Year
|
Winner or nominee
|
Reason(s)
|
Ref.
|
1975
|
Ian Ballantine*
|
N/A
|
[8]
|
Betty Ballantine*
|
Donald A. Wollheim |
N/A
|
[8]
|
1976
|
Donald M. Grant* |
publishing
|
[9]
|
Donald A. Wollheim |
publishing and editing
|
[9]
|
Arkham House |
publishing
|
[9]
|
Frank Belknap Long |
Howard Phillips Lovecraft: Dreamer on the Nightside
|
[9]
|
Willis Conover |
Lovecraft at Last
|
[9]
|
L. Sprague de Camp |
Lovecraft: A Biography
|
[9]
|
1977
|
Shelley Torgeson*
|
Alternate World Recordings
|
[10]
|
Roy Torgeson*
|
Arkham House |
publishing
|
[10]
|
Edward L. Ferman |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[10]
|
DAW Books |
publishing
|
[10]
|
Ballantine Books |
publishing
|
[10]
|
1978
|
Everett F. Bleiler* |
N/A
|
[11]
|
Edward L. Ferman |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[11]
|
Donald A. Wollheim |
DAW Books
|
[11]
|
Judy-Lynn del Rey
|
Ballantine Books
|
[11]
|
Lester del Rey
|
1979
|
Edward L. Ferman* |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[12]
|
Donald M. Grant |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher
|
[12]
|
1980
|
Donald M. Grant* |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher
|
[13]
|
Pat LoBrutto |
Doubleday
|
[13]
|
James Turner |
Arkham House
|
[13]
|
Donald A. Wollheim |
DAW Books
|
[13]
|
Lester del Rey |
Ballantine Del Rey Fantasy
|
[13]
|
1981
|
Donald A. Wollheim* |
DAW Books
|
[14]
|
Tim Underwood
|
Underwood–Miller
|
[14]
|
Chuck Miller
|
Terry Carr |
anthologies
|
[14]
|
Lester del Rey |
Ballantine Del Rey
|
[14]
|
David G. Hartwell |
Timescape Books
|
[14]
|
Edward L. Ferman |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[14]
|
1982
|
Edward L. Ferman* |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[15]
|
David G. Hartwell |
Timescape Books
|
[15]
|
T. E. D. Klein |
The Twilight Zone Magazine
|
[15]
|
Tim Underwood
|
Underwood–Miller
|
[15]
|
Chuck Miller
|
Donald M. Grant |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher
|
[15]
|
1983
|
Donald M. Grant* |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher
|
[16]
|
Lester del Rey |
Ballantine Del Rey
|
[16]
|
David G. Hartwell |
Timescape Books
|
[16]
|
Pat LoBrutto |
Doubleday
|
[16]
|
Douglas E. Winter |
writing and reviewing
|
[16]
|
1984
|
Ian Ballantine*
|
The High Kings
|
[17]
|
Betty Ballantine*
|
Joy Chant*
|
George Sharp*
|
David Larkin*
|
Edward L. Ferman |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[17]
|
Pat LoBrutto |
Doubleday
|
[17]
|
L. Sprague de Camp
|
Dark Valley Destiny
|
[17]
|
Catherine Crook de Camp
|
Jane Whittington Griffin
|
Everett F. Bleiler |
The Guide to Supernatural Fiction
|
[17]
|
1985
|
Chris Van Allsburg* |
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick
|
[18]
|
T. E. D. Klein |
The Twilight Zone Magazine
|
[18]
|
Pat LoBrutto |
Doubleday
|
[18]
|
Shawna McCarthy |
Asimov's Science Fiction
|
[18]
|
Tim Underwood
|
Underwood–Miller
|
[18]
|
Chuck Miller
|
Robert H. Boyer
|
Fantasists on Fantasy
|
[18]
|
Kenneth J. Zahorski
|
1986
|
Pat LoBrutto* |
Doubleday
|
[19]
|
Terri Windling |
editing
|
[19]
|
