British Fantasy Award
Encyclopedia
The British Fantasy Awards are administered annually by the British Fantasy Society
(BFS) and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards. The current award categories are Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Small Press, Best Artist, Best Anthology, Best Collection, and the Karl Edward Wagner
Award is given at the discretion of the BFS committee.
British Fantasy Society
The British Fantasy Society began in 1971 as the British Weird Fantasy Society, an offshoot of the British Science Fiction Association. The society is dedicated to promoting the best in the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres....
(BFS) and were first awarded in 1971. The membership of the BFS vote to determine recommendations, short-lists and winners of the awards. The current award categories are Best Novel, Best Novella, Best Short Story, Best Small Press, Best Artist, Best Anthology, Best Collection, and the Karl Edward Wagner
Karl Edward Wagner
Karl Edward Wagner was an American writer, editor and publisher of horror, science fiction, and heroic fantasy, who was born in Knoxville, Tennessee and originally trained as a psychiatrist. His disillusionment with the medical profession can be seen in the stories "The Fourth Seal" and "Into...
Award is given at the discretion of the BFS committee.
2004
The 2004 awards were presented at FantasyCon XXVIII held in 2004 at the Quality Hotel, Bentley, Walsall.August Derleth Award (Best Novel)
- Full Dark House, Christopher FowlerChristopher FowlerChristopher Fowler is an English thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes audio drama for BBC 7 entitled The Lady Downstairs...
(Doubleday UK) (winner) - Felaheen, Jon Courtenay GrimwoodJon Courtenay GrimwoodJon Courtenay Grimwood is a British science fiction and fantasy author.He was born in Valletta, Malta, grew up in Britain, Southeast Asia and Norway in the 1960s and 1970s. He studied at Kingston College, then worked in publishing and as a freelance writer for magazines and newspapers including The...
(Earthlight) - Lost Boy, Lost GirlLost Boy, Lost GirlLost Boy, Lost Girl is a 2003 horror/suspense novel by Peter Straub. The book won the 2003 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel in 2003 Bram Stoker Award and was a 2004 August Derleth Award nominee.A sequel, In the Night Room , follows.-Synopsis:...
, Peter StraubPeter StraubPeter Francis Straub is an American author and poet, most famous for his work in the horror genre. His horror fiction has received numerous literary honors such as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award, placing him among the most-honored horror authors in...
(HarperCollins UK) - Nobody True, James HerbertJames HerbertJames Herbert, OBE is a best-selling English horror writer who originally worked as the art director of an advertising agency. He is a full-time writer who also designs his own book covers and publicity.-Family:...
(Macmillan) - The Poison Master, Liz WilliamsLiz WilliamsDr Liz Williams is a British science fiction writer. The Ghost Sister, her first novel, was published in 2001. Both this novel and her next, Empire of Bones were nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award. She is also the author of the Inspector Chen series.Williams is the daughter of a stage...
(Tor UK) - Vampyrrhic Rites, Simon ClarkSimon ClarkSimon Clark is a horror novel writer from Doncaster, England. One of his most notable works is the novel The Night of the Triffids.Clark has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella and British Fantasy Award...
(Hodder & Stoughton)
Short Fiction
- "American Waitress", Christopher FowlerChristopher FowlerChristopher Fowler is an English thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes audio drama for BBC 7 entitled The Lady Downstairs...
(Crimewave 7: The Last Sunset) (winner) - "Exorcising Angels", Simon ClarkSimon ClarkSimon Clark is a horror novel writer from Doncaster, England. One of his most notable works is the novel The Night of the Triffids.Clark has been nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel, World Fantasy Award for Best Novella and British Fantasy Award...
& Tim LebbonTim LebbonTim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.-Life and career:Lebbon was born in London. His short story "Reconstructing Amy" won the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction in 2001 and his novel Dusk won the 2007 August Derleth Award from the...
