2008 British Fantasy Award Winners

The British Fantasy Society (BFS) announced the winners of their 2008 British Fantasy Awards this weekend at this year's British Fantasy Convention, Fantasycon 2008, which was held at the Britannia Hotel in Nottingham, UK.

The winners are:

Best Novel (The August Derleth Fantasy Award): The Grin of the Dark by Ramsey Campbell (PS Publishing)

Best Novella: The Scalding Rooms by Conrad Williams (PS Publishing)

Best Short Fiction: "My Stone Desire" by Joel Lane (Black Static #1, TTA Press)

Best Collection: Old Devil Moon by Christopher Fowler (Serpents Tail)

Best Anthology: The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror 18 edited by Stephen Johnes (Robinson)

Best Small Press: Peter Crowther for PS Publishing

Best Artist: Vincent Chong

Best Non-Fiction: Peter Tennant for Whispers of Wickedness website reviews by Peter Tennant

BFS Special Award (The Karl Edward Wagner Award): Ray Harryhausen

The Sydney J. Bounds Best Newcomer Award: Scott Lynch

All the nominees were listed in this article.