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World Fantasy Award 2016

The 2016 World Fantasy Award went to She Walks in Shadows by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stiles (Anthology), Bone Swans by C. S. E. Cooney (Collection) and The Chimes by Anna Smaill (Novel). 17 books were nominated across 3 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. She Walks in Shadows by Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Paula R. Stilessource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. Bone Swans by C. S. E. Cooneysource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. The Chimes by Anna Smaillsource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Aickman's Heirs by Simon Strantzassource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Black Wings IV by S. T. Joshisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Cassilda's Song by Joseph S. Pulversource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Doll Collection by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. Get in Trouble by Kelly Linksource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Leena Krohn: The Collected Fiction by Leena Krohnsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Reality by Other Means: The Best Short Fiction of James Morrow by James Morrowsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Skein and Bone by V. H. Lesliesource (opens in a new tab)
  5. You Have Never Been Here by Mary Rickertsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. A Head Full of Ghosts by Paul Tremblaysource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Savages by K. J. Parkersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Buried Giant by Kazuo Ishigurosource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisinsource (opens in a new tab)
  5. Uprooted by Naomi Noviksource (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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