Se han dado a conocer los finalistas de los premios World Fantasy de este año, son los siguientes:
Mejor novela
- The Reformatory, Tananarive Due (Saga; Titan UK)
- The Possibilities, Yael Goldstein-Love (Random House)
- Starling House, Alix E. Harrow (Tor; Tor UK)
- Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon, Wole Talabi (DAW; Gollancz)
- Looking Glass Sound, Catriona Ward (Viper; Nightfire)
- Witch King, Martha Wells (Tordotcom)
Mejor novela corta
- The Crane Husband, Kelly Barnhill (Tordotcom)
- Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher (Tor; Titan UK)
- “Prince Hat Underground”, Kelly Link (White Cat, Black Dog)
- “Half the House Is Haunted”, Josh Malerman (Spin a Black Yarn)
- A Season of Monstrous Conceptions, Lina Rather (Tordotcom)
- Mammoths at the Gates, Nghi Vo (Tordotcom)
Mejor relato corto
- “How to Raise a Kraken in Your Bathtub”, P. Djèlí Clark
(Uncanny 1-2/23) - “Once Upon a Time at The Oakmont”, P. A. Cornell (Fantasy 10/23)
- “John Hollowback and the Witch”, Amal El-Mohtar (The Book of Witches)
- “Waystation City”, A. T. Greenblatt (Uncanny 1-2/23)
- “The Sound of Children Screaming”, Rachael K. Jones (Nightmare 10/23)
- “Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood”, Nghi Vo (New Suns 2)
Mejor antología
- Christmas and Other Horrors, Ellen Datlow, ed. (Titan UK)
- Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume One, Stephen Kotowych, ed. (Ansible)
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023, R.F. Kuang & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Mariner)
- Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror, Jordan Peele & John Joseph Adams, eds. (Random House; Picador)
- The Book of Witches, Jonathan Strahan, ed. (Harper
Voyager US; Harper Voyager UK)
Mejor colección
- The Essential Peter S. Beagle, Volumes 1 & 2, Peter S. Beagle (Tachyon)
- The Fortunate Isles, Lisa L. Hannett (Egaeus)
- White Cat, Black Dog, Kelly Link (Random House; Ad Astra)
- No One Will Come Back for Us and Other Stories, Premee Mohamed (Undertow)
- Jackal, Jackal, Tobi Ogundiran (Undertow)
- Jewel Box, E. Lily Yu (Erewhon)
Mejor artista
- Audrey Benjaminsen
- Rovina Cai
- Stefan Koidl
- Charles Vess
- Alyssa Winans
Premio especial profesional
- Bill Campbell, por Rosarium Books
- E. M. Carroll, por A Guest in the House (First Second)
- M. John Harrison, por Wish I Was Here: An Anti-Memoir (Serpent’s Tail; Saga; 9/24)
- Stephen Jones, por The Weird Tales Boys (PS)
- Liza Groen Trombi, por Locus
Premio especial no profesional
- Scott H. Andrews, por Beneath Ceaseless Skies
- Trevor Kennedy, por Phantasmagoria
- Brian J. Showers, por Swan River Press
- Lynne M. Thomas & Michael Damian Thomas, por Uncanny
- Julian Yap & Fran Wilde, por The Sunday Morning Transport
¡Enhorabuena a los nominados!