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World Fantasy Award 2008

The 2008 World Fantasy Award went to Inferno by Ellen Datlow (Anthology), Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman (Collection) and Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kay (Novel). 16 books were nominated across 3 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. Inferno by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearmansource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Ysabel by Guy Gavriel Kaysource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Five Strokes to Midnight by Gary A. Braunbeck and Hank Schwaeblesource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Logorrhea by John Klimasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Coyote Road: Trickster Tales by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windlingsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Wizards by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozoissource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. Dagger Key and Other Stories by Lucius Shepardsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Hart & Boot & Other Stories by Tim Prattsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Plots and Misadventures by Stephen Gallaghersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Portable Childhoods by Ellen Klagessource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club by Kim Newmansource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Fangland by John Markssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Territory by Emma Bullsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Gospel of the Knife by Will Shetterlysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Servants by Michael Marshall Smithsource (opens in a new tab)

About the World Fantasy Award

Best Novel, Best Collection and Best Anthology nominees and winners. 2006-2023 rows cite sfadb.com because the official nominees table at worldfantasy.org/awards/nominees/ files the 2013 ballot under 2012 and drops some winner flags; every Novel title was checked against that table, and Collection and Anthology rows were parsed from the sfadb.com year pages. 2024 and 2025 cite the official results pages. Anthologies are credited to their editors. Translators are recorded only where the cited page names them. Tied winners: Novel 2009 and 2018, Collection 2010 and 2015. sfadb typos fixed: The Essential Peter S. Beagle (2024), The Valancourt Book of World Horror Stories (2021).

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

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