World Fantasy Awards 1993: Complete list of winners

The 1993 World Fantasy Awards celebrated some of the genre’s most imaginative voices, with Tim Powers’ Last Call taking home the prize for Best Novel. Powers’ sprawling tale of poker, magic, and California mythology proved that the World Fantasy Awards—one of the field’s most prestigious honors since its inception—continued to recognize works that blurred the boundaries between literary fiction and speculative storytelling. The novelist’s win reflected a year in which the awards honored boundary-pushing narratives across multiple categories, from novella-length works to short fiction that demonstrated the genre’s remarkable range.

Peter Straub’s novella “The Ghost Village” earned recognition in its category, while Joe Haldeman’s short story “Graves” and the collection Still Dead (edited by Mark V. Ziesing) rounded out the fiction winners. This particular year’s selections highlighted a fascinating cross-section of the World Fantasy Award’s commitments: recognizing established masters like Powers and Straub alongside newer voices pushing the genre forward. The 1993 World Fantasy Awards ceremony underscored how the genre was evolving, with winners drawing from horror, literary experimentation, and speculative imagination in equal measure.

Below, you’ll find the complete list of 1993 World Fantasy Awards winners across all major categories.

Best Novel

• Last Call by Tim Powers

Best Novella

• “The Ghost Village” by Peter Straub

Best Short Fiction

• “Graves” by Joe Haldeman
• Still Dead(Mark V. Ziesing) by “This Year’s Class Picture”