The nominees for the 2015 World Fantasy Awards have been announced. This has long been one of my favorite awards to follow, so I'm looking forward to reading the nominees I have not yet encountered.
Congratulations to all of the nominees.
7/14/2015 edit: Kai Ashante Wilson's story has been moved to Novella, Ursula Vernon's story has been added to Short Story.
Novel
Katherine Addison,
The Goblin Emperor (Tor Books)
Robert Jackson Bennett,
City of Stairs (Broadway Books/Jo Fletcher Books)
David Mitchell,
The Bone Clocks (Random House/Sceptre UK)
Jeff VanderMeer,
Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Originals)
Jo Walton,
My Real Children (Tor Books US/Corsair UK)
Novella
Daryl Gregory,
We Are All Completely Fine (Tachyon Publications)
Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, "Where the Trains Turn" (Tor.com, Nov. 19, 2014)
Michael Libling, "Hollywood North" (
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Nov./Dec. 2014)
Mary Rickert, "The Mothers of Voorhisville" (Tor.com, Apr. 30, 2014)
Rachel Swirsky, “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)” (
Subterranean Press magazine, Summer 2014)
Kai Ashante Wilson, "The Devil in America" (Tor.com, April 2, 2014)
Short Story
Kelly Link, "I Can See Right Through You" (
McSweeney's 48)
Scott Nicolay,
Do You Like to Look at Monsters? (Fedogan & Bremer, chapbook)
Ursula Vernon, "The Jackalope Wives" (Apex Magazine, January 2014)
Kaaron Warren, "Death's Door Café" (
Shadows & Tall Trees 2014)
Alyssa Wong, "The Fisher Queen," (
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, May/June 2014)
Anthology
Ellen Datlow, ed.,
Fearful Symmetries (ChiZine Publications)
George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois, eds.,
Rogues (Bantam Books/Titan Books)
Rose Fox and Daniel José Older, eds.,
Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History (Crossed Genres)
Michael Kelly, ed.
Shadows & Tall Trees 2014 (Undertow Publications)
Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant, eds.,
Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales (Candlewick Press)
Collection
Rebecca Lloyd,
Mercy and Other Stories (Tartarus Press)
Helen Marshall,
Gifts for the One Who Comes After (ChiZine Publications)
Robert Shearman,
They Do the Same Things Different There (ChiZine Publications)
Angela Slatter,
The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings (Tartarus Press)
Janeen Webb,
Death at the Blue Elephant (Ticonderoga Publications)
Artist
Samuel Araya
Galen Dara
Jeffrey Alan Love
Erik Mohr
John Picacio
Special Award—Professional
John Joseph Adams, for editing anthologies and
Lightspeed and
Nightmare magazines
Jeanne Cavelos, for Odyssey Writing workshops
Sandra Kasturi and Brett Alexander Savory, for ChiZine Publications
Gordon Van Gelder, for
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award—Non-professional
Scott H. Andrews, for
Beneath Ceaseless Skies: Literary Adventure Fantasy
Matt Cardin, for
Born to Fear: Interviews with Thomas Ligotti (Subterranean Press)
Stefan Fergus, for
Civilian Reader
Ray B. Russell and Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
Novel:
- The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor)
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (Random House; Sceptre)
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair)
Novella:
- We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory (Tachyon)
- “Where the Trains Turn”, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Tor.com 11/19/14)
- “Hollywood North”, Michael Libling (F&SF 11-12/14)
- “The Mothers of Voorhisville”, Mary Rickert (Tor.com 4/30/14)
- “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)”, Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer ’14)
Short Fiction:
- “I Can See Right Through You”, Kelly Link, (McSweeney’s 48)
- Do You Like to Look at Monsters?, Scott Nicolay (Fedogan & Bremer)
- “Death’s Door Café”, Kaaron Warren (Shadows & Tall Trees 2014)
- “The Devil in America”, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com, 4/2/14)
- “The Fisher Queen”, Alyssa Wong (F&SF 5-6/14)
Anthology:
- Fearful Symmetries, Ellen Datlow, ed. (ChiZine)
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, Rose Fox & Daniel José Older, eds. (Crossed Genres)
- Shadows & Tall Trees 2014, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow)
- Monstrous Affections, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, ed. (Candlewick)
- Rogues, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam; Titan)