(Exorcising Angels) - "Fear the Dead", Ramsey CampbellRamsey CampbellJohn Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
(The Fear Within) - "The White Hands", Mark Samuels (The White Hands and Other Weird Tales)
- "Wonderland", Mark ChadbournMark ChadbournMark Chadbourn is an English fantasy, science fiction and horror author with fifteen novels published around the world.Born in the English Midlands from a long line of coal miners...
(Telos)
Collection
- Told by the DeadTold by the DeadTold by the Dead is a collection of horror stories by Ramsey Campbell, published by PS Publishing in 2003. The first edition contains a foreword by Poppy Z...
, Ramsey CampbellRamsey CampbellJohn Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
(PS Publishing) (winner) - Demonized, Christopher FowlerChristopher FowlerChristopher Fowler is an English thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes audio drama for BBC 7 entitled The Lady Downstairs...
(Serpent's Tail) - More Tomorrow & Other StoriesMore Tomorrow & Other StoriesThe collection More Tomorrow & Other Stories by Michael Marshall Smith draws together 30 of the author's short stories, including several written specifically for the collection. Smith's short stories had been partially collected in 1999's What You Make It, but this had only been published in the UK...
, Michael Marshall SmithMichael Marshall SmithMichael Marshall Smith is a British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer who also writes as Michael Marshall.-Biography:...
(Earthling Publications) - Things That Never Happen, M. John HarrisonM. John HarrisonM. John Harrison , known as Mike Harrison, is an English author and critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories, , Climbers , and the Kefahuchi Tract series which begins with Light . He currently resides in London.-Early years:Harrison was born in Rugby,...
(Night Shade Books) - The White Hands and Other Weird Tales, Mark Samuels (Tartarus)
Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume Fourteen, Stephen JonesStephen Jones (author)Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....
, ed. (Robinson) (winner) - Beneath the Ground, Joel LaneJoel LaneJoel Lane is a British novelist, short story writer, poet, critic and anthology editor. He has twice received the British Fantasy Award.-Works:...
, ed. (Alchemy Press) - By Moonlight Only, Stephen JonesStephen Jones (author)Stephen Jones is an editor of horror anthologies, and the author of several book-length studies of horror and fantasy films as well as an account of Lovecraft's early British publications....
, ed. (PS Publishing) - Crimewave 7: The Last Sunset, Andy CoxAndy CoxAndy Cox is a British guitarist, who along with Dave Wakeling, founded The Beat in 1978.The Beat achieved eight Top 40 singles and three hit albums in the UK before announcing their break up in 1983...
, ed. (TTA Press) - The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited DiseasesThe Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited DiseasesThe Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases is an anthology of fantasy medical conditions edited by Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts, and published by Night Shade Books....
, Jeff VanderMeer & Mark Roberts, eds. (Night Shade BooksNight Shade BooksNight Shade Books is an independent publishing company based in San Francisco, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, and horror. It was started in 1997 by Jason Williams, with Jeremy Lassen coming on board as a partner shortly after the company's founding...
) - William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands, Volume 1: Eternal Love, Andy W. Robertson, ed. (Wildside)
Small Press
- PS PublishingPS PublishingPS Publishing is a Hornsea based publisher founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther. They specialise in novella length fiction from the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres. It has quickly become established as one of Britain's premier small presses...
(Peter Crowther, ed.) (winner) - The Alien Online (Ariel, ed.)
- Elastic PressElastic PressElastic Press was a British small press specialising in single-author short story collections. It was run by Andrew Hook between November 2002 and November 2008 and was based in Norwich. In 2005 and 2009 Elastic received British Fantasy Awards for Best Small Press. They also won the BFS Best...
- Scheherazade (Elizabeth Counihan, ed.)
- The Third AlternativeThe Third AlternativeBlack Static, formerly The 3rd Alternative, is an award-winning British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards...
(Andy Cox, ed.)