Donald M. Grant |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher
|
[19]
|
Thomas Canty
|
A Monster at Christmas
|
[19]
|
Phil Hale
|
1987
|
Jane Yolen* |
Favorite Folktales from Around the World
|
[20]
|
Terri Windling |
Ace Books
|
[20]
|
Simon Ounsley
|
Interzone
|
[20]
|
David Pringle
|
David G. Hartwell |
Arbor House
|
[20]
|
Donald M. Grant |
Donald M. Grant, Publisher
|
[20]
|
Jack Sullivan |
The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural
|
[20]
|
1988
|
David G. Hartwell* |
Arbor House,
Tor Books, anthologies
|
[21]
|
Dean R. Koontz |
service to the field
|
[21]
|
Terri Windling |
Ace Books, Armadillo
|
[21]
|
Shawna McCarthy |
Bantam Spectra
|
[21]
|
Tappan King |
The Twilight Zone Magazine
|
[21]
|
Gardner Dozois |
Asimov's Science Fiction, anthologies
|
[21]
|
George Scithers |
Weird Tales
|
[21]
|
1989
|
Terri Windling* |
editing
|
[22]
|
Robert Weinberg* |
A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists
|
[22]
|
Ellen Datlow |
Omni, anthologies
|
[22]
|
Dean R. Koontz |
writing
|
[22]
|
Paul Mikol
|
Dark Harvest
|
[22]
|
Scot Stadalsky
|
1990
|
Mark V. Ziesing* |
Mark V. Ziesing
|
[23]
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing
|
[23]
|
Paul Mikol
|
Dark Harvest
|
[23]
|
Scot Stadalsky
|
Tim Underwood
|
Underwood–Miller
|
[23]
|
Chuck Miller
|
1991
|
Arnie Fenner* |
designing,
Mark V. Ziesing, and Ursus
|
[24]
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing
|
[24]
|
Paul Mikol
|
Dark Harvest
|
[24]
|
Scot Stadalsky
|
David Pringle |
Interzone
|
[24]
|
S. T. Joshi |
The Weird Tale
|
[24]
|
1992
|
George Scithers*
|
Weird Tales
|
[25]
|
Darrell Schweitzer*
|
Ramsey Campbell |
writing and editing
|
[25]
|
Donald M. Grant |
publishing
|
[25]
|
Dean Wesley Smith
|
publishing,
Pulphouse Publishing
|
[25]
|
Kristine Kathryn Rusch
|
Terri Windling |
editing
|
[25]
|
1993
|
Jeanne Cavelos* |
editing
Dell Abyss
|
[26]
|
Martin H. Greenberg |
anthologies
|
[26]
|
Terri Windling |
editing
|
[26]
|
Grant Morrison
|
Batman: Gothic
|
[26]
|
Klaus Janson
|
James Gurney |
Dinotopia
|
[26]
|
1994
|
Tim Underwood*
|
publishing,
Underwood–Miller
|
[27]
|
Chuck Miller*
|
John Clute |
reviewing
|
[27]
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing
|
[27]
|
Terri Windling |
book editing
|
[27]
|
Mark V. Ziesing |
publishing
|
[27]
|
David J. Skal |
The Monster Show: A Cultural History of Horror
|
[27]
|
1995
|
Ellen Datlow* |
editing
|
[28]
|
Fedogan & Bremer |
book publishing
|
[28]
|
John Clute |
reviewing
|
[28]
|
Mark V. Ziesing |
Mark V. Ziesing
|
[28]
|
Paul Williams |
The Ultimate Egoist: Volume I: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon by Theodore Sturgeon
|
[28]
|
1996
|
Richard Evans* |
contributions to the genre
|
[29]
|
Stephen Jones |
editing and anthologies
|
[29]
|
Kristine Kathryn Rusch |
editing
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[29]
|
Gordon Van Gelder |
editing
|
[29]
|
Paul Williams |
Microcosmic God: Volume II: The Complete Stories of Theodore Sturgeon and for his work with the Literary Estate of Theodore Sturgeon
|
[29]
|
1997
|
Michael J. Weldon* |
The Psychotronic Video Guide
