World Fantasy Awards

Chosen by a panel of judges. Handed out at the World Fantasy Convention.

1975
Novel: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld by Patricia McKillip
Short Fiction: "Pages from a Young Girl's Diary" by Robert Aickman
1976
Novel: Bid Time Return by Richard Matheson
Short Fiction: "Belsen Express" by Fritz Leiber
1977
Novel: Doctor Rat by William Kotzwinkle
Short Fiction: "There's a Long-Long Trail A-Winding" by Russell Kirk
1978
Novel: Our Lady Of Darkness by Fritz Leiber
Short Fiction: "The Chimney" by Ramsey Campbell
1979
Novel: Gloriana by Michael Moorcock
Short Fiction: "Naples" by Avram Davidson
1980
Novel: Watchtower by Elizabeth A. Lynn
Short Fiction: (tie) "The Woman Who Loved the Moon" by Elizabeth A. Lynn "Mackintosh Willy" by Ramsey Campbell
1981
Novel: The Shadow Of The Torturer by Gene Wolfe
Short Fiction: "The Ugly Chicken" by Howard Waldrop
1982
Novel: Little, Big by John Crowley
Novella: "The Fire When it Comes" by Parke Godwin
Short Fiction: "The Dark Country" by Dennis Etchison
1983
Novel: Nifft the Lean by Michael Shea
Novella: (tie) "Confess the Seasons" by Charles L. Grant"Beyond All Measure" by Karl Edward Wagner
Short Fiction: "The Gorgon" by Tanith Lee
1984
Novel: The Dragon Waiting by John M. Ford
Novella: "Black Air" by Kim Stanley Robinson
Short Fiction: "Elle Est Troi (La Mort)" by Tanith Lee
1985
Novel: (tie) The Bridge of Birds by Barry Hughart; Mythago Wood by Robert Holdstock Novella: "The Unconquered Country" by Geoff Ryman
Short Fiction: "Still Life with Scorpion" by Scott Baker
1986
Novel: Song of Kali by Dan Simmons
Novella: "Naldelman's God" by T.E.D. Klein
Short Fiction: "Paper Dragons" by James Blaylock
1987
Novel: Perfume by Patrick Suskind
Novella: "Hatrack River" by Orson Scott Card
Short Fiction: "Red Light" by David J. Schow
1988
Novel: Replay by Ken Grimwood
Novella: "Buffalo Gals Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. Le Guin
Short Fiction: "Friends' Best Man" by Jonathan Carroll
1989
Novel: Koko by Peter Straub
Novella: "The Skin Trade" by George R.R. Martin
Short Fiction: "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" by John M. Ford
1990
Novel: Madouc by Jack Vance
Novella: "Great Work of Time" by John Crowley
Short Fiction: "The Illusionist" by Stephen Millhauser
1991
Novel: (tie) Only Begotten Daughter by James Morrow; Thomas the Rhymer by Ellen Kushner Novella: "Bones" by Pat Murphy
Short Fiction: "A Midsummer Night's Dream" by Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
1992
Novel: Boy's Life by Robert R. McCammon
Novella: "The Ragthorn" by Robert Holdstock and Garry Kilworth
Short Fiction: "The Somewhere Doors" by Fred Chappell
1993
Novel: Last Call by Tim Powers
Novella: "The Ghost Village" by Peter Straub
Short Fiction: (tie) "This Year's Class Picture" by Dan Simmons; "Graves" by Joe Haldeman
1994
Novel: Glimpses by Lewis Shiner
Novella: "Under the Crust" by Terry Lamsley
Short Fiction: "The Lodger" by Fred Chappell
1995
Novel: Towing Jehovah by James Morrow
Novella: "Last Summer at Mars Hills" by Elizabeth Hand
Short Fiction: "The Man in the Black Suit" by Stephen King
1996
Novel: The Prestige by Christopher Priest
Novella: "Radio Waves" by Michael Swanwick
Short Fiction: "The Grass Princess" by Gwyneth Jones
1997
Novel: Godmother Night by Rachel Pollack
Novella: "A City in Winter" by Mark Helprin
Short Fiction: "Thirteen Phantasms" by James P. Blaylock
1998
Novel: The Physiognomy by Jeffrey Ford
Novella: "Streetcar Dreams" by Richard Bowes
Short Fiction: "Dust Motes" by P.D. Cacek
1999
Novel: The Antelope Wife by Louise Erdrich
Novella: "The Summer Isles" by Ian R. MacLeod
Short Fiction: "The Specialist's Hat" by Kelly Link
2000
Novel: Thraxas by Martin Scott
Novella: (tie) "The Transformation of Martin Lake" by Jeff VanderMeer; "Sky Eyes" by Laurel Winter
Short Fiction: "The Chop Girl" by Ian R. MacLeod
2001
Novel: (tie) Declare by Tim Powers and Galveston by Sean Stewart
Novella: "The Man on the Ceiling" by Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem
Short Fiction: "The Pottawatomie Giant" by Andy Duncan
2002
Novel: The Other Wind by Ursula K. Le Guin
Novella: "The Bird Catcher" by S.P. Somtow
Short Fiction: "Queen for a Day" by Albert E. Cowdrey
2003
Novel: (tie) The Facts of Life by Graham Joyce; Ombria in Shadow by Patricia A. McKillip Novella: "The Library" by Zoran Zivkovic
Short Fiction: "Creation" by Jeffrey Ford
2004
Novel: Tooth and Claw by Jo Walton
Novella: "A Crowd of Bone" by Greer Gilman
Short Fiction: "Don Ysidro" by Bruce Holland Rogers
2005
Novel: Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke
Novella: "The Growlimb" by Michael Shea
Short Fiction: "Singing My Sister Down"