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2025
Masquerade
O. O. Sangoyomi · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
My Darling Dreadful Thing
Johanna van Veen · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
2024
Don't Fear the Reaper
Stephen Graham Jones · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
Talonsister
Jen Williams · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
2023
Just Like Home
Sarah Gailey · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
The Spear Cuts Through Water
Simon Jimenez · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
2022
She Who Became the Sun
Shelley Parker-Chan · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
The Last House on Needless Street
Catriona Ward · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
2021
Mexican Gothic
Silvia Moreno-Garcia · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
The Once and Future Witches
Alix E. Harrow · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
2020
The Bone Ships
R. J. Barker · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
The Reddening
Adam Nevill · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
2019
Children of Blood and Bone
Tomi Adeyemi · Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award)
Nominee
Foundryside
Robert Jackson Bennett · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Nominee
The Poppy War
R. F. Kuang · Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award)
Nominee
2018
The Boy on the Bridge
Mike Carey · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Nominee
2017
13 Minutes
Sarah Pinborough · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Nominee
2016
Sorcerer to the Crown
Zen Cho · Best Newcomer
Winner
Uprooted
Naomi Novik · Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
Nimona
N.D. Stevenson · tBest Comic/Graphic Novel
Nominee
Welcome to Night Vale
Joseph Fink · Best Horror Novel (August Derleth Award)
Nominee
2015
Cuckoo Song
Frances Hardinge · Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
The Three
Sarah Lotz · Best Newcomer
Winner
Through the Woods
Emily Carroll · Best Comic/Graphic Novel
Winner
City of Stairs
Robert Jackson Bennett · Robert Holdstock Award (best fantasy novel)
Nominee
Station Eleven
Emily St. John Mandel · Best Horror Novel (August Derleth Award)
Nominee
The Girl With All the Gifts
Mike Carey · August Derleth Award (best horror novel)
Nominee
2014
Ancillary Justice
Ann Leckie · Best Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award)
Winner
The Shining Girls
Lauren Beukes · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
NOS4A2
Joe Hill · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Nominee
The Bone Season
Samantha Shannon · Best Newcomer
Nominee
2013
Comme un conte
Graham Joyce · Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
Last Days
Adam Nevill · Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)
Winner
Saga, Vol. 1
Brian K. Vaughan · Best Comic/Graphic Novel
Winner
Railsea
China Miéville · Best Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Nominee
Sea Hearts
Margo Lanagan · Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
Nominee
2012
Among Others
Jo Walton · Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)
Winner
Everyone's Just So So Special
Robert Shearman · Best Short Story Collection
Winner
11/22/63
Stephen King · Best Novel
Nominee
A Dance with Dragons
George R. R. Martin · Best Novel
Nominee
The Heroes
Joe Abercrombie · Best Novel
Nominee
2011
Demon Dance
Sam Stone
Winner
Full Dark, No Stars
Stephen King · Best Collection
Winner
Apartment 16
Adam Nevill
Nominee
Pretty Little Dead Things
Gary McMahon
Nominee
The Leaping
Tom Fletcher
Nominee
The Silent Land
Graham Joyce
Nominee
Zombie Apocalypse!
