Congratulations to the winners and finalists of the 2014 World Fantasy Awards, held in Washington DC this year! This year’s judges were Andy Duncan, Kij Johnson, Oliver Johnson, John Klima, and Liz Williams.
Check out who was nominated and who was chosen as this year’s winners.
Winners are in bold. Keep refreshing as results come in!
Novel
- Winner: Sofia Samatar, A Stranger in Olondria (Small Beer Press)
- Richard Bowes, Dust Devil on a Quiet Street (Lethe Press)
- Marie Brennan, A Natural History of Dragons: A Memoir by Lady Trent (Tor Books)
- Neil Gaiman, The Ocean at the End of the Lane (William Morrow/Headline)
- Helene Wecker, The Golem and the Jinni (Harper/Blue Door)
- Gene Wolfe, The Land Across (Tor Books)
Novella
- Winner: Andy Duncan & Ellen Klages “Wakulla Springs” (Tor.com, 10/13)
- Caitlín R. Kiernan Black Helicopters (Subterranean Press)
- KJ Parker “The Sun and I” (Subterranean magazine, Summer 2013)
- Veronica Schanoes “Burning Girls” (Tor.com, 6/13)
- Catherynne M. Valente, Six-Gun Snow White (Subterranean Press)
Short Story
- Winner: Caitlín R. Kiernan, “The Prayer of Ninety Cats” (Subterranean magazine, Spring 2013)
- Thomas Olde Heuvelt, “The Ink Readers of Doi Saket” (Tor.com, 4/13)
- Yoon Ha Lee, “Effigy Nights” (Clarkesworld, 1/13)
- Sofia Samatar, “Selkie Stories Are for Losers” (Strange Horizons, 1/13)
- Rachel Swirsky, “If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love” (Apex Magazine, 3/13)
Anthology
- Winner: George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds. Dangerous Women (Tor Books/Voyager UK)
- Kate Bernheimer, ed., xo Orpheus: Fifty New Myths (Penguin Books)
- Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling, eds. Queen Victoria’s Book of Spells: An Anthology of Gaslamp Fantasy (Tor Books)
- Stephen Jones, ed. Flotsam Fantastique: The Souvenir Book of World Fantasy Convention 2013 (Smith & Jones/PS Publishing)
- Jonathan Oliver, ed., End of the Road: An Anthology of Original Short Stories (Solaris Books)
- Jonathan Strahan, ed., Fearsome Journeys: The New Solaris Book of Fantasy (Solaris Books)
Collection
- Winner: Caitlín R. Kiernan, The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories (Subterranean Press)
- Nathan Ballingrud, North American Lake Monsters: Stories (Small Beer Press)
- Laird Barron, The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories (Night Shade Books)
- Reggie Oliver, Flowers of the Sea (Tartarus Press)
- Rachel Swirsky, How the World Became Quiet: Myths of the Past, Present, and Future (Subterranean Press)
Artist
- Winner: Charles Vess
- Galen Dara
- Zelda Devon
- Julie Dillon
- John Picacio
Special Award—Professional
- Winner: Irene Gallo, for art direction of Tor.com
- Winner: William K. Schafer, for Subterranean Press
- John Joseph Adams, for magazine and anthology editing
- Ginjer Buchanan, for editing at Ace Books
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Jeff VanderMeer & Jeremy Zerfoss, for Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction (Abrams Image)
Special Award—Non-professional
- Winner: Kate Baker, Neil Clarke & Sean Wallace, for Clarkesworld
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Marc Aplin, for Fantasy-Faction
- Leslie Howle, for Clarion West administration
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Winners of the Life Achievement Award were anounced last night:
- Ellen Datlow
- Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Congratulations to the winners!
Congratulations to all the winners and especially Irene!
And it’s great to see such a great set of winners. I’m delighted to see Samatar winning for the beautiful A Stranger in Olondria. I love that book.
Congratulations to all!
And it’s great to see A Stranger in Olondria winning. I would have voted for it for the Hugo, given the chance; it is good that it has got a top award.
You go, Irene!
Gardner Dozois, too!
I was pleased to see …Olondria get the prize. I haven’t read it yet, but if Jo Walton likes it so much, I’ll definitely check it out eventually. Personally, I’d have preferred The Golem and the Jinni, if only because that’s the one I enjoyed reading. I also liked Neil Gaiman’s book, but it felt a little safe from him. It’s very much in his wheelhouse.
Thaks guys! It was a fun day. I know it sounds cheesey but I really felt just as good, if not better, about Ellen Datlow, Ellen Klages, and Andy Duncan’s wins! In fact, high fives to everyone on the ballot.
I’m familiar with all the novel nominees except Dust Devil on a Quiet Street – can anyone tell me what sort of a work that is?