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1981 Balrog Awards

Where & When: Fool-Con IV
Eligibility Year: 1980
(Remarks below)


NOVEL
  • The Wounded Land, Stephen R. Donaldson (Ballantine Del Rey)
  • Ariosto, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro (Pocket)
  • Firelord, Parke Godwin (Doubleday)
  • Firestarter, Stephen King (Viking)
  • Kill the Dead, Tanith Lee (DAW)
  • Lord Valentine's Castle, Robert Silverberg (F&SF; Nov,Dec 1979, Jan,Feb 1980)
  • The Lost Legion, H. Warner Munn
  • On Wings of Song, Thomas M. Disch (F&SF; Feb,Mar,Apr 1979)
  • The Orphan, Robert Stallman (Pocket)
  • The Parasite, Ramsey Campbell (Macmillan)
  • The Shadow of the Torturer, Gene Wolfe (Simon & Schuster)
  • Shadowland, Peter Straub (Coward, McCann & Geoghegan)
  • The Silver Sun, Nancy Springer (Pocket)
  • The Snow Queen, Joan D. Vinge (The Dial Press/Quantum)
  • The Vampire Tapestry, Suzy McKee Charnas (Simon & Schuster)
  • SHORT FICTION
  • "The Web of the Magi", Richard Cowper (F&SF; Jun 1980)
  • "The Brave Little Toaster", Thomas M. Disch (F&SF; Aug 1980)
  • "Call for the Dead", Glen Cook (F&SF; Jul 1980)
  • "Children of the Kingdom", T. E. D. Klein (Dark Forces*)
  • "Feesters in the Lake", Bob Leman (F&SF; Oct 1980)
  • "A Matter of Ceremony", Sharon Lee (Amazing May 1980)
  • "Nothing in the Dark", George Clayton Johnson
  • "A Penny For Your Thoughts", George Clayton Johnson
  • "The Ugly Chickens", Howard Waldrop (Universe 10*)
  • COLLECTION/ANTHOLOGY
  • Unfinished Tales, J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by Christopher Tolkien (Allen & Unwin)
  • Amazons!, Jessica Amanda Salmonson, ed. (DAW 1979)
  • Basilisk, Ellen Kushner, ed. (Ace)
  • Dark Forces, Kirby McCauley, ed. (Viking)
  • Dragons of Light, Orson Scott Card, ed. (Ace)
  • Heroes and Horrors, Fritz Leiber, edited by Stuart David Schiff (Whispers Press 1978)
  • The Keeper's Price, Marion Zimmer Bradley, ed. (DAW)
  • New Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, Ramsey Campbell, ed. (Arkham House)
  • New Terrors 1, Ramsey Campbell, ed. (Pan)
  • San Diego Lightfoot Sue, Tom Reamy (EarthLight Publishers)
  • Shadows 2, Charles L. Grant, ed. (Doubleday 1979)
  • Tales from the Vulgar Unicorn, Robert Lynn Asprin, ed. (Ace)
  • Writing for the Twilight Zone, George Clayton Johnson, edited by Frederick J. Mayer
  • The Year's Best Horror Stories: Series VIII, Karl Edward Wagner, ed. (DAW)
  • POET
  • H. Warner Munn
  • Joseph Payne Brennan
  • Thomas M. Egan
  • Steve Eng
  • Frederick Mayer
  • Diana Paxson
  • Stephanie Stearns
  • ARTIST
  • Frank Frazetta
  • Alicia Austin
  • Thomas Canty
  • Toss Chandler
  • Stephen E. Fabian
  • Don Maitz
  • Rowena Morrill
  • Real Musgrave
  • J. K. Potter
  • Judy King Rieniets
  • Michael Whelan
  • Bernie Wrightson
  • AMATEUR PUBLICATION
  • Fantasy Newsletter
  • Dragonfields
  • Eldritch Tales
  • Fantasy
  • Fantasy Tales
  • Locus
  • Lovecraft Studies
  • Rehupa
  • Science Fiction Review
  • Shayol
  • Space and Time
  • Weird Tales Collector
  • Weirdbook
  • Whispers
  • PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION
  • F&SF;
  • Amazing
  • Asimov's
  • Fangoria
  • Heavy Metal
  • Omni
  • Starlog
  • Whispers Press
  • Writing for the Twilight Zone, George Clayton Johnson, edited by Frederick J. Mayer
  • AMATEUR ACHIEVEMENT
  • Paul C. & Susan Allen (for Fantasy Newsletter)
  • Gerry de la Ree (for fantasy art books)
  • Charles de Lint (for editing Dragonfields)
  • Robert Frazier (for promoting sf/fantasy verse)
  • Kathy Hammel (for Fantasy Artists Network)
  • Marc Michaud (for Necronomicon Press)
  • Charles R. Saunders (for work with Small Press Writers & Artists Organization)
  • Stuart David Schiff (for Whispers)
  • Robert Weinberg (for Weird Tales Collector and Weird Menaces)
  • PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT
  • George Lucas (for contributions, including the Star Wars saga)
  • Jeffrey Elliot (for articles and interviews)
  • Harlan Ellison (for contributions to fantasy literature)
  • Frank Kelly Freas & Polly Freas (for life work in the field of fantasy)
  • Donald M. Grant (for publication of fine fantasy works)
  • David G. Hartwell (for editing at Gregg Press, Pocket Books, and r)
  • Stephen King (for popularizing horror/fantasy fiction)
  • Fritz Leiber (for a lifetime of fiction writing)
  • H. Warner Munn (for a lifetime of writing contributions)
  • Christopher Tolkien (for publishing his father's work)
  • Tim Underwood & Chuck Miller (for publishing efforts)
  • Karl Edward Wagner (for his Kane series and editing)
  • Kirby McCauley (for editing Dark Forces)
  • SF FILM HALL OF FAME
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • Alien
  • A Clockwork Orange
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  • Dark Star
  • The Day the Earth Stood Still
  • Forbidden Planet
  • Invasion of the Body Snatchers
  • "The Lathe of Heaven"
  • Metropolis
  • Silent Running
  • Superman: The Movie
  • Things to Come
  • The War of the Worlds
  • FANTASY FILM HALL OF FAME
  • The Wizard of Oz
  • Bambi
  • The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
  • Dracula
  • The Empire Strikes Back
  • King Kong
  • The Lord of the Rings
  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  • Superman: The Movie
  • The Thief of Baghdad
  • Watership Down
  • Wizards
  • SPECIAL
  • Jorge Luis Borges
  • Fritz Leiber
  • Remarks:
    judges determine lifetime awards to leiber, borges



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