Over the weekend, this year’s winners of the World Fantasy Award were announced at the annual 2008 World Fantasy Convention.
The winners are:
Novel: Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay
Novella: Illyria by Elizabeth Hand
Short Story: “Singing of Mount Abora” by Theodora Goss
Anthology: Inferno, Ellen Datlow, ed.
Collection: Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman
Artist: Edward Miller
Special Award, Professional: Peter Crowther (for PS Publishing)
Special Award, Non-Professional: Midori Snyder and Terri Windling (for Endicott Studios’ Web site)
Life Achievement: Leo and Diane Dillon, Patricia McKillip
The winners were announced at the annual convention in Calgary, Canada. The World Fantasy Awards are presented annual to works of fantasy art and literature.