Artist
- Les EdwardsLes EdwardsLes Edwards is a British illustrator known for his work in the horror, science fiction and fantasy genres, and has provided numerous illustrations for book jackets, posters, magazines, record covers and games during his career...
(winner) - Dave Bezzina
- Deirdre Counihan
- Bob Covington
- Dominic HarmanDominic HarmanDominic Harman is a British artist, illustrator and graphic designer. He is best known for his science fiction, fantasy and horror book jackets and CD covers.-External links:* Official Website...
Special Award
- Peter JacksonPeter JacksonSir Peter Robert Jackson, KNZM is a New Zealand film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter, known for his The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , adapted from the novel by J. R. R...
(for The Lord of the RingsThe Lord of the Rings film trilogyThe Lord of the Rings is an epic film trilogy consisting of three fantasy adventure films based on the three-volume book of the same name by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. The films are The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers and The Return of the King .The films were directed by Peter...
films)
2005
The 2005 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2005, held 30 September–2 October 2005 at the Quality Hotel, Bentley Walsall.August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, Stephen KingStephen KingStephen Edwin King is an American author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction and fantasy fiction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies and have been adapted into a number of feature films, television movies and comic books...
(Hodder & Stoughton) (winner) - Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of WarAbarat: Days of Magic, Nights of WarAbarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War is the second book in a series of five by author Clive Barker, called The Books of Abarat. This volume contains the adventures of Candy Quackenbush an ordinary girl from Minnesota, in the strange fantasy world of Abarat...
, Clive BarkerClive BarkerClive Barker is an English author, film director and visual artist best known for his work in both fantasy and horror fiction. Barker came to prominence in the mid-1980s with a series of short stories which established him as a leading young horror writer...
(Voyager) - Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, Susanna ClarkeSusanna ClarkeSusanna Mary Clarke is a British author best known for her debut novel Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell , a Hugo Award-winning alternate history. Clarke began Jonathan Strange in 1993 and worked on it during her spare time...
(Bloomsbury) - The Queen of Sinister, Mark Chadbourn (Gollancz)
- The Water Room, Christopher FowlerChristopher FowlerChristopher Fowler is an English thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes audio drama for BBC 7 entitled The Lady Downstairs...
(Doubleday)
Best Novella
- Breathe, Christopher FowlerChristopher FowlerChristopher Fowler is an English thriller writer. In addition to his numerous horror, satire and crime novels, he has also written a Sherlock Holmes audio drama for BBC 7 entitled The Lady Downstairs...
(Telos PublicationsTelos Publishing Ltd.Telos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series Urban Gothic in 2001...
) (winner) - Dead Man's Hand, Tim LebbonTim LebbonTim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.-Life and career:Lebbon was born in London. His short story "Reconstructing Amy" won the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction in 2001 and his novel Dusk won the 2007 August Derleth Award from the...
(Necessary Evil Press) - My Death, Lisa Tuttle (PS Publishing)
- The Ice Maiden, Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis (Pendragon Press)
- Twisted Root of Jaarfindor, Sean Wright (Crowswing Books)
Best Short Story
- "Black Static", Paul MeloyPaul MeloyPaul Meloy is an English born writer of what Graham Joyce referred to as Fractured Realism."Paul Meloy is the best writer of short stories in Britain". - Biography :Meloy was born in Surrey in 1966. He went to school in Sutton...
(The Third AlternativeThe Third AlternativeBlack Static, formerly The 3rd Alternative, is an award-winning British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards...
#40) (winner) - "Roads Were Burning", Adam RobertsAdam RobertsAdam Roberts is an academic, critic and novelist. He also writes parodies under the pseudonyms of A.R.R.R. Roberts, A3R Roberts and Don Brine....
