And one more, actually! Shona Kinsella presents the Legends of Fantasycon award in recognition of contribution to the convention, to Chloe Yates

It’s presented to Jane Johnson

And the final award for the night is the Karl Edward Wagner award for contribution to the community, decided by the BFS committee. David Green readies the announcement…

And the winner is Kell Woods, accepted on their behalf by Titan Books’ George Sandison

Nominees for The Robert Holdstock Award for best fantasy novel: Daughters of Nicnevin by Shona Kinsella Magic, Maps and Mischief by David Green A Song of Legends Lost by MH Ayinde The Outcast Mage by Annabel Campbell Grace Empire by Richard Swan Upon a Starlit Tide by Kell Woods

And the winner is Newcon Press, accepted on their behalf by Neil Williamson

Nominations for best independent press: Flame Tree Press Luna Press Black Shuck Books Newcon Press

And the winner is Shadow Jack, CL Hellisen

Nominees for best short story: Godzilla As A Young Man Named Mike, E M Faulds Shadow Jack, CL Hellisen No One Knows the Old Ways Anymore and It Will Be The End of Everything, LJ McMenemy Down Street, James Bennett

And the winner is Nigerian Speculative Fiction: Evolution, Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke, accepted on their behalf by Lauren McMenemy

The Full Lid, Alasdair Stuart, edited by Marguerite Kenner Britain’s Folklore Year: A seasonal journey through our customs, celebrations and rituals, Mark Norman The Ecological Imaginary in Literature and Other Media: The Nature of Fantasy, Kevan Manwaring

Nominations for best non-fiction: Writing The Magic: Essays on Crafting Fantasy Fiction, Dan Coxon & Richard V Hirst Spec Fic and the Politics of Identity: Finding the Self in Other, Eugen Bacon Nigerian Speculative Fiction: Evolution, Chukwunonso Ezeiyoke (1/2)

And the winner is Amal el-Mohtar

Nominees for best novella: The River Has Roots, by Amal el-Mohtar Walking a Wounded Land by Andrew Knighton Fate’s Bane by CL Clark The Nga’phandileh Whisperer by Eugen Bacon

Best audio work (fiction) nominees: The Shape of Monsters, CL Hellisen The Tiny Bookcase Podcastle Pseudopod

MK Hardy announces the winners of this year’s short story competition. The winner is The Silent City Spoke by Carl Bell. Stay tuned to our blog for full details.