1985 World Fantasy Award
Winners and Nominees

1985 World Fantasy Awards Ballot

WFC, held in Tucson, AZ, was chaired by Randal Rau.
Judges were Suzy McKee Charnas, Jo Fletcher, George R.R. Martin, Baird Searles and Terri Windling.

Life Achievement

winner Theodore Sturgeon

Novel

winner Robert Holdstock, Mythago Wood
winner Barry Hughart, Bridge of Birds
Diana Wynne Jones, Archer's Goon
Stephen King & Peter Straub, The Talisman
T.E.D. Klein, The Ceremonies

Novella

winner Geoff Ryman, "The Unconquered Country"
Clive Barker, "Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament"
Stephen King, "The Ballad of the Flexible Bullet"
Gerald Pearce, "In the Sumerian Marshes"
Lucius Shepard, "The Man Who Painted the Dragon Griaule"

Short Fiction

winner Scott Baker, "Still Life with Scorpion"
winner Alan Ryan, "The Bones Wizard"
Jack Dann, "Bad Medicine"
Robert R. McCammon, "Nightcrawlers"

Anthology/Collection

winner Clive Barker, Clive Barker's Books of Blood I, II, III
Parke Godwin, The Fire When It Comes
M. John Harrison, Viriconium Nights
Garry Kilworth, The Songbirds of Pain
Alan Ryan, ed., Night Visions 1
J. N. Williamson, ed., Masques

Artist

winner Edward Gorey
Thomas Canty
Alan Lee
J.K. Potter
Michael Whelan

Special Award - Professional

winner Chris Van Allsburg for The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
Robert H. Boyer & Kenneth J. Zahorski for Fantasists on Fantasy
T.E.D. Klein for Twilight Zone
Pat LoBrutto for editing
Shawna McCarthy for IASFM
Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller for Underwood - Miller

Special Award - Non-Professional

winner Stuart David Schiff for Whispers &, Whispers Press
Jeff Conner for Scream/Press
W. Paul Ganley for Weirdbook Press
Paul Mikol & Scot Stadalsky for Dark Harvest