Stephen Jones · Best Anthology
Nominee
2010
Love Songs For the Shy and Cynical
Robert Shearman · Best Collection
Winner
One
Conrad Williams
Winner
Best Served Cold
Joe Abercrombie · Best Novel
Nominee
Futile Flame
Sam Stone
Nominee
The Dervish House
Ian McDonald · Best Collection
Nominee
The Naming of the Beasts
Mike Carey · Best Novel
Nominee
Under the Dome
Stephen King · Best Novel
Nominee
2009
Memoirs of a Master Forger
William Heaney
Winner
Bryant & May Investigate the Victoria Vanishes
Christopher Fowler · Best Novel
Nominee
Just After Sunset
Stephen King · Best Collection
Nominee
Midnight Man
Simon Clark
Nominee
Rain Dogs
Gary McMahon
Nominee
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman · Best Novel
Nominee
The Victoria Vanishes
Christopher Fowler
Nominee
Thieving Fear
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
2008
The Grin of the Dark
Ramsey Campbell
Winner
The Intruders
Michael Marshall · Best Novel
Winner
Heart-Shaped
Joe Hill
Nominee
Heart-Shaped Box
Joe Hill · Best Novel
Nominee
The Servants
Michael Marshall Smith · Best Novel
Nominee
The Taken
Sarah Pinborough
Nominee
The Terror
Dan Simmons · Best Novel
Nominee
2007
Dusk
Tim Lebbon
Winner
Breeding Ground
Sarah Pinborough
Nominee
Bridge of Dreams
Chaz Brenchley
Nominee
Jack of Ravens
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
Nova Swing
M. John Harrison
Nominee
The Devil You Know
Mike Carey
Nominee
The Face of Twilight
Mark Samuels
Nominee
The Lies of Locke Lamora
Scott Lynch · Best Novel
Nominee
The Unblemished
Conrad Williams
Nominee
2006
20th Century Ghosts
Joe Hill · Best Collection
Winner
Anansi Boys
Neil Gaiman · Best Novel
Winner
A Feast for Crows
George R. R. Martin
Nominee
Nowhere Near an Angel
Mark Morris
Nominee
Secret Stories
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
The Hounds of Avalon
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
Vellum
Hal Duncan
Nominee
2005
The Dark Tower
Stephen King · Best Novel
Winner
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
Stephen King
Winner
Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War
Clive Barker
Nominee
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Susanna Clarke
Nominee
The Queen of Sinister
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
The Water Room
Christopher Fowler
Nominee
2004
Full Dark House
Christopher Fowler
Winner
Felaheen: The Third Arabesk
Jon Courtenay Grimwood
Nominee
Lost Boy Lost Girl
Peter Straub
Nominee
Nobody True
James Herbert
Nominee
The Poison Master
Liz Williams
Nominee
Vampyrrhic Rites
Simon Clark
Nominee
2003
The Scar
China Miéville · Best Novel
Winner
Everything's Eventual
Stephen King · Best Collection
Nominee
Tales from Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin · Best Collection
Nominee
The Darkest Part of the Woods
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
The Devil in Green
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
The Emperor of Dreams
Clark Ashton Smith · Best Collection
Nominee
The Facts of Life
Graham Joyce · Best Novel
Nominee
White Apples
Jonathan Carroll
Nominee
2002
The Night of the Triffids
Simon Clark
Winner
Always Forever
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
American Gods
Neil Gaiman · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Nominee
Bold as Love
Gwyneth Jones
Nominee
Smoking Poppy
Graham Joyce
Nominee
2001
Perdido Street Station
China Miéville · Best Novel
Winner
Hush
Tim Lebbon
Nominee
Mr. X
Peter Straub
Nominee
Silent Children
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
The Ragchild
Steve Lockley
Nominee
2000
Indigo
Graham Joyce
Winner
Hearts in Atlantis
Stephen King · Best Collection
Nominee
Moonlight and Vines
Charles de Lint · Best Collection
Nominee
Shelter
Chaz Brenchley
Nominee
The Amber Citadel
Freda Warrington
Nominee
The Marriage of Sticks
Jonathan Carroll
Nominee
World's End
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
1999
Bag of Bones
Stephen King · Best Novel
Winner
Chasm
Stephen Laws · Best Novel
Nominee
Gate of Ivory, Gate of Horn
Robert Holdstock
Nominee
Kissing The Beehive
Jonathan Carroll
Nominee
One of Us
Michael Marshall Smith
Nominee
Someplace to Be Flying
Charles de Lint · Best Novel
Nominee
The Stormwatcher
Graham Joyce
Nominee
Vampyrrhic
Simon Clark
Nominee
1998
Light Errant
