British Fantasy Special Award

British Fantasy Special Award
Awarded forMay be presented to individuals or organizations. May be presented for work completed in the previous year, or throughout their lifetime.
CountryUnited Kingdom
Presented byBritish Fantasy Society
First award1973 (1973)
Most recent winnerRo Pardoe
Websitebritishfantasysociety.org

The British Fantasy Special Award, also known as the Karl Edward Wagner Award, is a literary award given annually as part of the British Fantasy Awards. The award is named after American author Karl Edward Wagner.

History

The Special Award was originally a discretionary award and was not given every year. After 1995, the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer was merged with the Special Award. The Newcomer Award was separated again beginning in 2007.[1]

Winners

Year Winner Ref.
1973 Robert E. Howard [2]
1981 Stephen King [3]
1983 Karl Edward Wagner [4]
1984 Donald A. Wollheim [5]
Elsie Wollheim
1985 Manly Wade Wellman [6]
1986 Leslie Flood [7]
1987 Charles L. Grant [8]
1989 Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes [9]
1990 Peter Coleborn [10]
1991 Dorothy Lumley [11]
1992 Andrew I. Porter [12]
1993 Michael Moorcock [13]
1994 Dave Sutton [14]
1995 John Jarrold [15]
1996[a] Mike O'Driscoll [16]
Steve Lockley
1997 Jo Fletcher [17]
1998 D. F. Lewis [18]
1999 Diana Wynne Jones [19]
2000 Anne McCaffrey [20]
2001 Peter Haining [21]
2003 Alan Garner [22]
2004 Peter Jackson [23]
2005 Nigel Kneale [24]
2006 Stephen Jones [25]
2007 Ellen Datlow [26]
2008 Ray Harryhausen [27]
2009 Hayao Miyazaki [28]
2010 Robert Holdstock [29]
2011 Terry Pratchett [30]
2012 Peter Crowther [31]
Nicky Crowther
2013 Iain M. Banks [32]
2014 Farah Mendlesohn [33]
2015 Juliet E. McKenna [34]
2017 Jan Edwards [35]
2018 N. K. Jemisin [36]
2019 Ian Whates [37]
2020 Craig Lockley [38]
2021 Alasdair Stuart [39]
2022 Maureen Kincaid Speller [40]
2023 Ann Landmann [41]
2024 Ramsey Campbell [42]
2025 Ro Pardoe [43]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1996 is the only year to date in which the BFS released a shortlist for the Special Award. Shortlisted honorees included Mike Chinn, Peter Coleborn, Jo Fletcher, Richard Matheson, and John Clute.

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, Jan; Sutton, David. "History of the British Fantasy Awards". British Fantasy Society. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1973". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1981". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1983". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1984". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  6. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1985". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  7. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1986". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  8. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1987". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1989". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1990". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1991". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  12. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1992". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  13. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1993". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  14. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1994". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  15. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1995". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  16. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1996". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1997". sfadb. Retrieved 21 February 2026.
  18. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1998". sfadb. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  19. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 1999". sfadb. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  20. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2000". sfadb. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  21. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2001". sfadb. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  22. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2003". sfadb. Retrieved 20 February 2026.
  23. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2004". sfadb. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  24. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2005". sfadb. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  25. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2006". sfadb. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  26. ↑ "British Fantasy Awards 2007". sfadb. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  27. ↑ "2008 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus Online. 21 September 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  28. ↑ "2009 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 22 September 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  29. ↑ "2010 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 21 September 2010. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  30. ↑ "2011 British Fantasy Award Winners". Locus. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
  31. ↑ Gallo, Irene (30 September 2012). "Announcing the 2012 British Fantasy Award Winners". Reactor. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  32. ↑ "Announcing the 2013 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Reactor. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  33. ↑ "2014 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  34. ↑ "2015 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 26 October 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  35. ↑ "Announcing the 2017 British Fantasy Award Winners". Reactor. 1 October 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2026.
  36. ↑ "Announcing the 2018 British Fantasy Award Winners". Reactor. 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  37. ↑ "2019 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
  38. ↑ "2020 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2026.
  39. ↑ "2021 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  40. ↑ "2022 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 19 September 2022. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  41. ↑ "2023 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
  42. ↑ "2024 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  43. ↑ "2025 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 3 November 2025. Retrieved 15 February 2026. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)
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