This is part of my ongoing series on using Awards Lists as a RA tool. Click here for all posts in the series in reverse chronological order. Click here for the first post which outlines the details how to use awards lists as a RA tool.
In the last week, 2 major Fantasy awards lists were announced. These announcements combined with the August issue of Booklist magazine with its spotlight on SF/F/H about to drop means it is a great time to promote your fantasy collections.
Those two awards are:
- The World Fantasy Awards. Current nominees are here. The database of past nominees and winners is here.
- British Fantasy Awards: Current nominees are here. The database of past nominees and winners is here.
You should be looking at these award lists, and any other Fantasy award nominees from the last 2-5 years for your collection development, displays, and suggestions. You can click here for the Locus Online database of all speculative fiction awards to access more titles.
Fantasy is also a great end of summer display idea in general. As summer ends, people can still escape somewhere through a Fantasy story, whether they take a vacation or are staying home. Pitch it is as "escape" and get out a wide variety of speculative titles. Awards lists from the last few years are a great resource to help you have a wide assortment of titles for people to choose from.
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| British Fantasy Award |
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| World Fantasy Award |
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