(Postscripts #1) - "The Problem of Susan Neil GaimanNeil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
(Flights: Extreme Visions of Fantasy, Roc) - "The Black Phone", Joe Hill (The Third Alternative #39)
- "You Will Hear the Locust Sing", Joe Hill (The Third Alternative #37)
Best Collection
- Out of His Mind, Stephen GallagherStephen GallagherStephen Gallagher is an English writer.He has written several novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series Doctor Who — for which he wrote two serials, Warriors' Gate and Terminus — as well as for the series Rosemary & Thyme and Bugs, for two seasons of...
(PS Publishing) (winner) - Somnambulists, Allen Ashley (Elastic Press)
- Darker Ages, Paul Finch (Sarob Press)
- Things That Never Happen, M. John HarrisonM. John HarrisonM. John Harrison , known as Mike Harrison, is an English author and critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories, , Climbers , and the Kefahuchi Tract series which begins with Light . He currently resides in London.-Early years:Harrison was born in Rugby,...
(Gollancz) - Trujillo and Other Stories, Lucius ShepardLucius ShepardLucius Shepard is an American writer. Classified as a science fiction and fantasy writer, he often leans into other genres, such as magical realism. His work is infused with a political and historical sensibility and an awareness of literary antecedents...
(PS Publishing)
Best Anthology
- The Alsiso Project, Andrew Hook (ed.) (Elastic Press) (winner)
- Acquainted with the Night, Barbara & Christopher Roden (eds.) (Ash Tree Press)
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror: Volume 15, Stephen Jones (ed.) (Robinson/Carroll & Graf)
- The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited DiseasesThe Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited DiseasesThe Thackery T Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases is an anthology of fantasy medical conditions edited by Jeff VanderMeer and Mark Roberts, and published by Night Shade Books....
, Jeff VandermeerJeff VanderMeerJeffrey Scott VanderMeer is an American writer, editor and publisher.He is best known for his contributions to the New Weird and his stories about the city of Ambergris, in books like City of Saints and Madmen.-Biography:...
& Mark RobertsMark RobertsMark Roberts is a British streaker who has run naked during several international events.A father of three, Roberts' streaking began when he saw a female streaker run naked down a 1993 Rugby Sevens game in Hong Kong...
(eds.) (Tor UK) - The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection, Ellen DatlowEllen DatlowEllen Datlow is an American science fiction, fantasy, and horror editor and anthologist.-Biography:Datlow was the fiction editor of Omni magazine and Omni Online from 1981 through 1998, and edited the ten associated Omni anthologies...
& Kelly LinkKelly LinkKelly Link is an American editor and author of short stories. While some of her fiction falls more clearly within genre categories, many of her stories might be described as slipstream or magic realism: a combination of science fiction, fantasy, horror, mystery, and realism...
& Gavin J. Grant (eds.) (St Martin's Press)
Best Small Press
- Elastic Press (Andrew Hook) (winner)
- The Alien Online (ed. Ariel)
- Pendragon Press (ed. Christopher Teague)
- Postscripts (Peter Crowther)
- PS PublishingPS PublishingPS Publishing is a Hornsea based publisher founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther. They specialise in novella length fiction from the fantasy, science fiction and horror genres. It has quickly become established as one of Britain's premier small presses...
(Peter Crowther) - Scheherazade (ed. Elizabeth Counihan)
- The Third AlternativeThe Third AlternativeBlack Static, formerly The 3rd Alternative, is an award-winning British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards...
(ed. Andy Cox) - Telos PublicationsTelos Publishing Ltd.Telos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series Urban Gothic in 2001...
(David J. Howe & Stephen James Walker)
Best Artist
- Les Edwards / Edward Miller (winner)
- John CoulthartJohn CoulthartJohn Coulthart is a British graphic artist, illustrator, author and designer who has produced book covers and illustrations, CD covers and posters...
- Allen Koszowski
- Richard Marchand
- David Magitis
- Ian Simmons
2006
The 2006 awards were presented at FantasyCon 2006 held 22–24 September 2006 at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- Anansi BoysAnansi BoysAnansi Boys is a novel by Neil Gaiman, a spin-off of Gaiman's earlier novel American Gods. In Anansi Boys we discover that 'Mr. Nancy' has two sons, and the two sons in turn discover each other...
