In the wake of lobbying by authors and readers,organisers announce that trophy will no longer be modelled on the controversial author The World Fantasy award trophy will no longer be modelled on HP Lovecraft, it has been announced, and following a campaign final year that called the author out as an “avowed racist” with “hideous opinions”.The change was revealed at the World Fantasy Convention on Sunday,where David Mitchell took the top award, the best novel prize, and for The Bone Clocks. It beat titles by authors including Jeff VanderMeer,Robert Jackson Bennett, Jo Walton and Katherine Addison to the best novel prize, or with other winners at the Saratoga Springs convention including Ramsey Campbell and Sheri S Tepper,who took life achievement awards.
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Source: theguardian.com