Balrog Awards 1981
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Eligibility Year: 1980
Eligibility Year: 1980
Novel
- Winner: The Wounded Land, Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey)
- Ariosto, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Pocket)
- Firelord, Parke Godwin (Doubleday)
- Firestarter, Stephen King (Viking)
- Kill the Dead, Tanith Lee (DAW)
- Lord Valentine's Castle, Robert Silverberg (F&SF Nov,Dec 1979, Jan,Feb 1980)
- The Lost Legion, H. Warner Munn
- On Wings of Song, Thomas M. Disch (F&SF Feb,Mar,Apr 1979)
- The Orphan, Robert Stallman (Pocket)
- The Parasite, Ramsey Campbell (Macmillan)
- The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe (Simon & Schuster)
- Shadowland, Peter Straub (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan)
- The Silver Sun, Nancy Springer (Pocket)
- The Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge (The Dial Press/Quantum)
- The Vampire Tapestry, Suzy McKee Charnas (Simon & Schuster)
Short Fiction
- Winner: “The Web of the Magi”, Richard Cowper (F&SF Jun 1980)
- “The Brave Little Toaster”, Thomas M. Disch (F&SF Aug 1980)
- “Call for the Dead”, Glen Cook (F&SF Jul 1980)
- “Children of the Kingdom”, T. E. D. Klein (Dark Forces)
- “Feesters in the Lake”, Bob Leman (F&SF Oct 1980)
- “A Matter of Ceremony”, Sharon Lee (Amazing Stories May 1980)
- “Nothing in the Dark”, George Clayton Johnson
- “A Penny For Your Thoughts”, George Clayton Johnson
- “The Ugly Chickens”, Howard Waldrop (Universe 10)
Collection/anthology
- Winner: Unfinished Tales, J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Allen & Unwin)
- Amazons!, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, ed. (DAW)
- Basilisk, Ellen Kushner, ed. (Ace)
- Dark Forces, Kirby McCauley, ed. (Viking)
- Dragons of Light, Orson Scott Card, ed. (Ace)
- Heroes and Horrors, Fritz Leiber, edited by Stuart David Schiff (Whispers Press)
- The Keeper's Price, Marion Zimmer Bradley, ed. (DAW)
- New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Ramsey Campbell, ed. (Arkham House)
- New Terrors 1, Ramsey Campbell, ed. (Pan)
- San Diego Lightfoot Sue and Other Stories, Tom Reamy (EarthLight Publishers)
- Shadows 2, Charles L. Grant, ed. (Doubleday)
- Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn, Robert Lynn Asprin, ed. (Ace)
- Writing for the Twilight Zone, George Clayton Johnson, edited by Frederick J. Mayer
- The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VIII, Karl Edward Wagner, ed. (DAW)
Poet
Artist
Amateur Publication
- Winner: Fantasy Newsletter
- Dragonfields
- Eldritch Tales
- Fantasy
- Fantasy Tales
- Locus
- Lovecraft Studies
- Rehupa
- Science Fiction Review
- Shayol
- Space and Time
- Weird Tales Collector
- Weirdbook
- Whispers
Professional Publication
- Winner: F&SF
- Amazing Stories
- Asimov's
- Fangoria
- Heavy Metal
- Omni
- Starlog
- Whispers Press
- Writing for the Twilight Zone, George Clayton Johnson, edited by Frederick J. Mayer
Amateur Achievement
- Winner: Paul C. Allen & Susan Allen, for Fantasy Newsletter
- Marc Michaud, for Necronomicon Press
- Robert Frazier, for promoting sf/fantasy verse
- Gerry de la Ree, for fantasy art books
- Charles de Lint, for editing Dragonfields
- Kathy Hammel, for Fantasy Artists Network
- Robert Weinberg, for Weird Tales Collector and Weird Menaces
- Stuart David Schiff, for Whispers
- Charles R. Saunders, for work with Small Press Writers & Artists Organization
Professional Achievement
- Winner: George Lucas, for contributions, including the Star Wars saga
- H. Warner Munn, for a lifetime of writing contributions
- Jeffrey Elliot, for articles and interviews
- Christopher Tolkien, for publishing his father's work
- Harlan Ellison, for contributions to fantasy literature
- Donald M. Grant, for publication of fine fantasy works
- David G. Hartwell, for editing at Gregg Press, Pocket Books, and Simon & Schusterr
- Stephen King, for popularizing horror/fantasy fiction
- Fritz Leiber, for a lifetime of fiction writing
- Karl Edward Wagner, for his Kane series and editing
- Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller, for publishing efforts
- Frank Kelly Freas & Polly Freas, for life work in the field of fantasy
- Kirby McCauley, ed., for editing Dark Forces
Sf Film Hall Of Fame
- Winner: The Empire Strikes Back
- Alien
- A Clockwork Orange
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- Dark Star
- The Day the Earth Stood Still
- Forbidden Planet
- Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- “The Lathe of Heaven”
- Metropolis
- Silent Running
- Superman: The Movie
- Things to Come
- The War of the Worlds
Fantasy Film Hall Of Fame
- Winner: The Wizard of Oz
- Bambi
- The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
- Dracula
- The Empire Strikes Back
- King Kong
- The Lord of the Rings
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
- Superman: The Movie
- The Thief of Baghdad
- Watership Down
- Wizards
Special
- Winner: Jorge Luis Borges
- Winner: Fritz Leiber
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