The International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts honored the winners of the following awards at their annual conference held March 16-20. (Some award winners were named ahead of the conference.)

THE CRAWFORD AWARD

[Presented annually by the IAFA for a first book of fantasy.] Previously announced in February.

• Usman T. Malik for his story collection Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan (Kitab).

THE JAMIE BISHOP MEMORIAL AWARD

[For a work of scholarship written in a language other than English.]

• Szilvia Gellai

THE ROBERT A. COLLINS SERVICE AWARD

[A special award presented to an officer, board member, or division head for outstanding service to the organization.]

• Jim Casey

THE DAVID G. HARTWELL EMERGING SCHOLAR AWARD

[For an outstanding student paper.] 

• Iuliia Ibragimova 

IAFA DISTINGUISHED SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

[An annual career award, presented annually since 1986, recognizing distinguished contributions to the scholarship and criticism of the fantastic.]

• Farah Mendlesohn