2008 British Fantasy Award Winners

The British Fantasy Society announced the winners of the British Fantasy Awards for 2008 at the awards banquet of Fantasycon 2008 in Nottingham on 20th September. Congrats to all the winners.

Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award): Ramsey Campbell for THE GRIN OF THE DARK


Other nominees for Best Novel were –

• Heart Shaped Box, Joe Hill (Gollancz)
• The Intruders, Michael Marshall (HarperCollins)
• The Servants, Michael Marshall Smith (Earthling)
• The Taken, Sarah Pinborough (Dorchester)
• The Terror, Dan Simmons (Little, Brown)

Other Award Category Winners

• The Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award: Scott Lynch
• BFS Special Award: ‘The Karl Edward Wagner Award’: Ray Harryhausen
• Best Non-Fiction: Peter Tennant, WHISPERS OF WICKEDNESS WEBSITE REVIEWS
• Best Artist:Vincent Chong
• Best Small Press: Peter Crowther, PS Publishing
• Best Anthology: Stephen Jones for THE MAMMOTH BOOK OF BEST NEW HORROR 18
• Best Collection: Christopher Fowler for OLD DEVIL MOON
• Best Short Fiction: Joel Lane for MY STONE DESIRE (Black Static #1, TTA Press)
• Best Novella: Conrad Williams for THE SCALDING ROOMS

Visit the British Fantasy Society for more information.