, Neil GaimanNeil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
(winner)
2007
The 2007 awards were presented at FantasyCon XXXI held 21–23 September 2007 at Britannia Hotel, Nottingham.August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- Dusk, Tim LebbonTim LebbonTim Lebbon is a horror and dark fantasy writer, and a judge at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention.-Life and career:Lebbon was born in London. His short story "Reconstructing Amy" won the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction in 2001 and his novel Dusk won the 2007 August Derleth Award from the...
(Spectra) (winner) - Breeding Ground, Sarah Pinborough, (Leisure Books)
- Bridge of Dreams, Chaz Brenchley, (Ace Books)
- Jack of Ravens: Kingdom of the Serpent, Book 1, Mark Chadbourn, (Gollancz)
- Nova Swing, M. John HarrisonM. John HarrisonM. John Harrison , known as Mike Harrison, is an English author and critic. His work includes the Viriconium sequence of novels and short stories, , Climbers , and the Kefahuchi Tract series which begins with Light . He currently resides in London.-Early years:Harrison was born in Rugby,...
, (Gollancz) - The Devil You Know, Mike Carey, (Orbit Books)
- The Face of Twilight, Mark Samuels, (PS Publishing)
- The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch, (Gollancz)
- The Unblemished, Conrad Williams, (Earthling Publications)
Best Novella
- Kid, Paul Finch (Choices, Pendragon Press) (winner)
- The Memory of Joy, Eric Brown, (Choices, Pendragon Press)
- She Loves Monsters, Simon Clark, (Necessary Evil Press)
- The Wife's Djinn, Ian McDonald (Asimov's Science Fiction, July 2006)
- Rough Cut, Gary McMahon (Pendragon Press)
Best Short Story
- "Whisper Lane", Mark ChadbournMark ChadbournMark Chadbourn is an English fantasy, science fiction and horror author with fifteen novels published around the world.Born in the English Midlands from a long line of coal miners...
(BFS: A Celebration, the British Fantasy Society) (winner) - "The Little Drummer Boy", Marion Arnott (Extended Play: The Elastic Book of Music, Elastic Press)
- "Puca Muc", Steve Lockley & Paul Lewis (Shrouded by Darkness, Telos Publishing)
- "The Disappeared", Sarah Singleton, (Time Pieces, NewCon Press)
- "31/10", Stephen Volk (Dark Corners, Gray Friar Press)
- "The Veteran", Conrad Williams (Postscripts #6, PS Publishing)
Best Collection
- Fragile Things, Neil GaimanNeil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
(Headline) (winner) - Lost, The District, and Other Stories, Joel Lane (Night Shade Books)
- The Man From the Club Diogenes, Kim Newman (Monkeybrain)
- And Other Tales Unbecoming of Horror, Mike O'Driscoll (Elastic Press)
- The Ephémère, Neil Williamson (Elastic Press)
Best Anthology
- Extended Play: The Elastic Book of Music, Gary Couzens (Elastic Press) (winner)
- The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror: 19th Annual Collection, Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (Wed Martin's Press)
- Shrouded by Darkness: Tales of Terror, Alison LR Davies (Telos Publishing)
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 17, Stephen Jones (Robinson Publishing)
- Choices, Christopher Teague, (Pendragon Press)
Best Small Press
- PS Publishing, Peter Crowther (winner)
- TTA Press, Andy Cox
- Elastic Press, Andrew Hook
- Telos Publishing, David J. Howe & Stephen James Walker
- Pendragon Press, Christopher Teague
Best Artist
- Vincent Chong (winner)
- Les Edwards / Edward Miller
- Dean Harkness
- John Picacio
Best Non-Fiction
- The Days of the Dodo, Allen Ashley (Dodo Press)
- Films and the Hellraiser: Their Legacy, Paul Kane (Macfarland & Co.)
