The August Derleth Award is one of the British Fantasy Awards bestowed annually by the British Fantasy Society. The award is named after the American writer and editor August Derleth. It was inaugurated in 1972 for the best novel of the year, was not awarded in 2011, and was resumed in 2012 for the best horror novel of the year.

Winners

The August Derleth Award was conferred 45 times in 46 years to 2017, including 39 times to 2010 for the best novel of the year. Its multiple winners include Ramsey Campbell (6), Graham Joyce (5), Michael Moorcock and Stephen King (4). Source: August Derleth Award, Worlds Without End (worldswithoutend.com)

Best novel of the year (1972–2010)

* 1972 ''The Knight of the Swords'', Michael Moorcock * 1973 ''The King of the Swords'', Michael Moorcock * 1974 ''

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'', Poul Anderson * 1975 ''The Sword and the Stallion'', Michael Moorcock * 1976 ''The Hollow Lands'', Michael Moorcock * 1977 '' The Dragon and the George'', Gordon R. Dickson * 1978 '' A Spell for Chameleon'', Piers Anthony * 1979 '' The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever'',

Stephen R. Donaldson Stephen Reeder Donaldson (born May 13, 1947) is an American fantasy, science fiction and mystery novelist, most famous for ''The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant'', his ten-novel fantasy series. His work is characterized by psychological complexity ...

* 1980 '' Death's Master'', Tanith Lee * 1981 ''To Wake the Dead'', Ramsey Campbell * 1982 '' Cujo'',

Stephen King Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high s ...

* 1983 '' The Sword of the Lictor'', Gene Wolfe * 1984 '' Floating Dragon'', Peter Straub * 1985 ''Incarnate'', Ramsey Campbell * 1986 '' The Ceremonies'',

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* 1987 '' It'', Stephen King * 1988 '' The Hungry Moon'', Ramsey Campbell * 1989 ''The Influence'', Ramsey Campbell * 1990 ''Carrion Comfort'', Dan Simmons * 1991 ''Midnight Sun'', Ramsey Campbell * 1992 ''Outside the Dog Museum'', Jonathan Carroll * 1993 ''Dark Sister'', Graham Joyce * 1994 ''The Long Lost'', Ramsey Campbell * 1995 '' Only Forward'', Michael Marshall Smith * 1996 ''Requiem'', Graham Joyce * 1997 ''

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'', Graham Joyce * 1998 ''Light Errant'', Chaz Brenchley * 1999 ''

Bag of Bones ''Bag of Bones'' is a 1998 horror novel by American writer Stephen King. It focuses on an author who suffers severe writer's block and delusions at an isolated lake house four years after the death of his wife. It won the 1999 Bram Stoker Awar ...

'', Stephen King * 2000 ''Indigo'', Graham Joyce * 2001 '' Perdido Street Station'', China Miéville * 2002 '' The Night of the Triffids'', Simon Clark * 2003 '' The Scar'', China Miéville * 2004 ''Full Dark House'', Christopher Fowler * 2005 '' Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower'', Stephen King * 2006 '' Anansi Boys'',

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* 2007 ''Dusk'', Tim Lebbon * 2008 ''The Grin of the Dark'', Ramsey Campbell * 2009 ''Memoirs of a Master Forger'', William Heaney (Graham Joyce) * 2010 ''One'', Conrad Williams

Best horror novel (2012–present)

* 2012 '' The Ritual'', Adam Nevill * 2013 '' Last Days'', Adam Nevill * 2014 '' The Shining Girls'', Lauren Beukes * 2015 '' No One Gets Out Alive'', Adam Nevill * 2016 '' Rawblood'', Catriona Ward * 2017 ''

Disappearance at Devil's Rock ''Disappearance at Devil's Rock'' is a horror novel by American writer Paul G. Tremblay. The novel received the 2017 British Fantasy Award for best horror novel. It was nominated for the Horror Writers Association's Bram Stoker Award for Nove ...

'', Paul G. Tremblay * 2018 '' The Changeling'', Victor LaValle * 2019 ''Little Eve'', Catriona Ward * 2020 ''The Reddening'', Adam Nevill * 2021 '' Mexican Gothic'', by

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References

{{Reflist English literary awards British speculative fiction awards Awards established in 1972 1972 establishments in the United Kingdom