Winner:Gemstone of Paradise: The Holy Grail in Wolfram's Parzival, G. Ronald Murphy (Oxford University Press)
Four British Fantasists: Place and Culture in the Children's Fantasies of Penelope Lively, Alan Garner, Diana Wynne Jones, and Susan Cooper, Charles Butler (Scarecrow Press)
The Lure of the Vampire: Gender, Fiction and Fandom from Bram Stoker to Buffy, Milly Williamson (Wallflower)
The Meanings of "Beauty and the Beast": A Handbook, Jerry Griswold (Broadview Press)