Collection:
- Mercy and Other Stories, Rebecca Lloyd (Tartarus)
- Gifts for the One Who Comes After, Helen Marshall (ChiZine)
- They Do the Same Things Different There, Robert Shearman (ChiZine)
- The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Angela Slatter (Tartarus)
- Death at the Blue Elephant, Janeen Webb (Ticonderoga)
Artist:
- Samuel Araya
- Galen Dara
- Jeffrey Alan Love
- Erik Mohr
- John Picacio
Special Award – Professional:
- John Joseph Adams, for editing anthologies and Nightmare and Fantasy magazines
- Jeanne Cavelos, for Odyssey writing workshops
- Sandra Kasturi & Brett Alexander Savory, for ChiZine Publications
- Gordon Van Gelder, for F&SF
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award – Nonprofessional:
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Matt Cardin, for Born to Fear: Interviews with Thomas Ligotti (Subterranean)
- Stefan Fergus, for Civilian Reader (civilianreader.wordpress.com)
- Ray B. Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
- Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
- See more at: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/07/2015-world-fantasy-awards-ballot/#sthash.QNfCxq5G.dpuf
Novel:
- The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor)
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (Random House; Sceptre)
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair)
Novella:
- We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory (Tachyon)
- “Where the Trains Turn”, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Tor.com 11/19/14)
- “Hollywood North”, Michael Libling (F&SF 11-12/14)
- “The Mothers of Voorhisville”, Mary Rickert (Tor.com 4/30/14)
- “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)”, Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer ’14)
Short Fiction:
- “I Can See Right Through You”, Kelly Link, (McSweeney’s 48)
- Do You Like to Look at Monsters?, Scott Nicolay (Fedogan & Bremer)
- “Death’s Door Café”, Kaaron Warren (Shadows & Tall Trees 2014)
- “The Devil in America”, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com, 4/2/14)
- “The Fisher Queen”, Alyssa Wong (F&SF 5-6/14)
Anthology:
- Fearful Symmetries, Ellen Datlow, ed. (ChiZine)
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, Rose Fox & Daniel José Older, eds. (Crossed Genres)
- Shadows & Tall Trees 2014, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow)
- Monstrous Affections, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, ed. (Candlewick)
- Rogues, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam; Titan)
Collection:
- Mercy and Other Stories, Rebecca Lloyd (Tartarus)
- Gifts for the One Who Comes After, Helen Marshall (ChiZine)
- They Do the Same Things Different There, Robert Shearman (ChiZine)
- The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Angela Slatter (Tartarus)
- Death at the Blue Elephant, Janeen Webb (Ticonderoga)
Artist:
- Samuel Araya
- Galen Dara
- Jeffrey Alan Love
- Erik Mohr
- John Picacio
Special Award – Professional:
- John Joseph Adams, for editing anthologies and Nightmare and Fantasy magazines
- Jeanne Cavelos, for Odyssey writing workshops
- Sandra Kasturi & Brett Alexander Savory, for ChiZine Publications
- Gordon Van Gelder, for F&SF
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award – Nonprofessional:
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Matt Cardin, for Born to Fear: Interviews with Thomas Ligotti (Subterranean)
- Stefan Fergus, for Civilian Reader (civilianreader.wordpress.com)
- Ray B. Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
- Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
- See more at: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/07/2015-world-fantasy-awards-ballot/#sthash.QNfCxq5G.dpuf
Novel:
- The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor)
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (Random House; Sceptre)
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair)
Novella:
- We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory (Tachyon)
- “Where the Trains Turn”, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Tor.com 11/19/14)
- “Hollywood North”, Michael Libling (F&SF 11-12/14)
- “The Mothers of Voorhisville”, Mary Rickert (Tor.com 4/30/14)
- “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)”, Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer ’14)
Short Fiction:
- “I Can See Right Through You”, Kelly Link, (McSweeney’s 48)
- Do You Like to Look at Monsters?, Scott Nicolay (Fedogan & Bremer)
