Award Archive

World Fantasy Award Winners

Browse World Fantasy Award winners and nominees by year or category. Start with the latest results, then explore historical winners across the full award archive.

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Recent Winning Titles

Start with the latest winners, then jump to the full year page for all categories and nominees.

View 2024 winners

2024 Anthology

The Book of Witches

Strahan, Jonathan

Winner · Anthology

2024 Novella

Half the House Is Haunted

Malerman, Josh

Winner · Novella

2024 Collection

No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories

Mohamed, Premee

Winner · Collection

2024 Novel

The Reformatory

Due, Tananarive

Winner · Novel

2024 Short Fiction

Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood

Vo, Nghi

Winner · Short Fiction

2023 Anthology

Africa Risen

Thomas, Sheree Renee

Winner · Anthology

Browse by Year

Each year page shows the full World Fantasy Award results for that year, grouped by category.

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Browse by Category

Category pages show one slice of the award across many years, which is useful for readers tracking a specific prize.

Novel

Browse World Fantasy Award Novel winners and nominees across the full archive.

269 results across this category

Collection

Browse World Fantasy Award Collection winners and nominees across the full archive.

128 results across this category

Anthology

Browse World Fantasy Award Anthology winners and nominees across the full archive.

104 results across this category

Novella

Browse World Fantasy Award Novella winners and nominees across the full archive.

81 results across this category

Anthology/Collection

Browse World Fantasy Award Anthology/Collection winners and nominees across the full archive.

37 results across this category

Short Fiction

Browse World Fantasy Award Short Fiction winners and nominees across the full archive.

36 results across this category

How to Use This Page

Start with a year if you want the full World Fantasy Award results for that year, including winners and nominees in every category.
Start with a category if you want to follow one prize across multiple years.
Use this hub as the main World Fantasy Award page before drilling into deeper award slices.

Notable World Fantasy Award Browsing Paths

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2024 World Fantasy Award Winners

Best for visitors who want the latest full winner and nominee list grouped by category.

World Fantasy Award – Novel

Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.

World Fantasy Award – Collection

Best for readers browsing this category across the full award archive.