The World Fantasy Awards Administration today released the list of judges for the 2025 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2024.
The judges read and consider eligible materials received by June 1, 2025, the earlier the better.
Awards administration member Peter Dennis Pautz explains: “If, for instance, something is received on May 31 the judges may well have only one day to read it before their deliberations conclude. Anything received after June 1 will receive little or no consideration.”
2025 WORLD FANTASY AWARDS JUDGES
- James Brogden, Apartment 66, New Hampton Lofts; 90 Great Hampton St; Birmingham B18 6EU; United Kingdom; jwbwfa25@outlook.com
Prefers HC, PDF, EPUB (no dropboxes or gdrives)
- Jessica Day George, PO Box 95308; South Jordan, UT 84095; USA; books@jessicadaygeorge.com
Prefers HC, then MOBI, then PDF
- Lee Murray, 14 Orakei Place; Welcome Bay; Tauranga 3112; NEW ZEALAND; leemurraywfa@gmail.com
Prefers EPUB, then HC
- Jonathan Oliver, 1A Frilsham Street; Sutton Courtenay; OX14 4AZ; United Kingdom jowfa25@gmail.com
Prefers HC, MOBI, PDF
- Molly Tanzer, P.O. Box #503; Longmont, CO 80502; USA; molly.tanzer.wfa@gmail.com
Prefers (GREATLY) EPUB, MOBI, then HC
(Judges’ order of preference as listed above: HC=Hard Copy; MOBI=Mobipocket ebook format; EPUB=Electronic Publication; PDF=Portable Document Format; MSWord= Microsoft Word Document)
So that a comprehensive submission list may be kept, a copy should also go to:
Peter Dennis Pautz
World Fantasy Awards Association
3519 Glen Avenue
Palmer PA 18045-5812; USA
SFExecSec@gmail.com
Send materials you wish to be considered by the panel directly to the addresses above, and very importantly, please mark all packages as PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS – NOT FOR SALE OR RESALE – NO COMMERCIAL VALUE — WORLD FANTASY AWARDS MATERIALS.
Qualifications: All books must have been originally published in English in 2024; magazines must have a 2024 cover date; short length stories must have been originally published in English in 2024; only living persons are eligible.
Fantasy Types: All forms of fantasy are eligible, e.g. high, epic, dark, contemporary, YA, literary, horror, etc.
Categories: Life Achievement; Best Novel; Best Novella (10,001 to 40,000 words); Best Short Story; Best Anthology; Best Collection; Best Artist; Special Award—Professional; Special Award—Non‑Professional.
When submitting works shorter than novel length, please provide a word count for the judges’ benefit.
Any work made with any generative AI (Artificial Intelligence) will not be deemed human-created and is thus not eligible for consideration.
Please note that the nominees in the Life Achievement category will not be released, though the winners will be announced well before the awards banquet.
Questions concerning eligibility, the judges, and the awards administration may be sent to Pautz’ attention. All questions pertaining to the convention should be directed to the Convention Chair.
The awards will be presented at the convention, to be held at the Doubletree by Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel (Kings Rd; Brighton, BN1 2FU; UK) from 30 October through 2 November, 2025.
Until January 31, attending membership costs £175 which does not include the Awards Banquet, tickets for which must be purchased separately. Online memberships are £75. Supporting memberships are £50. Discounts are available for BFS members, full-time students, Children under 16, and the like; see the website. Banquet tickets are available from the shop section of the website, but the menu will be confirmed closer to the date of the convention. Information and online registration can be found on the convention website.
[Based on a press release.]