The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2025 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2026 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for October 22-25, 2026 in Oakland CA. The World Fantasy Awards finalists are:Best NovelAudition for the Fox , Martin Cahill (Tachyon), Martin Cahill (Tachyon) Once Was Willem , M.R. (Essential Dreams) The Best Weird Fiction of the Year: Volume 1 , Michael Kelly, ed. (Undertow) Year’s Best Canadian Fantasy & Science Fiction: Volume Three , Stephen Kotowych, ed.