|
[30]
|
Stephen Jones |
editing and anthologies
|
[30]
|
David Pringle |
contributions to the genre
|
[30]
|
Kristine Kathryn Rusch |
editing
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[30]
|
Diana Wynne Jones |
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
|
[30]
|
1998
|
John Clute*
|
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy
|
[31]
|
John Grant*
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing and anthologies
|
[31]
|
Gardner Dozois |
editing and anthologies
|
[31]
|
Stephen Jones |
editing and anthologies
|
[31]
|
Gordon Van Gelder |
editing books at
St. Martin's Press and editing
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[31]
|
1999
|
Jim Turner* |
Golden Gryphon Press
|
[32]
|
Jo Fletcher |
editing
|
[32]
|
David Pringle |
Interzone
|
[32]
|
Robert Silverberg
|
editing The Avram Davidson Treasury
|
[32]
|
Grania Davis
|
Les Daniels |
Superman: The Complete History
|
[32]
|
2000
|
Gordon Van Gelder* |
editing books at
St. Martin's Press and editing
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[33]
|
John Betancourt |
Wildside Press
|
[33]
|
Warren Lapine |
DNA Publications
|
[33]
|
Seamus Heaney |
the new translation of
Beowulf
|
[33]
|
Stephen Jones |
The Essential Monster Movie Guide
|
[33]
|
Kim Newman |
Millennium Movies
|
[33]
|
2001
|
Tom Shippey* |
J. R. R. Tolkien: Author of the Century
|
[34]
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing
Sci Fiction and anthologies
|
[34]
|
William K. Schafer |
Subterranean Press
|
[34]
|
Gary Turner
|
Golden Gryphon Press
|
[34]
|
Marty Halpern
|
Cathy Fenner
|
Spectrum 7: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art
|
[34]
|
Arnie Fenner
|
2002
|
Jo Fletcher* |
editing the
Fantasy Masterworks series
|
[35]
|
Stephen Jones* |
editing
|
[35]
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing
|
[35]
|
Douglas E. Winter |
Clive Barker: The Dark Fantastic
|
[35]
|
Randy Broecker |
Fantasy of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History
|
[35]
|
2003
|
Gordon Van Gelder* |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[36]
|
Paul Barnett |
Paper Tiger art books
|
[36]
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing
|
[36]
|
William K. Schafer |
Subterranean Press
|
[36]
|
Gary Turner
|
Golden Gryphon Press
|
[36]
|
Marty Halpern
|
Terri Windling |
editing
|
[36]
|
2004
|
Peter Crowther* |
PS Publishing
|
[37]
|
John Howe
|
artwork in
The Lord of the Rings
|
[37]
|
Alan Lee
|
Kelly Link
|
Small Beer Press
|
[37]
|
Gavin Grant
|
Sharyn November |
Firebird Books
|
[37]
|
David Pringle |
Interzone and services to the field
|
[37]
|
Sean Wallace |
Prime Books
|
[37]
|
2005
|
S. T. Joshi* |
scholarship
|
[38]
|
Kelly Link
|
Small Beer Press
|
[38]
|
Gavin Grant
|
Sharyn November |
editing
|
[38]
|
Gordon Van Gelder |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[38]
|
Terri Windling |
editing
|
[38]
|
2006
|
Sean Wallace* |
Prime Books
|
[39]
|
Susan Allison
|
Ace Books
|
[39]
|
Ginjer Buchanan
|
Lou Anders |
editing at
Pyr
|
[39]
|
S. T. Joshi
|
Supernatural Literature of the World: An Encyclopedia
