World Fantasy Awards Association President Peter Dennis Pautz has announced the identities of the judges for the 2014 World Fantasy Awards (for works published in 2013). The Gahan Wilson-designed trophies will be presented to the winners at the World Fantasy Convention, which is being held at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, Virginia (metro Washington, DC), 6-9 November 2014.

Material for consideration for the awards must be sent to all the judges, as well as the World Fantasy Awards Association president (see addresses, below), and must be marked “Promotional Materials—Not for Sale or Resale—No Commercial Value—World Fantasy Awards Materials.” To be considered, books must have been published in 2013, and magazines must have a 2013 cover date. All types of fantasy are eligible for the awards, which will be given in categories for: Life Achievement, Best Novel, Best Novella (10,001-40,000 words), Best Short Story, Best Anthology, Best Collection, Best Artist, Special Award (Pro), and Special Award (Non-Pro). Deadline for receipt is 1 June 2014.

The 2014 judges are:
* Andy Duncan, 38 Teaberry Lane, Frostburg, MD 21532-2301, USA
* Kij Johnson, University of Kansas, Department of English, 1445 Jayhawk Blvd., Room 3001, Lawrence, KS 66045, USA. Johnson prefers electronic submissions for short fiction (pdf or doc, not docx) to kijjo [at] ku [dot] edu
* Oliver Johnson, Hodder, 338 Euston Road, London NW1 3BH, United Kingdom
* John Klima, 205 S. Greenfield Avenue, Waukesha, WI 53186, USA. Klima prefers electronic submissions for short fiction (epub preferred, mobi and pdf acceptable) to editor [at] electricvelocipede [dot] com
* Liz Williams, 40 Westhay Road, Meare, Glastonbury BA6 9TL, United Kingdom
* Peter Dennis Pautz, President, World Fantasy Awards Association, PO Box 43, Mukilteo, WA 98275, USA