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World Fantasy Award 2020

The 2020 World Fantasy Award went to New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawl (Anthology), Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evenson (Collection) and Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callender (Novel). 15 books were nominated across 3 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. New Suns: Original Speculative Fiction by People of Color by Nisi Shawlsource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. Song for the Unraveling of the World by Brian Evensonsource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Queen of the Conquered by Kacen Callendersource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Echoes: The Saga Anthology of Ghost Stories by Ellen Datlowsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Big Book of Classic Fantasy by Ann VanderMeer and Jeff VanderMeersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Mythic Dream by Dominik Parisien and Navah Wolfesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Outcast Hours by Mahvesh Murad and Jared Shurinsource (opens in a new tab)

Collection

  1. A Lush and Seething Hell by John Hornor Jacobssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Homesick by Nino Ciprisource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea by Sarah Pinskersource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Unforeseen by Molly Glosssource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muirsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. The Memory Police by Yoko Ogawasource (opens in a new tab)
  3. The Raven Tower by Ann Leckiesource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Ten Thousand Doors of January by Alix E. Harrowsource (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).

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