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Record winners
Anthologists Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling have each won the WFA 8 times, while Ramsey Campbell and Jeffrey Ford have won it most often, 3 times, for works of fiction (including collections). Stephen King has 4 awards, including a Life Achievement and a special convention award.
Losers Club (Most nominations with no wins)
Joe R. Lansdale has tied Harry O. Morris Jr. for most nominations, 9, without a win, while Kim Newman holds the record with fiction nominations, 7.
Never Even Nominated
Terry Brooks, David Eddings, Robert Jordan, Mercedes Lackey, Anne McCaffrey, and J.K. Rowling have never been even nominated for a WFA; nor has J.R.R. Tolkien, who preceded the awards.
(Note: tallies here and on the Nominee List count winners of the Life Achievement Award (*) as one nomination and one win.)
Total World Fantasy Wins
(Number of fiction wins in parentheses)
| 8 |
Ellen Datlow,
Terri Windling |
| 5 |
Donald M. Grant* |
| 4 |
Ramsey Campbell (3),
Jeffrey Ford (4),
Stephen King* (4),
Stuart David Schiff,
Gene Wolfe* (4) |
| 3 |
Betty Ballantine*,
Hugh B. Cave* (3),
John Crowley* (3),
Avram Davidson* (3),
Dennis Etchison (1),
Edward L. Ferman*,
Charles L. Grant (1),
Stephen Jones,
Ursula K. Le Guin* (3),
Fritz Leiber* (3),
Richard Matheson* (3),
Kirby McCauley*,
Rosalie Parker,
Michael Whelan,
Gahan Wilson* |
| 2 |
Paul C. Allen,
Ian Ballantine,
James P. Blaylock (2),
Everett F. Bleiler*,
Thomas Canty,
Fred Chappell (2),
Richard T. Chizmar,
Lee Brown Coye,
Andy Duncan (2),
Harlan Ellison* (2),
Carol Emshwiller* (2),
Arnie Fenner,
John M. Ford (2),
Frank Frazetta*,
W. Paul Ganley,
Edward Gorey,
Elizabeth Hand (2),
David G. Hartwell,
Robert Holdstock (2),
Gwyneth Jones (2),
Margo Lanagan (2),
Tanith Lee (2),
Elizabeth A. Lynn (2),
Ian R. MacLeod (2),
Patricia A. McKillip (2),
Marc Michaud,
Michael Moorcock* (2),
James Morrow (2),
Andre Norton* (2),
J. K. Potter,
Tim Powers (2),
M. Rickert (2),
Barbara Roden,
Christopher Roden,
Bruce Holland Rogers (2),
Ray Russell* (1),
George H. Scithers*,
Michael Shea (2),
Lucius Shepard (2),
Dan Simmons (2),
Peter Straub (2),
Shaun Tan,
Sheree R. Thomas,
Gordon Van Gelder,
Jason Van Hollander,
Jack Vance* (2),
Jeff VanderMeer (1),
Charles Vess (1),
Karl Edward Wagner (1),
Evangeline Walton* (2),
Robert Weinberg,
Manly Wade Wellman* (2),
Donald A. Wollheim |
Total World Fantasy Nominations
(Number of fiction nominations in parentheses)
[Number of wins in brackets]
World Fantasy Never-Winners
Number of nominations without ever having won
(Fiction nominations in parentheses)
| 9 |
Joe R. Lansdale (6),
Harry O. Morris, Jr. |
| 8 |
Kim Newman (7) |
| 7 |
Martin H. Greenberg |
| 6 |
Paul Mikol,
John Jude Palencar,
Scot Stadalsky |
| 5 |
Jill Bauman,
Michael Bishop (5),
Glen Hirshberg (5),
David Pringle |
| 4 |
Peter S. Beagle (4),
Tracy Cocoman,
Kinuko Y. Craft,
Les Daniels (3),
Lester del Rey,
Bob Eggleton,
Lisa Goldstein (4),
Nina Kiriki Hoffman (4),
Tim Kirk,
China Miéville (4),
H. Warner Munn (4),
Michael Marshall Smith (4),
Joe Stefko,
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (4) |
Total World Fantasy Losses
Number of times nominated but lost [Number of wins in bracket]
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