Chaz Brenchley
Winner
Mesmer
Tim Lebbon
Nominee
Polgara the Sorceress
David Eddings · Best Novel
Nominee
Signs of Life
M. John Harrison
Nominee
The House on Nazareth Hill
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
The Wake
Neil Gaiman · Best Anthology/Collection
Nominee
1997
The Tooth Fairy
Graham Joyce
Winner
Assassin's Apprentice
Robin Hobb · Best Novel
Nominee
Excession
Iain Banks · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Nominee
Hogfather
Terry Pratchett · Best Novel
Nominee
Sacrament
Clive Barker · Best Novel
Nominee
Scenting Hallowed Blood
Storm Constantine
Nominee
Spares
Michael Marshall Smith
Nominee
The Hellfire Club
Peter Straub
Nominee
The Sandman: Book of Dreams
Neil Gaiman · Anthology/Collection
Nominee
1996
Requiem
Graham Joyce · Best Novel
Winner
Blood Crazy
Simon Clark
Nominee
Dead of Light
Chaz Brenchley
Nominee
The Gap Into Madness: Chaos and Order
Stephen R. Donaldson
Nominee
The Time Ships
Stephen Baxter
Nominee
Time
Stephen Baxter · Best Novel (August Derleth Award)
Nominee
Worlds' End
Neil Gaiman · Best Anthology/Collection
Nominee
1995
Only Forward
Michael Marshall Smith · Best Novel (August Derleth Award)
Winner
Blood Wars
Brian Lumley
Nominee
Nocturne
Mark Chadbourn
Nominee
Pasquale's Angel
Paul J. McAuley
Nominee
The Quorum
Kim Newman
Nominee
1994
The Long Lost
Ramsey Campbell
Winner
1993
Dark Sister
Graham Joyce
Winner
1992
Outside The Dog Museum
Jonathan Carroll · Best Novel
Winner
Summer of Night
Dan Simmons · Best Novel
Nominee
The Count of Eleven
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
1991
Midnight Sun
Ramsey Campbell
Winner
Four Past Midnight
Stephen King · Anthology/Collection
Nominee
1990
Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons · Best Novel
Winner
1989
The Influence
Ramsey Campbell
Winner
1988
The Hungry Moon
Ramsey Campbell · Best Novel
Winner
1987
It
Stephen King · Best Novel
Winner
Necroscope
Brian Lumley · Best Novel
Nominee
Strangers
Dean Koontz · Best Novel
Nominee
1986
The Ceremonies
T. E. D. Klein
Winner
1985
Incarnate
Ramsey Campbell
Winner
Lyonesse
Jack Vance · Best Novel
Nominee
Nights at the Circus
Angela Carter · Best Novel
Nominee
1984
Floating Dragon
Peter Straub
Winner
1983
The Sword of the Lictor
Gene Wolfe · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Winner
In Viriconium
M. John Harrison
Nominee
Psycho II
Robert Bloch
Nominee
1982
Cujo
Stephen King · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Winner
Camber the Heretic
Katherine Kurtz
Nominee
Delusion's Master
Tanith Lee
Nominee
The Nameless
Ramsey Campbell
Nominee
1981
To Wake the Dead
Ramsey Campbell
Winner
A Storm of Wings
M. John Harrison
Nominee
Firestarter
Stephen King · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Nominee
Kill the Dead
Tanith Lee
Nominee
The Wounded Land
Stephen R. Donaldson · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Nominee
1980
Death's Master
Tanith Lee
Winner
Harpist in the Wind
Patricia A. McKillip · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Nominee
Sorcerer's Son
Phyllis Eisenstein
Nominee
1979
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever
Stephen R. Donaldson · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Winner
Dying of the Light
George R. R. Martin · Best Novel
Nominee
Gloriana
Michael Moorcock · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Nominee
The Quest of the White Witch
Tanith Lee
Nominee
The Road to Corlay
Richard Cowper
Nominee
1978
A Spell for Chameleon
Piers Anthony · Best Novel (August Derlith Fantasy Award)
Winner
My Lord Barbarian
Andrew J. Offutt
Nominee
Our Lady of Darkness
Fritz Leiber · Best Novel
Nominee
1977
The Dragon and the George
Gordon R. Dickson · Best Novel
Winner
Camber of Culdi
Katherine Kurtz · Best Novel
Nominee
Interview with the Vampire
Anne Rice · Best Novel
Nominee
1976
The Hollow Lands
Michael Moorcock
Winner
A Plague of Nightmares
Adrian Cole
Nominee
Bloodstone
Karl Edward Wagner
Nominee
Marauders of Gor
John Norman
Nominee
The House of the Worm
Gary Myers
Nominee
1975
The Sword and the Stallion
Michael Moorcock
Winner
A Quest for Simbilis
Michael Shea
Nominee
Shardik
Richard Adams
Nominee
1974
Hrolf Kraki's Saga
Poul Anderson
Winner
1973
The King of the Swords
Michael Moorcock
Winner
1972
The Knight of the Swords
Michael Moorcock
Winner
