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British Fantasy Award 2020

The 2020 British Fantasy Award went to The Bone Ships by RJ Barker (Fantasy Novel) and The Reddening by Adam Nevill (Horror Novel). 10 books made the shortlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Fantasy Novel

  1. The Bone Ships by RJ Barkersource (opens in a new tab)

Horror Novel

  1. The Reddening by Adam Nevillsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

Fantasy Novel

  1. The Migration by Helen Marshallsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Poison Song by Jen Williamssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrowsource (opens in a new tab)

Horror Novel

  1. Mistletoe by Alison Littlewoodsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Institute by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Migration by Helen Marshallsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Plague Stones by James Brogdensource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Twisted Ones by T. Kingfishersource (opens in a new tab)

About the British Fantasy Award

Novel shortlists and winners. 2006-2011 had one Best Novel award (August Derleth Award), category Novel. 2012 had one shortlist with two winners: Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) and Horror Novel (August Derleth Award); the other four shortlisted books sit under Novel. From 2013 the two awards have separate shortlists. Demon Dance (2011) won and its author later returned the award; it stays as announced. The society keeps no per-year archive, so rows cite sfadb.com (Locus Science Fiction Foundation).

Organization: British Fantasy Society. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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