The winners for the 2024 August Derleth and Robert Holdstock awards have been announced at FantasyCon.
August Derleth Award for Best Horror Novel:
WINNER:
- Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones (Titan)
SHORTLIST:
- Boys in the Valley by Philip Fracassi (Orbit)
- One Life Left by David Green (Eerie River)
- How to Sell a Haunted House by Grady Hendrix (Titan)
- A House with Good Bones by T. Kingfisher (Titan)
- Looking Glass Sound by Catriona Ward (Viper)
Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel:
WINNER:
- Talonsister by Jen Williams (Titan)
SHORTLIST:
- At Eternity’s Gates by David Green (Eerie River)
- Beyond Sundered Seas by David Green (Eerie River)
- A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon (Bloomsbury)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon by Wole Talabi (DAW)
Our congrats to Stephen Graham Jones and Jen Williams and all the shortlisted authors.
Locus has the results from all categories.