Literary prize decreed as from 1972 by the British Fantasy Society and rewarding for works of Fantasy. Allotted to published works the previous year, the Prix British Fantasy is also a homage to the writer August Derleth. In the category “Romance”, the price is named besides August Derleth Award .

The winner gains an ivory statue which represents Cthulhu, creature imagined by Howard Philips Lovecraft.

Prizes winner

(novel category: August Derleth Award )

• 1972 : the Knight of the swords (Michael Moorcock)

• 1973: the King of the swords (Michael Moorcock)
• 1974: Saga de Hrolf Kraki (Poul Anderson)
• 1975: the Sword and the standard (Michael Moorcock)
• 1976: hollow Grounds (Michael Moorcock)
• 1977: the Dragon and the Georges (Gordon Rupert Dickson)
• 1978: the Moons for chameleon (Piers Anthony)
• 1979: Chronicles of Thomas the incrédule (Stephen R. Donaldson)
• 1980: the Master of dead the (Tanith Lee)
• 1981: To Wake the Dead (Ramsey Campbell)
• 1982: Cujo (Stephen King)
• 1983: the Sword of the lictor (Gene Wolfe)
• 1984: the floating Dragon (Peter Straub)
• 1985: Incarnate (Ramsey Campbell)
• 1986: The Ceremonies (Theodore Eibon Donald Klein)
• 1987: That (Stephen King)
• 1988: the famished Moon (Ramsey Campbell)
• 1989: Envoûtement (Ramsey Campbell)
• 1990: the Chess-board of the evil (daN Simmons)
• 1991: Midnight sun (Ramsey Campbell)
• 1992: Outside the Dog Museum (Jonathan Carroll)
• 1993: Witch, my sister (Graham Joyce)
• 1994: The Long Lost (Ramsey Campbell)
• 1995: fast Forward movement (Michael Marshall Smith)
• 1996: Requiem (Graham Joyce)
• 1997: the Interceptor of nightmares (Graham Joyce)
• 1998: Tower off the King' S Daughter (Chaz Brenchley)
• 1999: Bag of bone (Stephen King)
• 2000: Indigo (Graham Joyce)
• 2001: Perdido Street Station (Clouded Miéville)
• 2002: The Night off the Triffids (Simon Clark)
• 2003: Scarified the (Miéville Clouded)
• 2004: Full Dark House (Christopher Fowler)
• 2005: the Tower sinks (Stephen King)