British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)
British Fantasy Society
Presented annually by the British Fantasy Society as part of the British Fantasy Awards, this category honors the best fantasy novel of the year, recognizing outstanding achievement in fantasy fiction as voted by society members and convention attendees.
Latest winner · 2026
- Upon a Starlit Tide · Kell Woods
Next · expected May 2027
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2026
- Won
- Shortlisted
- Daughters of NicnevinShortlisted
Shona Kinsella
- Grave EmpireShortlisted
Richard Swan
- Shortlisted
- The Outcast MageShortlisted
Annabel Campbell
2025
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A Shadow Over Haven
- FathomfolkShortlisted
Eliza Chan
- Shortlisted
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2024
- Won
- A Day of Fallen NightShortlisted
Samantha Shannon
- Shortlisted
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2023
- Won
- Cast Long ShadowsShortlisted
Cat Hellisen
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- The Bone OrchardShortlisted
Sara A. Mueller
- Shortlisted
2022
- Won
- SistersongShortlisted
Lucy Holland
- The Black CoastShortlisted
Mike Brooks
- Shortlisted
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This is Our Undoing
2021
- Won
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- Dark RiverShortlisted
Rym Kechacha
- The Bone Shard DaughterShortlisted
Andrea Stewart
- Shortlisted
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2020
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2019
- Won
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- Priest of BonesShortlisted
Peter McLean
- Shortlisted
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2018
- Won
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- The Court of Broken KnivesShortlisted
Anna Smith Spark
- Under the Pendulum SunShortlisted
Jeannette Ng
2017
- Won
- The High King's VengeanceShortlisted
Steven Poore
- Shortlisted
- The Summer GoddessShortlisted
Joanne Hall
2016
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2015
- Won
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- BreedShortlisted
K. T. Davies
- Shortlisted
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- The Relic GuildShortlisted
Edward Cox
2014
- Won
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- The Glass RepublicShortlisted
Tom Pollock
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2013
- Won
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2012
- Won
Frequently asked questions
- Who won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) in 2026?
- “Upon a Starlit Tide” by Kell Woods won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) in 2026.
- Who are the most recent British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) winners?
- 2026: “Upon a Starlit Tide” by Kell Woods; 2025: “Masquerade” by O. O. Sangoyomi; 2024: “Talonsister” by Jen Williams; 2023: “The Spear Cuts Through Water” by Simon Jimenez; 2022: “She Who Became the Sun” by Shelley Parker-Chan.
- Has anyone won the British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) more than once?
- Yes - 1 author has: Jen Williams (2018, 2019, 2024).