August Derleth Award

The August Derleth Award is one of the British Fantasy Awards bestowed annually by the British Fantasy Society. The award is named after the American writer and editor August Derleth. It was inaugurated in 1972 for the best novel of the year, was not awarded in 2011, and was resumed in 2012 for the best horror novel of the year.

Winners
The August Derleth Award was conferred 45 times in 46 years to 2017, including 39 times to 2010 for the best novel of the year. Its multiple winners include Ramsey Campbell (6), Graham Joyce (5), Michael Moorcock and Stephen King (4). Source: August Derleth Award, Worlds Without End (worldswithoutend.com)

Best novel of the year (1972–2010)

 * 1972 The Knight of the Swords, Michael Moorcock
 * 1973 The King of the Swords, Michael Moorcock
 * 1974 Hrolf Kraki's Saga, Poul Anderson
 * 1975 The Sword and the Stallion, Michael Moorcock
 * 1976 The Hollow Lands, Michael Moorcock
 * 1977 The Dragon and the George, Gordon R. Dickson
 * 1978 A Spell for Chameleon, Piers Anthony
 * 1979 The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, the Unbeliever, Stephen R. Donaldson
 * 1980 Death's Master, Tanith Lee
 * 1981 To Wake the Dead, Ramsey Campbell
 * 1982 Cujo, Stephen King
 * 1983 The Sword of the Lictor, Gene Wolfe
 * 1984 Floating Dragon, Peter Straub
 * 1985 Incarnate, Ramsey Campbell
 * 1986 The Ceremonies, T. E. D. Klein
 * 1987 It, Stephen King
 * 1988 The Hungry Moon, Ramsey Campbell
 * 1989 The Influence, Ramsey Campbell
 * 1990 Carrion Comfort, Dan Simmons
 * 1991 Midnight Sun, Ramsey Campbell
 * 1992 Outside the Dog Museum, Jonathan Carroll
 * 1993 Dark Sister, Graham Joyce
 * 1994 The Long Lost, Ramsey Campbell
 * 1995 Only Forward, Michael Marshall Smith
 * 1996 Requiem, Graham Joyce
 * 1997 The Tooth Fairy, Graham Joyce
 * 1998 Light Errant, Chaz Brenchley
 * 1999 Bag of Bones, Stephen King
 * 2000 Indigo, Graham Joyce
 * 2001 Perdido Street Station, China Miéville
 * 2002 The Night of the Triffids, Simon Clark
 * 2003 The Scar, China Miéville
 * 2004 Full Dark House, Christopher Fowler
 * 2005 Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower, Stephen King
 * 2006 Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman
 * 2007 Dusk, Tim Lebbon
 * 2008 The Grin of the Dark, Ramsey Campbell
 * 2009 Memoirs of a Master Forger, William Heaney (Graham Joyce)
 * 2010 One, Conrad Williams

Best horror novel (2012–present)

 * 2012 The Ritual, Adam Nevill
 * 2013 Last Days, Adam Nevill
 * 2014 The Shining Girls, Lauren Beukes
 * 2015 No One Gets Out Alive, Adam Nevill
 * 2016 Rawblood, Catriona Ward
 * 2017 Disappearance at Devil's Rock, Paul G. Tremblay
 * 2018 The Changeling, Victor LaValle
 * 2019 Little Eve, Catriona Ward
 * 2020 The Reddening, Adam Nevill
 * 2021 Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
 * 2022 The Last House on Needless Street, Catriona Ward