The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2016 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the World Fantasy Convention, held November 2-5, 2017 at the Wyndham Riverwalk in San Antonio TX.

The Lifetime Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, will go to Terry Brooks and Marina Warner.

The World Fantasy Awards Finalists are:

Best Novel

Best Long Fiction



Best Short Fiction



“Das Steingeschöpf”, G.V. Anderson (Strange Horizons 12/12/16)

“Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies”, Brooke Bolander (Uncanny 11-12/16)

“Seasons of Glass and Iron”, Amal El-Mohtar ( The Starlit Wood )

) “Little Widow”, Maria Dahvana Headley (Nightmare 9/16)

“The Fall Shall Further the Flight in Me”, Rachael K. Jones (Clockwork Phoenix 5)

Best Anthology

Best Collection

Best Artist

Greg Bridges

Julie Dillon

Paul Lewin

Jeffrey Alan Love

Victo Ngai

Special Award, Professional

L. Timmel Duchamp, for Aqueduct Press

C.C. Finlay, for editing F&SF

Michael Levy & Farah Mendlesohn, for Children’s Fantasy Literature: An Introduction (Cambridge University Press)

(Cambridge University Press) Kelly Link, for contributions to the genre

Joe Monti, for contributions to the genre

Special Award, Non-Professional