2020 and 2021 REH Foundation Awards Nominees

The Atlantean – Outstanding Achievement, Book (non-anthology/collection)

• Silken Swords: An Informal Guide to the Women in the Fiction of Robert E. Howard, Fred Blosser (Pulp Hero)
• Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Others, Bobby Derie (Hippocampus)
• History in Robert E. Howards Fantastic Stories: From an Age Undreamed of to the Era of the Old West and Texas Frontier, Dierk Günther (Hiroshima University Library)

The Valusian – Outstanding Achievement, Book (anthology/collection)

• Canciones De Un Juglar Loco, Francisco Arellano, translated by Javier Martín Lalanda (La Biblioteca del Laberinto)
• The Big Book of Classic Fantasy, Ann & Jeff VanderMeer, eds. (Vintage)
• Songs of Giants: the Poetry of Pulp, Mark Wheatley, ed. (Insight)

The Hyrkanian – Outstanding Achievement, Essay (print)

• “Robert E Howard, H.P. Lovecraft, and the Great War”, Bobby Derie (The Dark Man #10.2)
• “By This Pen I Rule: Robert E. Howard as Gatekeeper in the Development of Weird Fiction”, Nicole Emmelhainz-Carney (The Dark Man #10.1)
• “Faces of Kane: Exploring the Identity of Robert E. Howard’s Puritan Swordsman”, Dierk Günther (The Dark Man #10.1)
• “No Refuge in Idealism: Illusion Meets reality in ‘Xuthal of the Dusk'”, Karen Joan Kohoutek (The Dark Man #10.1)

The Cimmerian – Outstanding Achievement, Essay (online)

• Hither Came Conan, Bob Byrne, ed. (Black Gate)
• The Life and Death of Robert E. Howard, Tim Dedopulos (Conan)
• “Robert E. Howard as a Writer of Consequence”, David C. Smith (DMR 1/22/19)

The Venarium – Emerging Scholar

• Jason Ray Carney
• Nicole Emmelhainz-Carney
• Howard Andrew Jones

The Stygian – Outstanding Achievement, Website

• Black Gate, Howard Andrew Jones, ed.
• The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies, Jaron Carney & Nicole Emmelhainz, eds.
• Howard History, Rob Roehm, ed.

The Black Lotus – Outstanding Achievement, Multimedia

• The Cromcast
• Howard Days 2019
• Mountain Man: Adventures of Breckinridge Elkins

The Rankin – Artistic achievement in the depiction of REH’s life and/or work

• Etienne Le Roux for Conan Le Cimmerien – La Citadelle Ecarlate
• Sana Takeda for covers of Age of Conan: Bêlit #1-5
• Mark Wheatley for Songs of Giants: The Poetry of Pulp

2021 Nominees

The Atlantean – Outstanding Achievement, Book (non-anthology/collection)

• The Annotated Guide to Robert E. Howard’s Weird Fantasy, Fred Blosser (Pulp Hero)
• Robert E. Howard: A Closer Look, Charles Hoffman & Marc Cerasini (Hippocampus)
• Flame and Crimson: A History of Sword-and-Sorcery, Brian Murphy (Pulp Hero)

The Valusian – Outstanding Achievement, Book (anthology/collection)

• The Rattle of Bones, Ted Abrams & Elizabeth Nee, eds. (Clover)
• Der Mythos des Cthulhu: Erzählungen, Frank Festa, ed. (Festa Verlag)
• The Cthulhu Stories of Robert E. Howard, Scott Lee, ed. (Word Fire)

The Hyrkanian – Outstanding Achievement, Essay (print)

• “More Than Meets the Eye: The Women Protagonists of the Conan Stories”, Karen Joan Kohoutek (The Dark Man #11.1)
• “The Coming of Kull”, Ralph Norris (The Dark Man #11.1)
• “Robert E. Howard and Jack London’s Martin Eden: Analyzing the Influence of Martin Eden on Howard and his Semi-Autobiography”, Willard M Oliver (The Dark Man #11.1)

The Cimmerian – Outstanding Achievement, Essay (online)

• “Beyond the Black River: Is It Really ‘Beyond the Brazos River’?”, John Bullard (Adventures Fantastic)
• “1932, The Year of Conan: Sword and Sorcery and Historical Pessimism”, Jason Ray Carney (DMR 10/26/20)
• “Unspeakable! The Secret History of Nameless Cults”, Bobby Derie (On An Underwood #5 5/31/20)

The Venarium – Emerging Scholar

• John Bullard
• Jason Ray Carney
• Nicole Emmelhainz-Carney

The Stygian – Outstanding Achievement, Website

• The Dark Man: Journal of Robert E. Howard and Pulp Studies, Jaron Carney & Nicole Emmelhainz, eds.
• Howard History, Rob Roehm, ed.
• REH World, Stale Gismervik, ed.
• The Robert E. Howard Foundation Newsletter, Lee Breakiron, ed.

The Black Lotus – Outstanding Achievement, Multimedia

• The Cromcast
• “The Origins of TDM: Interview with the Founding Editor Rusty Burke” (Pavilion Blog)
• Tour of Robert E Howard Home

The Rankin – Artistic achievement in the depiction of REH’s life and/or work

• Gess for Conan Le Cimmerien – Les Mangeurs D’Hommes De Zamboula
• E.M. Gist for covers of Conan the Barbarian #13-17
• Park Jae Kwang for Conan Le Cimmerien – Le Peuple Du Circle Noir
• Andrew C. Robinson for the cover of King-Size Conan

Black Circle Award – Lifetime Achievement (for both years)

• Fred Blosser
• Paul Herman
• Arlene Stephenson
• Steve Tompkins