World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction
TheWorld Fantasy Awardsare given each year by theWorld Fantasy Conventionfor the bestfantasy fictionpublished in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such asThe Guardianas a "prestigious fantasy prize",[1]and one of the three most prestigiousspeculative fictionawards, along with theHugoandNebula Awards(which cover both fantasy andscience fiction).[2][3]TheWorld Fantasy Award—Short Fictionis given each year for fantasyshort storiespublished in English. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as short fiction if it is 10,000 words or less in length; awards are also given out for longer pieces in theNovelandNovellacategories. The Short Fiction category has been awarded annually since 1975, though before 1982—when the category was instated—it was named "Best Short Fiction" and covered works of up to 40,000 words.[4]It was then renamed "Best Short Story" until 2016, when it was renamed to the "Short Fiction" category.[5][6]
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction | |
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Awarded for | The best fantasy story of 10,000 words or less published in English in the prior calendar year |
Presented by | World Fantasy Convention |
First awarded | 1975 |
Most recent winner | Nghi Vo( "Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood") |
Website | worldfantasy.org/awards/ |
World Fantasy Award nominees and winners are decided by attendees and judges at the annual World Fantasy Convention. A ballot is posted in June for attendees of the current and previous two conferences to determine two of the finalists, and a panel of five judges adds three or more nominees before voting on the overall winner.[4][7]The panel of judges is typically made up of fantasy authors[8]and is chosen each year by the World Fantasy Awards Administration, which has the power to break ties.[4]The final results are presented at the World Fantasy Convention at the end of October.[7]Winners were presented with a statue in the form of a bust ofH. P. Lovecraftthrough the 2015 awards; more recent winners receive a statuette of a tree.[9]
During the 50 nomination years, 184 authors have had works nominated; 51 of them have won, including ties and co-authors. Only five authors have won more than once:Ramsey CampbellandJames Blaylockwith two wins out of four nominations each,Stephen Kingwon two out of three, andTanith LeeandFred Chappellwon both times they were nominated. Of authors who have won at least once,Jeffrey FordandKelly Linkhave the most nominations at five, followed byDennis EtchisonandAvram Davidson,who along with Campbell and Blaylock received four nominations.Charles de Linthas the most nominations without winning at five; he is followed byMichael Swanwick,who has had four nominations without winning.
Winners and nominees
editIn the following table, the years correspond to the date of the ceremony, rather than when the work was first published. Each year links to the corresponding "year in literature". Entries with a blue background and an asterisk (*) next to the writer's name have won the award; those with a white background are the other nominees on the shortlist.
*Winners
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