1986 World Fantasy Award
Winners and Nominees

1986 World Fantasy Awards Ballot

WFC, held in Providence, RI, was chaired by Robert Plante.
Judges were Robert A. Collins, Ellen Datlow, Dean R. Koontz, Patricia A. McKillip and Charles de Lint.

Life Achievement

winner Avram Davidson

Novel

winner Dan Simmons, Song of Kali
Clive Barker, The Damnation Game
Peter Carey, Illywhacker
Lisa Goldstein, The Dream Years
Paul Hazel, Winterking
Anne Rice, The Vampire Lestat

Novella

winner T.E.D. Klein, "Nadelman's God"
Peter Dickinson, "Flight"
David Morrell, "Dead Image"
Kate Wilhelm, "The Gorgon Field"
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, "Do I Dare to Eat a Peach?"

Short Fiction

winner James P. Blaylock, "Paper Dragons"
Avram Davidson, "The Slovo Stove"
Sharon N. Farber, "Return of the Dust Vampires"
Lucius Shepard, "The Jaguar Hunter"

Anthology/Collection

winner Robin McKinley, ed., Imaginary Lands
Clive Barker, Clive Barker's Books of Blood IV, V, VI
Angela Carter, Black Venus
Charles L. Grant, ed., Night Visions 2
Stephen King, Skeleton Crew
Stuart David Schiff, ed., Whispers V
Terri Windling, ed., Faery!
Jane Yolen, Dragonfield and Other Stories

Artist

winner Jeff Jones
winner Thomas Canty
Alan Lee
J.K. Potter

Special Award - Professional

winner Pat LoBrutto for editing
Thomas Canty & Phil Hale for A Monster at Christmas
Donald M. Grant for Donald M. Grant, Publisher
Terri Windling for editing

Special Award - Non-Professional

winner Douglas E. Winter for reviewing
Jeff Conner for Scream/Press
David B. Silva for The Horror Show
W. Paul Ganley for Weirdbook/Weirdbook Press
Paul Mikol & Scot Stadalsky for Dark Harvest