John O’Neill, for Black Gate
  • Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
  • Jedediah Berry & Eben Kling, for The Family Arcana: A Story in Cards (Ninepin)
  • Alexandra Pierce & Alisa Krasnostein, for Letters to Tiptree (Twelfth Planet)
  • Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, for Uncanny
  • Helen Young, for Tales After Tolkien Society