World Fantasy Awards 2021 Finalists – Locus Online
The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2020 has been announced. The prizes will be awarded during the World Fantasy Convention 2021, which will be held November 4-7, 2021 at the Hotel Bonaventure in Montreal, Quebec.
The Life Achievement Awards, given annually to individuals who have rendered outstanding service to the field of fantasy, will go to Megan Lindholm and Howard Waldrop.
The World Fantasy Awards finalists are:
best novel
best novel
Best Short Fiction Film
- “Glass Bottle Dancer”, Celeste Rita Baker (Speed of light 4/20)
- “Women who sing for Sklep”, Kay Chronister (Thin places)
- “The Nine Scents of Sorrow”, Jordan Taylor (Amazing 7-8/20)
- “My country is a ghost”, Eugenia Triantafyllou (Amazing 1-2/20)
- “Doors Open on the Haunted Hill”, John Wiswell (Diabolical plots 06/15/20)
Best Anthology
- Edited by, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Underground)
- Valancourt’s Book of World Horror Stories, Vol. 1, James D. Jenkins and Ryan Cagle, eds. (Valancourt)
- Shadows and tall trees 8, Michael Kelly, ed. (Reflux)
- The dragon book, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Harper Voyager)
- The Big Book of Modern Fantasy, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, eds. (Vintage)
best collection
Best Artist
- Rovina Cai
- Jeffrey Alan Love
- Reiko Murakami
- Daniele Serra
- Charles Ves
Special Price – Professional
Special price – non-professional
This year’s judges are Tobias Buckell, Siobhan Carroll, Cecilia Dart-Thornton, Brian Evenson and Patrick Swenson. For more information, see the WFC website.
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