|
[39]
|
Stefan Dziemanowicz
|
Peter Lavery |
Pan MacMillan UK and Tor UK
|
[39]
|
Chris Roberson
|
MonkeyBrain Books
|
[39]
|
Allison Baker
|
2007
|
Ellen Asher* |
work at
Science Fiction Book Club
|
[40]
|
Mark Finn |
Blood & Thunder: The Life & Art of Robert E. Howard
|
[40]
|
Deanna Hoak |
copyediting
|
[40]
|
Greg Ketter |
DreamHaven Books
|
[40]
|
Leonard S. Marcus |
The Wand in the Word: Conversations with Writers of Fantasy
|
[40]
|
2008
|
Peter Crowther* |
PS Publishing
|
[41]
|
Chris Roberson
|
MonkeyBrain Books
|
[41]
|
Allison Baker
|
Alan Beatts
|
Borderlands Books
|
[41]
|
Jude Feldman
|
Jeremy Lassen
|
Night Shade Books
|
[41]
|
Jason Williams
|
Shawna McCarthy |
Realms of Fantasy
|
[41]
|
Gordon Van Gelder |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[41]
|
2009
|
Kelly Link*
|
Small Beer Press and Big Mouth House
|
[42]
|
Gavin Grant*
|
Farah Mendlesohn |
Rhetorics of Fantasy
|
[42]
|
Stephen H. Segal
|
Weird Tales
|
[42]
|
Ann VanderMeer
|
Jerad Walters |
A Lovecraft Retrospective: Artists Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft
|
[42]
|
Jacob Weisman |
Tachyon Publications
|
[42]
|
2010
|
Jonathan Strahan* |
editing anthologies
|
[43]
|
Peter Crowther
|
PS Publishing
|
[43]
|
Nicky Crowther
|
Ellen Datlow |
editing anthologies
|
[43]
|
Hayao Miyazaki |
Ponyo
|
[43]
|
Barbara Roden
|
Ash-Tree Press
|
[43]
|
Christopher Roden
|
Jacob Weisman
|
Tachyon Publications
|
[43]
|
Rina Weisman
|
2011
|
Marc Gascoigne* |
Angry Robot
|
[44]
|
John Joseph Adams |
editing and anthologies
|
[44]
|
Lou Anders |
editing at
Pyr
|
[44]
|
Stéphane Marsan
|
Bragelonne
|
[44]
|
Alain Névant
|
Brett Alexander Savory
|
ChiZine Publications
|
[44]
|
Sandra Kasturi
|
2012
|
Eric Lane* |
publishing in translation –
Dedalus Books
|
[45]
|
Jo Fletcher |
editing –
Jo Fletcher Books
|
[45]
|
John Joseph Adams |
editing – anthology and magazine
|
[45]
|
Brett Alexander Savory
|
ChiZine Publications
|
[45]
|
Sandra Kasturi
|
Jeff VanderMeer
|
The Steampunk Bible
|
[45]
|
S. J. Chambers
|
2013
|
Lucia Graves* |
the translation of
The Prisoner of Heaven by
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
|
[46]
|
Brett Alexander Savory
|
ChiZine Publications
|
[46]
|
Sandra Kasturi
|
Peter Crowther
|
PS Publishing
|
[46]
|
Nicky Crowther
|
William K. Schafer |
Subterranean Press
|
[46]
|
Adam Mills
|
Weird Fiction Review
|
[46]
|
Ann VanderMeer
|
Jeff VanderMeer
|
2014
|
Irene Gallo* |
art direction of
Tor.com
|
[47]
|
William K. Schafer* |
Subterranean Press
|
[47]
|
John Joseph Adams |
magazine and anthology editing
|
[47]
|
Ginjer Buchanan |
editing at
Ace Books
|
[47]
|
Jeff VanderMeer
|
Wonderbook: The Illustrated Guide to Creating Imaginative Fiction
|
[47]
|
Jeremy Zerfoss
|
Jerad Walters |
Centipede Press
|
[47]
|
2015
|
Sandra Kasturi*
|
ChiZine Publications
|
[48]
|
Brett Alexander Savory*
|
John Joseph Adams |
editing anthologies and Nightmare and
Fantasy magazines
|
[48]
|
Jeanne Cavelos |
Odyssey Writing workshops
|
[48]
|
Gordon Van Gelder |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[48]
|
Jerad Walters |
