The judges for the 2016 World Fantasy Awards, for work published in 2015, have now been empanelled. They are: Laird Barron, Rani Graff, Elaine Isaak, Kay Kenyon, and Konrad Walewski. The judges read and consider eligible materials between the date of this letter and June 1, 2016.

The trophies will be presented to the winners at the convention, to be held Thursday, October 27 through Sunday, October 30, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency, 350 N. High Street; Columbus, OH 43215, USA.

An attending membership through April 14 costs $225, which does not include the Awards Banquet, tickets for which must be purchased separately.  Banquet tickets will be available in July.  Information and forms can be found on the convention website at http://worldfantasy2016.org/  The con’s email is:  info@worldfantasy2016.org

All questions pertaining to the convention should be directed to the Convention Chair.

Questions concerning eligibility, the judges, and the awards administration may be sent to Peter Dennis Pautz SFExecSec@gmail.com.