2021 British Fantasy Awards Shortlist

The British Fantasy Society (BFS) has announced the shortlist for the 2021 British Fantasy Awards:

Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award)

Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award)

Best Novella

Best Short Story

Best Collection

Best Anthology

Best Independent Press

  • Black Shuck
  • Flame Tree
  • Luna
  • Unsung Stories

Best Non-Fiction

Best Magazine / Periodical

  • Black Static
  • The Dark
  • Fiyah
  • Ginger Nuts of Horror
  • Shoreline of Infinity
  • Strange Horizons

Best Artist

  • Warwick Fraser-Coombe
  • David Rix
  • Vincent Sammy
  • Daniele Serra

Best Comic / Graphic Novel

Best Audio

Best Film / Television Production

  • Birds of Prey
  • The Boys: “What I Know”
  • The Haunting of Bly Manor: “The Romance of Certain Old Clothes”
  • The Invisible Man
  • The Lighthouse
  • Saint Maud

Best Newcomer (the Sydney J Bounds Award)

  • Tiffani Angus
  • Dan Coxon
  • Sean Hogan
  • Kathleen Jennings
  • Simon Jimenez
  • Rym Kechacha

Winners will be announced during FantasyCon, to be held September 24-26, 2021 at the Jury’s Inn Hotel in Birmingham, UK. For more information, see the BFS website.


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