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World Fantasy Award 2011

The 2011 World Fantasy Award went to My Mother, She Killed Me, My Father, He Ate Me by Kate Bernheimer (Anthology), What I Didn't See and Other Stories by Karen Joy Fowler (Collection) and Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor (Novel). 17 books were nominated across 3 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. My Mother, She Killed Me, My Father, He Ate Me by Kate Bernheimersource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. What I Didn't See and Other Stories by Karen Joy Fowlersource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okoraforsource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Black Wings: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror by S. T. Joshisource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Haunted Legends by Ellen Datlow and Nick Mamatassource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Stories: All-New Tales by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantoniosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Swords & Dark Magic by Jonathan Strahan and Lou Anderssource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Way of the Wizard by John Joseph Adamssource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. Holiday by M. Rickertsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Sourdough and Other Stories by Angela Slattersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Ammonite Violin & Others by Caitlín R. Kiernansource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Third Bear by Jeff VanderMeersource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Redemption in Indigo by Karen Lordsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms by N. K. Jemisinsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Silent Land by Graham Joycesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Under Heaven by Guy Gavriel Kaysource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Zoo City by Lauren Beukessource (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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