Gestern wurden die Finalisten der diesjährigen World Fantasy Awards bekanntgegeben. Die Gewinner sollen auf der 2025 World Fantasy Convention verkündet werden, die vom 30. Oktober bis zum 02. November 2025 im englischen Brighton stattfinden wird.
Die Finalisten in den jeweiligen Kategorien sind:
Best Novel
- The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett (Del Rey; Hodderscape) ==> The Tainted Cup (Adrian & Wimmelbuchverlag, 11/25)
- The Fox Wife, Yangsze Choo (Holt; Quercus UK)
- The Bog Wife, Kay Chronister (Counterpoint; Titan UK)
- The Bright Sword, Lev Grossman (Viking; Del Rey UK) ==> The Bright Sword (Fischer TOR, 04/25)
- The Wings Upon Her Back, Samantha Mills (Tachyon)
Best Novella
- Crypt of the Moon Spider, Nathan Ballingrud (Nightfire; Titan UK)
- In the Shadow of Their Dying, Michael F. Fletcher & Anna Smith Spark (Grimdark Magazine)
- Yoke of Stars, R.B. Lemberg (Tachyon)
- The Woods All Black, Lee Mandelo (Tordotcom)
- The Butcher of the Forest, Premee Mohamed (Tordotcom; Titan UK)
Best Short Fiction
- “Our Best Selves”, Hiron Ennes (Weird Horror Fall ’24)
- “Godskin”, CL Hellisen (Strange Horizons 3/4/24)
- “The V*mpire”, PH Lee (Reactor 10/23/24)
- “Raptor”, Maura McHugh (Heartwood: A Mythago Wood Anthology)
- “Everything in the Garden is Lovely”, Hannah Yang (Apex 3/12/24)
Best Anthology
- Heartwood, Dan Coxon, ed. (Drugstore Indian)
- Discontinue If Death Ensues, Carol Gyzander & Anna Taborska, eds. (Flame Tree)
- Northern Nights, Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow)
- The Crawling Moon: Queer Tales of Inescapable Dread, dave ring, ed. (Neon Hemlock)
Best Collection
- Ghostroots, ’Pemi Aguda (Norton; Virago)
- A Sunny Place for Shady People, Mariana Enríquez, translated by Megan McDowell (Hogarth US; Granta)
- Good Night, Sleep Tight, Brian Evenson (Coffee House)
- Kindling: Stories, Kathleen Jennings (Small Beer)
- Craft: Stories I Wrote for the Devil, Ananda Lima (Tor)
Best Artist
- Jenni Coutts
- Nico Delort
- Manzi Jackson
- Tran Nguyen
- Liv Rainey-Smith
Special Award – Professional
- Sydney Paige Guerrero, Gabriela Lee & Anna Felicia Sanchez, for Mapping New Stars: A Sourcebook on Philippine Speculative Fiction (The University of the Philippines Press)
- Hildur Knútsdóttir & Mary Robinette Kowal, for The Night Guest audiobook (Nightfire)
- David Thomas Moore, for editorial work with Solaris/Rebellion
- Sheree Renée Thomas, for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
- Jacob Weisman, for Tachyon Publications
Special Award – Non-Professional
- Andy Duncan, for “It Is Always Time to Think about These Things” (Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts Vol. 35 No. 1)
- Gavin J. Grant & Kelly Link, for Lady Churchill’s Rosebud Wristlet
- Michael Kelly, for Undertow Publications and Weird Horror
- DaVaun Sanders, for Fiyah
- Steve J Shaw, for Black Shuck Books
- Patrick Swenson, for Fairwood Press
This year’s judges are James Brogden, Jessica Day George, Lee Murray, Jonathan Oliver, and Molly Tanzer. For more information, see the WFC website.
Quelle: Locus