Congratulations to Canada's , who won the 2008 World Fantasy Award for his novel Ysabel. The prize was awarded Sunday, November 2nd in Calgary. I was in attendance when Kay, obviously moved, gave a touching and heartfelt acceptance speech, stating "fantasy is currently experiencing a golden age".
Other winners included 's Illyria (Best Novella), Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by (Best Anthology), Singing of Mount Abora by from the anthology Logorrhea (Best Short Story), and Tiny Deaths by (Best Collection). and were honoured with Lifetime Achievement Awards.
A complete list of winners and nominees in all categories may be found here.
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