- Cinema Macabre, Mark Morris (PS Publishing)
- Into the Unknown: The Life of Fantastic Nigel Kneale, Andy Murray (Headpress)
- James Tiptree Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon, Julie Phillips (Wed Martin's Press)
August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- The Grin of the Dark, Ramsey CampbellRamsey CampbellJohn Ramsey Campbell is an English horror fiction author.Since he first came to prominence in the mid-1960s, critics have cited Campbell as one of the leading writers in his field: T. E. D. Klein has written that "Campbell reigns supreme in the field today", while S. T...
(PS Publishing) (winner)
Best Short Story
- "My Stone Desire", Joel LaneJoel LaneJoel Lane is a British novelist, short story writer, poet, critic and anthology editor. He has twice received the British Fantasy Award.-Works:...
(Black Static #1, TTA Press) (winner)
Best Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18, Stephen JonesStephen JonesStephen Jones may refer to:In the arts:*Stephen Jones , English magazine editor*Stephen Jones , Australian music and video artist*Stephen Jones , British editor and author...
(Robinson) (winner)
Best Non-Fiction
- Whispers of Wickedness Reviews (website), Peter TennantPeter TennantPeter Tennant is a prolific writer of horror, fantasy and speculative fiction, and award-winning columnist and reviewer for Black Static magazine...
(ed.) (winner)
August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- Memoirs of a Master Forger, William Heaney (aka Graham JoyceGraham JoyceGraham Joyce is an English writer of speculative fiction and the recipient of numerous awards for both his novels and short stories. He grew up in a small mining village just outside of Coventry to a working class family. After receiving a B.Ed. from Bishop Lonsdale College in 1977 and a M.A. from...
) (Gollancz) (winner)
Best Short Fiction
- "Do You See", Sarah PinboroughSarah PinboroughSarah Pinborough is an English-born horror writer whose books have found success in the United States. Her works have previously been compared to that of Bentley Little, Richard Laymon and Dean Koontz. She also writes fantasy novels for children under the name Sarah Silverwood.-Biography:Pinborough...
from Myth-Understandings, ed. by Ian Whates (Newcon Press) (winner)
Best Collection
- Bull Running for Girls, Allyson Bird (Screaming Dreams) (winner)
Best Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 19, ed. Stephen Jones (Constable & Robinson) (winner)
Best Non-Fiction
- Basil Copper: A Life in Books, Basil CopperBasil CopperBasil Copper is a prolific English writer and former journalist and newspaper editor. He became a fulltime writer in 1970.In addition to horror and detective fiction, Copper is perhaps best known for his series of Solar Pons stories continuing the character created as a tribute to Sherlock Holmes...
ed. Stephen Jones (PS Publishing) (winner)
Best Magazine/Periodical
- Postscripts, ed. Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (PS Publishing) (winner)
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- Locke & KeyLocke & KeyLocke & Key is a comic book series written by Joe Hill, illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez and published by IDW Publishing.- Publication history :...
, by Joe HillJoe Hill (writer)Joseph Hillstrom King , better known by the pen name Joe Hill, is an American author and comic book writer. He has published two novels—Heart Shaped Box and Horns—and a collection of short stories entitled 20th Century Ghosts. He is also the author of the graphic novel series Locke & Key...
and Gabriel RodriguezGabriel RodríguezGabriel Rodríguez is a Venezuelan sprint canoer. He competed in the late 2000s. At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, he was eliminated in the semifinals of both the K-2 500 m and the K-2 1000 m events....
(IDW Publishing) (winner)
Best Television
- Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, head writer Russell T Davies (BBC Wales) (winner)
Best Film
- The Dark KnightThe Dark Knight (film)The Dark Knight is a 2008 superhero film directed, produced and co-written by Christopher Nolan. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, the film is part of Nolan's Batman film series and a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins...
