Everything Is Better With Dragons
Book blogger, Autistic, Probably a Dragon
I wasn’t there this year, although I did watch the live stream and scared the cat when my mate Annabel won Best Newcomer. Here’s the BFS post with the winners list.
Who Won The British Fantasy Awards 2026? – The British Fantasy Society
And if you want to watch the recorded live stream:
Last night I attended the BFS Awards, and thought I’d share the winners. I am sure there are already lists out there and the ceremony was live streamed.
The awards were hosted by Stew Hotston. The awards aren’t ready yet (supply chain issues) so the are replaced by framed prints and will be delivered eventually.
The first award was the BFS Short Story competition.
Presented by Stew Hotston
Art Competition
Presented by Jenni Coutts
Best Collection
Presented by Shona Bond
Jackel, Jackel: Tales if the Dark and Fantastic, by Tobi Ogundiran (Undertow Publications)
Best Novella
Presented by Nick Wells
The Last Dragoners of Bowbazar, by Indra Das (Subterranean Press)
Best Non-Fiction
Presented by Pete Sutton
Writing the Future, eds. Dan Coxon and Richard V Hirst (Dead Ink)
Best short fiction
Presented by Priya Sharma
The Brazen Head of Westinghouse, by Tim Major (IZ Digital)
Best Anthology
Presented by Robin Duncan
Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, ed. Jordan Peele (Picador)
Best Artist
Presented by David Moore
Best Audio
Presented by Neil Bond
The Tiny Bookcase, by Nico Rogers and Ben Holroyd-Dell
(Nico’s speech was very funny!)
Best Independent Press
Presented by Bella Pagan
Flame Tree Press, collected by Nick Wells on behalf of everyone at Flame Tree
Sydney J Bounds Award for Best Newcomer
Presented by Anna Smith Spark
Teika Marija Smits, for “Umbiblical” (Newcon Press), and “Waterlore” (Black Shuck Books)
Best Magazine/Periodical
Presented by Jenni Coutts
Shoreline of Infinity
The August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel
Presented by Ramsey Campbell
Don’t Fear the Reaper, by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Presented by Stephan Aryan
Talonsister, by Jen Williams (Titan)
Charles Edward Wagner Award
Presented to Shona Kinsella
Ramsey Campbell
Legends of FantasyCon
Presented by Karen Fishwick
Debbie Bennett
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It’s about half six on Sunday afternoon. The last panel ended almost three hours ago. I’ve had a nap and finally have some time to write about my experience of FantasyCon 2024.
Continue reading “My FantasyCon 2024”http://www.britishfantasysociety.co.uk/news/the-bfs-short-story-competition-is-back-2/
I saw this on Twitter about a minute ago and I’m already cursing the fact that I don’t have internet at home. The website is too big to open on my BlackBerry. I’m actually considering entering the competition, but I want to read more of the details.
Going now, I still haven’t had breakfast and I have more music to listen too and write about.
Rose