- “Death’s Door Café”, Kaaron Warren (Shadows & Tall Trees 2014)
- “The Devil in America”, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com, 4/2/14)
- “The Fisher Queen”, Alyssa Wong (F&SF 5-6/14)
Anthology:
- Fearful Symmetries, Ellen Datlow, ed. (ChiZine)
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, Rose Fox & Daniel José Older, eds. (Crossed Genres)
- Shadows & Tall Trees 2014, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow)
- Monstrous Affections, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, ed. (Candlewick)
- Rogues, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam; Titan)
Collection:
- Mercy and Other Stories, Rebecca Lloyd (Tartarus)
- Gifts for the One Who Comes After, Helen Marshall (ChiZine)
- They Do the Same Things Different There, Robert Shearman (ChiZine)
- The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Angela Slatter (Tartarus)
- Death at the Blue Elephant, Janeen Webb (Ticonderoga)
Artist:
- Samuel Araya
- Galen Dara
- Jeffrey Alan Love
- Erik Mohr
- John Picacio
Special Award – Professional:
- John Joseph Adams, for editing anthologies and Nightmare and Fantasy magazines
- Jeanne Cavelos, for Odyssey writing workshops
- Sandra Kasturi & Brett Alexander Savory, for ChiZine Publications
- Gordon Van Gelder, for F&SF
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award – Nonprofessional:
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Matt Cardin, for Born to Fear: Interviews with Thomas Ligotti (Subterranean)
- Stefan Fergus, for Civilian Reader (civilianreader.wordpress.com)
- Ray B. Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
- Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
- See more at: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/07/2015-world-fantasy-awards-ballot/#sthash.QNfCxq5G.dpuf
Novel:
- The Goblin Emperor, Katherine Addison (Tor)
- City of Stairs, Robert Jackson Bennett (Broadway; Jo Fletcher)
- The Bone Clocks, David Mitchell (Random House; Sceptre)
- Area X: The Southern Reach Trilogy, Jeff VanderMeer (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)
- My Real Children, Jo Walton (Tor; Corsair)
Novella:
- We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl Gregory (Tachyon)
- “Where the Trains Turn”, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen (Tor.com 11/19/14)
- “Hollywood North”, Michael Libling (F&SF 11-12/14)
- “The Mothers of Voorhisville”, Mary Rickert (Tor.com 4/30/14)
- “Grand Jeté (The Great Leap)”, Rachel Swirsky (Subterranean Summer ’14)
Short Fiction:
- “I Can See Right Through You”, Kelly Link, (McSweeney’s 48)
- Do You Like to Look at Monsters?, Scott Nicolay (Fedogan & Bremer)
- “Death’s Door Café”, Kaaron Warren (Shadows & Tall Trees 2014)
- “The Devil in America”, Kai Ashante Wilson (Tor.com, 4/2/14)
- “The Fisher Queen”, Alyssa Wong (F&SF 5-6/14)
Anthology:
- Fearful Symmetries, Ellen Datlow, ed. (ChiZine)
- Long Hidden: Speculative Fiction from the Margins of History, Rose Fox & Daniel José Older, eds. (Crossed Genres)
- Shadows & Tall Trees 2014, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow)
- Monstrous Affections, Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant, ed. (Candlewick)
- Rogues, George R.R. Martin & Gardner Dozois, eds. (Bantam; Titan)
Collection:
- Mercy and Other Stories, Rebecca Lloyd (Tartarus)
- Gifts for the One Who Comes After, Helen Marshall (ChiZine)
- They Do the Same Things Different There, Robert Shearman (ChiZine)
- The Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings, Angela Slatter (Tartarus)
- Death at the Blue Elephant, Janeen Webb (Ticonderoga)
Artist:
- Samuel Araya
- Galen Dara
- Jeffrey Alan Love
- Erik Mohr
- John Picacio
Special Award – Professional:
- John Joseph Adams, for editing anthologies and Nightmare and Fantasy magazines
- Jeanne Cavelos, for Odyssey writing workshops
- Sandra Kasturi & Brett Alexander Savory, for ChiZine Publications
- Gordon Van Gelder, for F&SF
- Jerad Walters, for Centipede Press
Special Award – Nonprofessional:
- Scott H. Andrews, for Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Matt Cardin, for Born to Fear: Interviews with Thomas Ligotti (Subterranean)
- Stefan Fergus, for Civilian Reader (civilianreader.wordpress.com)
- Ray B. Russell & Rosalie Parker, for Tartarus Press
- Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
- See more at: http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/07/2015-world-fantasy-awards-ballot/#sthash.QNfCxq5G.dpuf