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British Fantasy Award 2022

The 2022 British Fantasy Award went to She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan (Fantasy Novel) and The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward (Horror Novel). 12 books made the shortlist across 2 categories.

Winners

Fantasy Novel

  1. She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chansource (opens in a new tab)

Horror Novel

  1. The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Wardsource (opens in a new tab)

Shortlist

Fantasy Novel

  1. Sistersong by Lucy Hollandsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Black Coast by Mike Brookssource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Surisource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Unbroken by C. L. Clarksource (opens in a new tab)
  5. This is Our Undoing by Lorraine Wilsonsource (opens in a new tab)

Horror Novel

  1. A Broken Darkness by Premee Mohamedsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. A Dowry of Blood by S. T. Gibsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jonessource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Nothing but Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khawsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Book of Accidents by Chuck Wendigsource (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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