Awards: M.R. Carey wins World Fantasy best novel for Once Was Willem
The 2026 awards were presented on October 25 in Oakland, California, with Clive Barker and Joyce Carol Oates receiving life-achievement honours.
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The 2026 awards were presented on October 25 in Oakland, California, with Clive Barker and Joyce Carol Oates receiving life-achievement honours.
M.R. Carey’s Once Was Willem won Best Novel at the 2026 World Fantasy Awards. The awards were presented on October 25 in Oakland, California, during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention.
| Category | Recipient | Winning work or recognition |
|---|---|---|
| Best Novel | M.R. Carey | Once Was Willem |
| Best Long Fiction | Eden Royce | Psychopomp & Circumstance |
| Best Short Fiction | Renan Bernardo | “The Hungry Mouth at the Edge of Space and the Goddess Knitting at Home” |
| Best Anthology | Julie C. Day, Carina Bissett and Craig Laurance Gidney, editors | Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology |
| Best Collection | Thomas Ha | Uncertain Sons and Other Stories |
| Best Artist |
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| Special Award – Professional | Jaymee Goh, Jill Roberts and Jacob Weisman | For Tachyon Publications |
| Special Award – Non-Professional | Wendy Wagner | For Nightmare |
Clive Barker and Joyce Carol Oates received the Life Achievement Awards.
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