World Fantasy Awards 1979
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Where and When:
World Fantasy Convention,
Providence RI :
October 14, 1979
Eligibility Year: 1978
Judges: Poul Anderson, Terry Carr, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth A. Lynn, Roy A. Squires
Eligibility Year: 1978
Judges: Poul Anderson, Terry Carr, Dennis Etchison, Elizabeth A. Lynn, Roy A. Squires
Life Achievement
Novel
- Winner: Gloriana, Michael Moorcock (Avon)
- The Black Castle, Les Daniels (Scribner's)
- Night's Master, Tanith Lee (DAW)
- The Sound of Midnight, Charles L. Grant (Doubleday)
- The Stand, Stephen King (Doubleday)
Short Fiction
- Winner: “Naples”, Avram Davidson (Shadows)
- “A Good Night's Sleep” (aka “Sleep Well of Nights“), Avram Davidson (F&SF Aug 1978)
- “Hear Me Now, My Sweet Abbey Rose”, Charles L. Grant (F&SF Mar 1978)
- The Magic Goes Away, Larry Niven (Ace)
- “Within the Walls of Tyre”, Michael Bishop (Weirdbook #13 1978)
Collection/anthology
- Winner: Shadows, Charles L. Grant, ed. (Doubleday)
- Heroes and Horrors, Fritz Leiber (Whispers Press)
- Night Shift, Stephen King (Doubleday)
- Night Winds, Karl Edward Wagner (Warner)
- The Redward Edward Papers, Avram Davidson (Doubleday)
- The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VI, Gerald W. Page, ed. (DAW)
Artist
- Winner (tie): Alicia Austin
- Winner (tie): Dale Enzenbacher
- Stephen Fabian
- Michael Whelan
Special Award, Professional
- Winner: Edward L. Ferman, for F&SF
- Donald M. Grant, for publishing, Donald M. Grant
Special Award, Non-professional
- Winner: Donald H. Tuck, for The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy, Vol. 2
- Paul C. Allen, for Fantasy Newsletter
- Pat Cadigan & Arnie Fenner, for Shayol
- W. Paul Ganley, for Weirdbook
- Stuart David Schiff, for Whispers and Whispers Press
Special Convention Award
- Winner: Kirby McCauley
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