Anthology/collection
- Winner: Dark Forces, Kirby McCauley, ed. (Viking)
- Dragons of Light, Orson Scott Card, ed. (Ace)
- Mummy! A Chrestomathy of Crypt-ology, Bill Pronzini, ed. (Arbor House)
- New Terrors 1, Ramsey Campbell, ed. (Pan)
- Shadows 3, Charles L. Grant, ed. (Doubleday)
- Shatterday, Harlan Ellison (Houghton Mifflin)
Special Award, Professional
Special Award, Non-professional