2025 Robert E. Howard Award Shortlist

The Atlantean—Outstanding Achievement, Nonfiction Book

• La Era Hibórea de Robert E. Howard, Rodolfo Martinez (Sportula)
• Conan il barbaro – Dai racconti di Robert E. Howard al film di John Milius, Michele Tetro (Weird Book)

The Valusian—Outstanding Achievement, Nonfiction Anthology/Collection

• Exploring the Worlds of Robert E. Howard: 2024 Supplement, Fred Blosser
• Zothique #17 (3/24), Pietro Guarriello, ed.

The Costigan—Literary Achievement

• Bêlit: Shipwrecked, V. Castro (Titan)
• “Conan and the Living Plague”, John C. Hocking (Conan: City of the Dead)
• “Madness on the Mound”, Matthew John (Savage Sword of Conan #6)
• Shadow of the Smoking Mountain, Howard Andrew Jones (Baen)
• In the Valley of Katari, Thomas Lanier (self-published)
• “El Borak: The Siege of Lamakan” and Conan: Cult of the Obsidian Moon (Titan), James Lovegrove
• “Bran Mak Morn: Red Waves of Slaughter”, Steven L. Shrewsbury (Titan)
• “Belit: Bone Whispers”, Michael A. Stackpole (Titan)
• “Jirel and the Mirror of Truth”, Molly Tanzer (New Edge Sword & Sorcery 12/24)
• Neither Beg, Nor Yield, Jason M. Waltz, ed. (Rogue Blades)

The Hyrkanian—Outstanding Achievement, Essay

• “H. P. Lovecraft & Robert E. Howard: Letteratura fantastica e visione del mondo,” Fabio Calabrese (Zothique 3/24)
• “Robert E. Howard’s Prehistoric Beasts,” Morgan Holmes (castaliahouse.com 8/25/24, 9/8/24)
• “REH & The Eyrie: Le lettere di R. E. Howard a Weird Tales,” Emilio Patavini (Zothique 3/24)
• “Robert E. Howard’s Father, Dr. Isaac Howard,” Gary Romeo (Spraguedecampfan 3/09/24)
• “A Gunslinger in the Wild East – The Adventures of El Borak”, “Mistress of Death – The Legend of Dark Agnes”, and “Conrad and Kirowan – Explorers of Eldritch Horror and Delvers into the Dark Arts”, Jeff Shanks (Battle of the Black Stone #1-3)

The Venarium—Emerging Scholar

• Vincent Darlage, various articles at Spraguedecampfan blog
• Ondřej Pekov, “Literary Comparison of Beowulf and R.E. Howard’s Conan the Barbarian” (bachelor thesis)
• Michael K Vaughan, The Robert E. Howard Show
• Dan Yergert, The Conan Chronology

The Black Lotus—Outstanding Achievement, Web-Based

• Shawn Curley, Official Conan the Barbarian Podcast
• Stale Gismervik, The World of Robert E. Howard
• Gary Romeo, Spraguedecampfan blog
• Bill Thom, www.HowardWorks.com
• Evan Todd, Stygian Dogs
• Michael K. Vaughan, The Robert E Howard Show

The Rankin—Artistic Achievement

• Francesca Baerald, for “Thurian Age Map” (Conan the Barbarian Comics #9)
• Bill Cavalier, for 2024 Howard Days poster art, cover art for The Collected Letters of Novalyne Price Pt.1, cover art for for “The People of the Dark”  booklet
• HorrorBabble (Ian Gordon), for Recitations of “King of the Forgotten People” and “The Dwellers Under the Tombs” by Robert E. Howard,
• Ron Marz, Mike Perkins, Richard Starkings & Tyler Smith, for “Black Oasis” (The Savage Sword of Conan #4)
• Mark Wheatley, for REH Press Book Covers
• Patrick Zircher, for “Master of the Hunt” (The Savage Sword of Conan, #1-3)
• Jim Zub, Jonas Scharf, & Joao Canola, for Battle of the Black Stone #1-4,
• Jim Zub & Richard Pace, for “Conan: Leaving the Garden” (The Savage Sword of Conan #2)
• Jim Zub, Doug Braithwaite, & Diego Rodriguez, for “Frozen Faith” (Conan the Barbarian #14-17)

The Black River—Special Achievement

• Howard Andrew Jones, for his career promoting and writing and editing sword & sorcery
• Patrice Louinet and Will Oliver, for finding new REH letters

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