Centipede Press
|
[48]
|
2016
|
Stephen Jones* |
The Art of Horror
|
[49]
|
Joe Monti |
contributions to the genre
|
[49]
|
Heather J. Wood |
Gods, Memes and Monsters: A 21st Century Bestiary
|
[49]
|
Neil Gaiman
|
The Sandman: Overture
|
[49]
|
Dave Stewart
|
J. H. Williams III
|
Robert Jordan
|
The Wheel of Time Companion
|
[49]
|
Harriet McDougal
|
Alan Romanczuk
|
Maria Simons
|
2017
|
Michael Levy*
|
Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction
|
[50]
|
Farah Mendlesohn*
|
L. Timmel Duchamp |
Aqueduct Press
|
[50]
|
Charles Coleman Finlay |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[50]
|
Kelly Link |
contributions to the genre
|
[50]
|
Joe Monti |
contributions to the genre
|
[50]
|
2018
|
Harry Brockway*
|
Writing Madness
|
[51]
|
Patrick McGrath*
|
Danel Olson*
|
Charles Coleman Finlay |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[51]
|
Irene Gallo |
Art Direction at
Tor Books and
Tor.com
|
[51]
|
Greg Ketter |
DreamHaven Books
|
[51]
|
Leslie S. Klinger |
The New Annotated Frankenstein
|
[51]
|
2019
|
Huw Lewis-Jones* |
The Writer's Map: An Atlas of Imaginary Lands
|
[52]
|
Molly Barton
|
Serial Box
|
[52]
|
Jeff Li
|
James Stuart
|
Julian Yap
|
Charles Coleman Finlay |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[52]
|
Irene Gallo |
Art Direction at
Tor Books and
Tor.com
|
[52]
|
Catherine McIlwaine |
Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth exhibition
|
[52]
|
2020
|
Ebony Elizabeth Thomas* |
The Dark Fantastic: Race and the Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games (
New York University Press)
|
[53]
|
Charles Coleman Finlay |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[53]
|
Leslie S. Klinger |
The New Annotated H.P. Lovecraft: Beyond Arkham (
Liveright)
|
[53]
|
Ellen Oh |
We Need Diverse Books
|
[53]
|
Sheree Thomas |
Contributions to the genre
|
[53]
|
2021
|
Charles Coleman Finlay* |
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[54]
|
Clive Bloom |
The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic (Palgrave Macmillan)
|
[54]
|
Jo Fletcher |
Jo Fletcher Books
|
[54]
|
Maria Dahvana Headley |
Beowulf: A New Translation (MCD x FSG Originals US/Scribe UK)
|
[54]
|
Jeffrey Andrew Weinstock |
The Monster Theory Reader (
University of Minnesota Press)
|
[54]
|
2022
|
Marjorie Liu*
|
Monstress Volume Six: The Vow (
Image Comics)
|
[55]
|
Sana Takeda*
|
Charlie Jane Anders |
Never Say You Can't Survive (
Tor.com Publishing)
|
[55]
|
Cam Collins
|
Old Gods of Appalachia (podcast)
|
[55]
|
Steve Shell
|
Irene Gallo |
Tor.com
|
[55]
|
William K. Schafer |
Subterranean Press
|
[55]
|
Sheree Thomas |
editing
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction
|
[55]
|
2023
|
Matt Ottley* |
The Tree of Ecstasy and Unbearable Sadness (Dirt Lane Press)
|
[56]
|
Irene Gallo |
Tor.com
|
[56]
|
Kelly Link
|
Small Beer Press
|
[56]
|
Gavin Grant
|
Tim Lebbon
|
Without Walls (
PS Publishing)
|
[56]
|
Daniele Serra
|
Fiona Moore |
Management Lessons from Game of Thrones: Organization Theory and Strategy in Westeros (
Edward Elgar Publishing)
|
[56]
|