Comments: In 1989, the World Fantasy awards recognized Evangeline Walton, one of my favorite authors, for her lifetime achievement. Her adaptation of the Mabinogion into a set of four fantasy novels was one of the formative reading experiences of my life, and after Tolkien was one of the biggest influences that sparked my love of mythology, in her case, my love of Celtic and Welsh mythology. Consequently, I believe that her award here was not only well-deserved, but long overdue.
In the other award categories, the winners seem to generally be well-deserved, although I have always been quite surprised that George R.R. Martin's The Skin Trade, as good as it is, was able to beat out Jane Yolen's harrowing The Devil's Arithmetic for the Best Novella award.
Best Novel
Koko by Peter Straub
Other Nominees:
The Drive-In by Joe R. Lansdale
Fade by Robert Cormier
The Last Coin by James P. Blaylock
The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
Sleeping In Flame by Jonathan Carroll
Best Novella
The Skin Trade by George R.R. Martin
Other Nominees:
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane Yolen
The Gardener by Sheri S. Tepper
The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter by Lucius Shepard
Best Short Fiction
Winter Solstice, Camelot Station by John M. Ford
Other Nominees:
Life of Buddha by Lucius Shepard
Metastasis by Dan Simmons
Night They Missed the Horror Show by Joe R. Lansdale
Best Anthology
The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Other Nominees:
Night Visions 6 edited by Paul J. Mikol
Prime Evil edited by Douglas E. Winter
Silver Scream edited by David J. Schow
Best Collection
(tie) Angry Candy by Harlan Ellison
(tie) Storeys from the Old Hotel by Gene Wolfe
Other Nominees:
The Blood Kiss by Dennis Etchison
Cabal by Clive Barker
Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories by Charles Beaumont, edited by Roger Anker
The Knight and Knave of Swords by Fritz Leiber
Lifetime Achievement
Evangeline Walton
Other Nominees:
None
Best Artist
Edward Gorey
Other Nominees:
Jill Bauman
Thomas Canty
Don Maitz
Harry O. Morris
Phil Parks
Special Award, Professional
(tie) Robert Weinberg
(tie) Terri Windling
Other Nominees:
Ellen Datlow
Dean R. Koontz
Paul Mikol and Scot Stadalsky
Special Award, Non-Professional
Kristine Kathryn Rusch and Dean Wesley Smith
Other Nominees:
Carl T. Ford
Peggy Nadramia
Paul F. Olson
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Go to subsequent year's nominees: 1990
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