The British Fantasy Awards (BFA) are awarded annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS), first in 1976. Prior to that they were known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards (see August Derleth Award). First awarded in 1972 (to The Knight of Swords by Michael Moorcock) only for novels, the number of award categories increased and in 1976 the BFS renamed them collectively to the British Fantasy Awards. As of 2023 the award categories are: Best Fantasy Novel (the Robert Holdstock Award) Best Horror Novel (the August Derleth Award) Best Novella Best Short Fiction Best Anthology Best Collection Magazine/Periodical Best Independent Press Best Artist Best Audio Best Non-Fiction Best Newcomer (the Sydney J. Bounds Award) The Karl Edward Wagner Award for "important contribution to the genre or the Society" is given at the discretion of the BFS committee.The membership of the BFS vote to determine the shortlists of the awards, the winners being decided by juries. Source: Wikipedia (en)