The IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award (short: Crawford Award) is a literary award given to a writer whose first fantasy book was published during the preceding calendar year. It's one of several awards presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts (IAFA) and is presented at the International Conference of the Fantastic in the Arts each March in Orlando.
In order to be eligible, a title must be the author’s first fantasy book; it is permissible for an author active in different genres to be submitted, so long as it is their first fantasy book. In addition to novels and novellas, collections of poetry, short stories, and fiction aimed at younger readers are all eligible.
The Prize was conceived and established with the help of Andre Norton, who continued to sponsor it for many years. The award is named after the publisher and editor William L. Crawford (1911-1984). It was administered by noted Locus reviewer, Gary K. Wolfe from 1985 to 2023. As of 2026, the administrator is critic Farah Mendlesohn.
Winners and finalists
Year Author Work 1985 * Moonheart 1986 * Things Invisible to See 1987 * Serpent Mage Not Wanted on the Voyage Song of Kali Tailchaser's Song 1988 * Reindeer Moon Lincoln's Dreams Rumors of Spring Teot's War War for the Oaks 1989 * Walkabout Woman Deserted Cities of the Heart Dragon Prince Second Sight Sheepfarmer's Daughter 1990 * Silk Road Child of the Grove Contrarywise Dictionary of the Khazars Fool on the Hill Mermaid's Song 1991 * Winter of the World trilogy Expecting Someone Taller In Between Dragons Sunder, Eclipse & Seed Walker of Worlds 1992 * Moonwise On the Road to Baghdad 1993 * Flying in Place Divina Trace Griffin and Sabine 1994 * Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound Dragon Sword and Wind Child Lost Souls Owl in Love 1995 * Gun, with Occasional Music 1996 * 1997 * Black Wine Egg Dancing Mordred's Curse Waking Beauty When FOX is a Thousand 1998 * Mistress of Spices Into the Forest Skyknife Celestial Dogs Children of Amarid Iron Dawn Merlin's Gift Mordred's Curse 1999 * Children of Amarid Daughter of the Blood Brown Girl in the Ring Green Rider Prophets for the End of Time Raven Stole the Moon Song of the Silence: The Tale of Lanen Kaelar 2000 * Black Jewels Trilogy Rhapsody: Child of Blood Code of Conduct King Rat Shiva 3000 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * Fires of the Faithful Summerland 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 20th Century Ghosts Bear Daughter Fly by Night In the Palace of Repose Melusine Spotted Lily Vellum 2007 * Map of Dreams In the Forest of Forgetting Skinny Dipping in the Lake of the Dead: Stories Temeraire 2008 * One for Sorrow Flora Segunda God Is Dead Portable Childhoods 2009 * Pandemonium Alive in Necropolis Superpowers Thunderer Last Dragon 2010 * § § Living with Ghosts 2011 * Redemption in Indigo § Mr. Shivers § Zoo City Crossing Over 2012 * Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti Of Blood and Honey Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2013 * Jagganath: Stories Seraphina Throne of the Crescent Moon Rituals Ancient, Ancient 2014 * Conservation of Shadows Rupetta 2015 * Spirits Abroad * Fire in the Unnameable Country Boundary Problems 2016 * 2017 * All the Birds in the Sky Marginalia to Stone Bird Maresi Greener Pastures 2018 * Her Body and Other Parties Winter Tide Spellhaven 2019 * Armed in Her Fashion Half-Witch Trail of Lightning 2020 * Gideon the Ninth Silver in the Wood 2021 * Night Roll Everyone on the Moon Is Essential Personnel Flyaway In Veritas Beneath the Rising 2022 * Midnight Doorways: Fables from Pakistan On Fragile Waves Never Have I Ever 2023 * Wrath Goddess Sing 2024 * Summer Fishing in Lapland Dry Land Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon Ink Blood Sister Scribe 2025 * (text) (art) (translation) Elephants in Bloom Rare Birds (text) Blood of the Old Kings (translation) Someone You Can Build a Nest In 2026 * Call and Response Sour Cherry Aunt Tigress Audition for the Fox
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References
External links Locus SF Awards Overview IAFA Award Recipients 1985 - present