The British Fantasy Awards ( BFA ) are awarded annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS), first in 1976. Prior to that they were known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards (see August Derleth Award ). First awarded in 1972 (to The Knight of Swords by Michael Moorcock ) only for novels, the number of award categories increased and in 1976 the BFS renamed them collectively to the British Fantasy Awards. As of 2023 the award categories are:
5-646: The August Derleth Award is one of the British Fantasy Awards bestowed annually by the British Fantasy Society . The award is named after the American writer and editor August Derleth . It was inaugurated in 1972 for the best novel of the year, was not awarded in 2011, and was resumed in 2012 for the best horror novel of the year. The August Derleth Award was conferred 45 times in 46 years to 2017, including 39 times to 2010 for
10-688: A single award known as "Best Novel", the August Derleth Fantasy Award, until split in 2012. (the Robert Holdstock Award) (the August Derleth Award ) Provided as "Small Press" until 2015, when that was ended and replace with "Independent" Was initially conferred 1973-1980 as "Best Comic"; it was revived in 2009 as "Best Comic / Graphic Novel". The category was removed at the 2022 AGM Awarded only to films from 1973 to 1990, this honor
15-573: The Woods (2013). The category was again removed following the 2022 AGM. Television: Doctor Who Television: Doctor Who Television: Sherlock Category discontinued Category discontinued (Sydney J. Bounds Award) (Karl Edward Wagner Award) Maureen K. Speller Birmingham In 2011, British writer Sam Stone won the British Fantasy Award but returned it three days later after editor and anthologist Stephen Jones posted
20-482: The best novel of the year. Its multiple winners include Ramsey Campbell (6), Graham Joyce (5), Michael Moorcock and Stephen King (4). Source: August Derleth Award, Worlds Without End (worldswithoutend.com) British Fantasy Award The membership of the BFS vote to determine the shortlists of the awards, the winners being decided by juries. Previously "Best Short Story", before 2008. Was originally presented as
25-462: Was renewed 2009–2011, (though split into two separate categories), and again starting in 2014 as "Best Film / Television Episode", and then "Best Film / Television Production" from 2016 onward. In the two years 2012–2013, the BFS decided to present for extraordinary contributions to screenplay literature to Woody Allen for Midnight in Paris (2012) and co-writers Drew Goddard and Joss Whedon for Cabin in
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