World Fantasy Award Winners

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The 2009 World Fantasy Award Winners were announced this past weekend at the 2009 World Fantasy Convention. This convention took place in San Jose, CA, and the awards are given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy.

The winners are as follows:

Lifetime Achievement:

Ellen Asher & Jane Yolen

Best Novel (tie):

The Shadow Year, Jeffrey Ford (Morrow) & Tender Morsels, Margo Lanagan (Allen & Unwin; Knopf)

Best Novella:

“If Angels Fight”, Richard Bowes (F&SF 2/08)

Best Short Story:

“26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss”, Kij Johnson (Asimov’s 7/08)

Best Anthology:

Paper Cities: An Anthology of Urban Fantasy, Ekaterina Sedia, ed. (Senses Five Press)

Best Collection:

The Drowned Life, Jeffrey Ford (HarperPerennial)

Best Artist:

Shaun Tan

Special Award – Professional:

Kelly Link & Gavin J. Grant (for Small Beer Press and Big Mouth House)

Special Award – Non-Professional:

Michael Walsh (for Howard Waldrop collections from Old Earth Books)

For more info: Visit the WorldCon website for a complete list of nominees, a transcript of the award ceremony, plus a list of the judges for the 2010 World Fantasy Awards panel.