, directed by Christopher NolanChristopher NolanChristopher Jonathan James Nolan is a British-American film director, screenwriter and producer.He received serious notice after his second feature Memento , which he wrote and directed based on a story idea by his brother, Jonathan Nolan. Jonathan went to co-write later scripts with him,...
(Warner Brothers) (winner)
Sydney J. Bounds Award (Best Newcomer)
- Joseph D'Lacey, for Meat (Bloody Books) (winner)
August Derleth Fantasy Award (Best Novel)
- One, Conrad Williams (Virgin Horror) (winner)
Best Novella
- The Language of Dying, Sarah PinboroughSarah PinboroughSarah Pinborough is an English-born horror writer whose books have found success in the United States. Her works have previously been compared to that of Bentley Little, Richard Laymon and Dean Koontz. She also writes fantasy novels for children under the name Sarah Silverwood.-Biography:Pinborough...
(PS Publishing) (winner)
Best Short Fiction
- "What Happens When You Wake Up In The Night", Michael Marshall SmithMichael Marshall SmithMichael Marshall Smith is a British novelist, screenwriter and short story writer who also writes as Michael Marshall.-Biography:...
(Nightjar) (winner)
Best Collection
- Love Songs for the Shy and Cynical, Robert Shearman (Big Finish) (winner)
Best Anthology
- The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20, ed. Stephen JonesStephen JonesStephen Jones may refer to:In the arts:*Stephen Jones , English magazine editor*Stephen Jones , Australian music and video artist*Stephen Jones , British editor and author...
(Constable & Robinson) (winner)
PS Publishing Best Small Press
- Telos PublishingTelos PublishingTelos Publishing Ltd. is a publishing company, originally established by David J. Howe and Stephen James Walker, with their first publication being a horror anthology based on the television series Urban Gothic in 2001...
, David Howe and Stephen James Walker (winner)
Best Magazine/Periodical
- Murky Depths, edited and published by Terry Martin (winner)
Best Artist
- Vincent Chong, for work including covers for The Witnesses Are Gone (PS Publishing) and The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 20 (Constable & Robinson) (winner)
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?Batman: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?"Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?" is a 2009 story featuring the DC Comics character of Batman. The story is published in two parts, in the "final" issues of the series Batman and Detective Comics , released February and April respectively...
, Neil GaimanNeil GaimanNeil Richard Gaiman born 10 November 1960)is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre and films. His notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book...
and Andy KubertAndy KubertAndrew "Andy" Kubert is an American comic book artist, son of Joe Kubert, and brother of Adam Kubert, both of whom are also artists...
(DC Comics/Titan Books) (winner)
Best Television
- Doctor WhoDoctor WhoDoctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC. The programme depicts the adventures of a time-travelling humanoid alien known as the Doctor who explores the universe in a sentient time machine called the TARDIS that flies through time and space, whose exterior...
, head writer: Russell T Davies (BBC Wales) (winner)
Best Film
- Let The Right One In, directed by Tomas AlfredsonTomas AlfredsonTomas Alfredson is a Swedish film director, best known internationally for directing the 2008 vampire film Let the Right One In...
(EFTI) (winner)
Sydney J. Bounds Award (Best Newcomer)
- Kari Sperring for Living With Ghosts (DAW) (winner)
Best Novel
- Demon Dance, Sam Stone (House Of Murky Depths) (Note: Prize returned by winner. )
Best Short Story
- Fool’s Gold, Sam Stone, From The Bitten Word, Ed. Ian Whates (Newcon Press)
Best Anthology
- Back From The Dead: The Legacy Of The Pan Book Of Horror Stories, Johnny MainsJohnny MainsJohnny Mains is a Scottish editor and writer of horror fiction.-Biography:Johnny Mains is an award winning editor and horror historian whose main area of expertise is British horror anthologies...
(Ed.) (Noose & Gibbet)
Best Comic/Graphic Novel
- At The Mountains Of Madness: A Graphic Novel, Ian Culbard (Selfmadehero)