Information about World Fantasy Award
The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy. Since 1975, when they were first awarded, they have been handed out at the World Fantasy Convention.
The awards are considered among the most prestigious in the speculative fiction genre, and can be awarded to any work falling within the realm of fantasy, although some media are restricted to certain categories.
World Fantasy Award winners are chosen by a panel of judges, which differs every year. The judges presiding over the 2007 awards are Gavin Grant, Ed Greenwood, Jeremy Lassen, Jeff Mariotte and Carsten Polzin.[1]
Winners are chosen from groups of nominees (generally five or six per category), also selected largely by the judges, with two picked by members of the annual WFC. The World Fantasy Awards thus differ significantly in administration from other notable genre awards, such as Hugos or Nebulas. For the Hugos, the nominees and winners are chosen solely by members of the World Science Fiction Convention, while the Nebulas are awards for authors chosen by authors, specifically members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Thus neither the Hugos nor Nebulas have overseeing judges.
Because of the small number of judges for the World Fantasy Awards, and because they usually try to read very comprehensively in the field, selections for the awards are often eclectic. For example, low-selling but high-quality works from small press publications, which may be overlooked by other awards, often receive a critical spotlight in the World Fantasy Awards.
The World Fantasy Awards are also unique in having categories for single-author collections and multi-author anthologies, which categories the Nebulas and Hugos lack.
At the 1991 awards, comic book the Sandman issue #19 "A Midsummer's Night Dream," by Neil Gaiman, won the Award for Best Short Fiction[2]. Subsequently, a change to the rules was made restricting comics to the Special Award categories.
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The awards are considered among the most prestigious in the speculative fiction genre, and can be awarded to any work falling within the realm of fantasy, although some media are restricted to certain categories.
World Fantasy Award winners are chosen by a panel of judges, which differs every year. The judges presiding over the 2007 awards are Gavin Grant, Ed Greenwood, Jeremy Lassen, Jeff Mariotte and Carsten Polzin.[1]
Winners are chosen from groups of nominees (generally five or six per category), also selected largely by the judges, with two picked by members of the annual WFC. The World Fantasy Awards thus differ significantly in administration from other notable genre awards, such as Hugos or Nebulas. For the Hugos, the nominees and winners are chosen solely by members of the World Science Fiction Convention, while the Nebulas are awards for authors chosen by authors, specifically members of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Thus neither the Hugos nor Nebulas have overseeing judges.
Because of the small number of judges for the World Fantasy Awards, and because they usually try to read very comprehensively in the field, selections for the awards are often eclectic. For example, low-selling but high-quality works from small press publications, which may be overlooked by other awards, often receive a critical spotlight in the World Fantasy Awards.
The World Fantasy Awards are also unique in having categories for single-author collections and multi-author anthologies, which categories the Nebulas and Hugos lack.
At the 1991 awards, comic book the Sandman issue #19 "A Midsummer's Night Dream," by Neil Gaiman, won the Award for Best Short Fiction[2]. Subsequently, a change to the rules was made restricting comics to the Special Award categories.
Current and past categories for the awards
- Novel
- Novella (10,001 to 40,000 words)
- Short Fiction (under 10,000 words)
- Anthology (multiple author - original or reprint - single or multiple editors)
- Collection (single author - original or reprint - single or multiple editors)
- Artist
- Special Awards
- Convention Award
- Life Achievement
References
External links
- World Fantasy Convention
- Past and present winners and nominees
- Excerpts and synopses for WFA winning and nominated novels
Fantasy media
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- Fantastic art
- Fantasy anime
- Fantasy art
- Fantasy authors
- Fantasy comics
- Fantasy fiction magazines
- Fantasy films
- Fantasy literature
- Fantasy television
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The World Fantasy Convention is an annual convention of professionals, collectors, and others interested in the field of fantasy. It places emphasis on literature and art, while deemphasizing dramatic presentation, gaming, masquerade, and the like.
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- For the footballer, see Gavin Grant (footballer)
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Ed Greenwood (born 1959) is a Canadian library clerk who created the Forgotten Realms Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting.
Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb together penned the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set in 1987, for TSR
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Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb together penned the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set in 1987, for TSR
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Night Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1998 and is currently run by Jason Williams and Jeremy Lassen. Night Shade won the 2003 World Fantasy Award (Non-Professional).
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Jeff Mariotte is an author who currently lives in Arizona. He is the author of the series Witch Season and has also written many Charmed books based on the television show. He also created and writes the Desperadoes series of Weird West-style comic books.
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The Hugo Awards are given every year for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories.
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The Nebula is an award given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the two previous years (see rolling eligibility below).
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Worldcon, or more formally The World Science Fiction Convention, is the longest running science fiction convention, having been held from 1939 to 1941 and, after the interruption of World War II, every year since 1946.
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Science Fiction Writers of America, or SFWA (pronounced /sɪfwə/ or /sɛfwə/), was founded in 1965 by Damon Knight.
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Small press is a term often used to describe publishers with annual sales below a certain level. Commonly, in the United States, this is set at $50 million, after returns and discounts.
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Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman (November 14, 2004)
Born: November 10 1960
Portchester, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Novelist, comics writer, screenwriter
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Neil Gaiman (November 14, 2004)
Born: November 10 1960
Portchester, Hampshire, England
Occupation: Novelist, comics writer, screenwriter
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- Winner: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, Patricia A. McKillip
- A Midsummer Tempest, Poul Anderson
- Merlin's Ring, H. Warner Munn
1976
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- Winner: "The Skin Trade," George R. R. Martin (Dark Visions)
1990
The 1990 WFC, held in Schaumburg, Illinois, was chaired by Robert Weinberg. Judges were Mike Dirda, Pat LoBrutto, Beth Meacham, Peter Straub, and Rodger Turner...... Click the link for more information.
- Winner: "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station", John M. Ford
- "Night They Missed the Horror Show", Joe R. Lansdale
- "Life of Buddha", Lucius Shepard
- "Metastasis", Dan Simmons
2004
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Winner: Strange Tales, edited by Rosalie Parker (Tartarus Press) The Dark: New Ghost Stories, edited by Ellen Datlow (Tor) Gathering the Bones, edited by Jack Dann, Ramsey Campbell & Dennis Etchison (Voyager Australia; Voyager UK; Tor US)
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Winner: Bibliomancy, Elizabeth Hand (PS Publishing) Ghosts of Yesterday, Jack Cady (Night Shade Books) The Two Sams, Glen Hirshberg (Carroll & Graf) , George R. R.
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- Winner: Donato Giancola
- Winner: Jason Van Hollander
- John Jude Palencar
- John Picacio
2005
WFC 2005 was held in Madison, Wisconsin, and was chaired by Meg Turville-Heitz...... Click the link for more information.
- Winner: Glenn Lord
1979
The 1979 WFC, held in Providence, Rhode Island, was chaired by Bob Booth. Judges were Poul Anderson, Terry Carr, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth A. Lynn and Roy A. Squires...... Click the link for more information.
This World Fantasy Award is presented to individuals for their outstanding service to the fantasy field, and decided by a panel of judges at the World Fantasy Convention.
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Award winners
1975
- Robert Bloch
1976
- Fritz Leiber
1977
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