Following two rounds of nomination and voting from the members of the British Fantasy Society and FantasyCon, The British Fantasy Awards has reached its jury stage.

For 2019, the shortlisted entrants are:

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams (Headline)

Empire of Sand, by Tasha Suri (Orbit)

Foundryside, by Robert Jackson Bennett (Jo Fletcher Books)

The Green Man’s Heir, by Juliet E McKenna (Wizard’s Tower Press)

The Loosening Skin, by Aliya Whiteley (Unsung Stories)

Priest of Bones, by Peter McLean (Jo Fletcher Books)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

The Cabin at the End of the World, by Paul Tremblay (Titan Books)

Little Eve, by Catriona Ward (W&N)

The Way of the Worm, by Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)

Wolf’s Hill, by Simon Bestwick (Snowbooks)

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award)

Tomi Adeyemi, for The Children of Blood and Bone (Macmillan Children’s Books)

Cameron Johnston, for The Traitor God (Angry Robot)

RF Kuang, for The Poppy War (HarperVoyager)

Tasha Suri, for Empire of Sand (Orbit)

Marian Womack, for Lost Objects (Luna Press Publishing)

Micah Yongo, for Lost Gods (Angry Robot)

Best Novella

Binti: The Night Masquerade, by Nnedi Okorafor (Tor.com)

Breakwater, by Simon Bestwick (Tor Books)

The Land of Somewhere Safe, by Hal Duncan (NewCon Press)

The Last Temptation of Dr Valentine, by John Llewellyn Probert (Black Shuck Books)

The Only Harmless Great Thing, by Brooke Bolander (Tor.com)

The Tea Master and the Detective, by Aliette de Bodard (Subterranean Press)

Best Short Fiction

Down Where Sound Comes Blunt, by GV Anderson (F&SF March/April 2018)

Her Blood the Apples, Her Bones the Trees, by Georgina Bruce (The Silent Garden: A Journal of Esoteric Fabulism)

In the Gallery of Silent Screams, by Carole Johnstone & Chris Kelso (Black Static #65)

A Son of the Sea, by Priya Sharma (All the Fabulous Beasts)

Telling Stories, by Ruth EJ Booth (The Dark #43)

Thumbsucker, by Robert Shearman (New Fears 2)

Best Anthology

The Devil and the Deep: Horror Stories of the Sea, ed. Ellen Datlow (Night Shade Books)

Humanagerie, ed. Sarah Doyle & Allen Ashley (Eibonvale Press)

New Fears 2, ed. Mark Morris (Titan Books)

This Dreaming Isle, ed. Dan Coxon (Unsung Stories)

Year’s Best Weird Fiction, Vol. 5, ed. Robert Shearman & Michael Kelly (Undertow Publications)

Best Collection

All the Fabulous Beasts, by Priya Sharma (Undertow Publications)

The Future is Blue, by Catherynne M Valente (Subterranean Press)

How Long ‘til Black Future Month?, by NK Jemisin (Orbit)

Lost Objects, by Marian Womack (Luna Press Publishing)

Octoberland, by Thana Niveau (PS Publishing)

Resonance & Revolt, by Rosanne Rabinowitz (Eibonvale Press)

Best Non-Fiction

The Evolution of African Fantasy and Science Fiction, ed. Francesca T Barbini (Luna Press Publishing)

The Full Lid, by Alasdair Stuart (alasdairstuart.com/the-full-lid)

Ginger Nuts of Horror (www.gingernutsofhorror.com)

Les Vampires, by Tim Major (PS Publishing)

Noise and Sparks, by Ruth EJ Booth (Shoreline of Infinity)

Best Independent Press

Fox Spirit Books

Luna Press Publishing

NewCon Press

Unsung Stories

Best Magazine / Periodical

Black Static

Gingernuts of Horror

Interzone

Shoreline of Infinity

Uncanny Magazine

Best Audio

Bedtime Stories for the End of the World (endoftheworldpodcast.com)

Blood on Satan’s Claw, by Mark Morris (Bafflegab)

Breaking the Glass Slipper (www.breakingtheglassslipper.com)

PodCastle (podcastle.org)

PsuedoPod (pseudopod.org)

Best Comic / Graphic Novel

100 Demon Dialogues, by Lucy Bellwood (Toonhound Studios)

B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth, Vol. 1, by Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Guy Davis, Tyler Crook & Dave Stewart (Dark Horse)

Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories, Vol. 1, by Mike Mignola and others (Dark Horse)

The Prisoner, by Robert S Malan & John Cockshaw (Luna Press Publishing)

Saga #49-54, by Brian K Vaughan & Fiona Staples (Image Comics)

Widdershins, Vol. 7, by Kate Ashwin

Best Artist

Vince Haig

David Rix

Daniele Serra

Sophie E Tallis

Best Film / Television Production

Annihilation, Alex Garland

Avengers: Infinity War, Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely

Black Panther, Ryan Coogler & Joe Robert Cole

The Haunting of Hill House, Mike Flanagan

Inside No. 9, series 4, Steve Pemberton & Reece Shearsmith

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Phil Lord & Rodney Rothman

Jurors for 2019

The Winners will be anounced 20th October 2019, at FantasyCon in Glasgow, Scotland. Tickets and further information can be found on www.fantasycon.org