David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy

The 2009 award (best novel only) was presented in June 2009.^[4]^[5]

The 2010 awards were presented in June 2010.^[6]

Best novel: Graham McNeill for Empire
- Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for Best Served Cold
- Nominated: Pierre Pevel for The Cardinal's Blades
- Nominated: Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson for The Gathering Storm
- Nominated: Brandon Sanderson for Warbreaker
Best newcomer: Pierre Pevel for The Cardinal's Blades
- Nominated: Stephen Deas for The Adamantine Palace
- Nominated: Amanda Downum for The Drowning City
- Nominated: Ken Scholes for Lamentation
- Nominated: Jesse Bullington for The Sad Tale of the Brothers Grossbart
Cover art: Didier Graffet, Dave Senior and Laura Brett for Best Served Cold (written by Joe Abercrombie)

The 2011 awards were presented in June 2011.^[7]

Best novel: Brandon Sanderson for The Way of Kings
- Nominated: Pierre Pevel for The Alchemist in the Shadows
- Nominated: Brent Weeks for The Black Prism
- Nominated: Peter V. Brett for The Desert Spear
- Nominated: Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson for Towers of Midnight
- Nominated: Markus Heitz for The War of the Dwarves
Best newcomer: Darius Hinks for Warrior Priest
- Nominated: N.K. Jemisin for The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
- Nominated: Alexey Pehov for Shadow Prowler
- Nominated: Blake Charlton for Spellwright
- Nominated: Mary Victoria for Tymon's Flight
Cover art: Olof Erla Einarsdottir for Power and Majesty (written by Tansy Rayner Roberts)

The 2012 awards were presented in June 2012.^[8]

Best novel: Patrick Rothfuss for The Wise Man's Fear
- Nominated: Brandon Sanderson for The Alloy of Law
- Nominated: Kristen Britain for Blackveil
- Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for The Heroes
- Nominated: William King for Blood of Aenarion
Best newcomer: Helen Lowe for The Heir of Night
- Nominated: Douglas Hulick for Among Thieves
- Nominated: Mark Lawrence for Prince of Thorns
- Nominated: Elspeth Cooper for Songs of the Earth
- Nominated: Peter Orullian for The Unremembered
Cover art: Raymond Swanland for Blood of Aenarion (written by William King)

The 2013 awards were presented in October 2013.^[9]

Best novel: Brent Weeks for The Blinding Knife
- Nominated: Helen Lowe for The Gathering of the Lost
- Nominated: Mark Lawrence for King of Thorns
- Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for Red Country
- Nominated: Jay Kristoff for Stormdancer
Best newcomer: John Gwynne for Malice
- Nominated: Aidan Harte for Irenicon
- Nominated: Miles Cameron for The Red Knight
- Nominated: Jay Kristoff for Stormdancer
- Nominated: Saladin Ahmed for Throne of the Crescent Moon
Cover art: Didier Graffet and Dave Senior for Red Country (written by Joe Abercrombie)

The 2014 awards were presented in June 2014.^[10]

Best novel: Mark Lawrence for Emperor of Thorns
- Nominated: Peter V. Brett for The Daylight War
- Nominated: Robert Jordan & Brandon Sanderson for A Memory of Light
- Nominated: Scott Lynch for The Republic of Thieves
- Nominated: Adrian Tchaikovsky for War Master's Gate
Best newcomer: Brian McClellan for Promise of Blood
- Nominated: Mark T. Barnes for The Garden of Stones
- Nominated: Luke Scull for The Grim Company
- Nominated: David Guymer for Headtaker
- Nominated: Antoine Rouaud for The Path of Anger
Cover art: Jason Chan for Emperor of Thorns (written by Mark Lawrence)

The 2015 awards were presented in August 2015.^[11]

Best novel: Brandon Sanderson for Words of Radiance
- Nominated: Joe Abercrombie for Half a King
- Nominated: John Gwynne for Valour
- Nominated: Mark Lawrence for Prince of Fools
- Nominated: Brent Weeks for The Broken Eye
Best newcomer: Brian Staveley for The Emperor's Blades
- Nominated: Sebastien de Castell for Traitor's Blade
- Nominated: Kameron Hurley for The Mirror Empire
- Nominated: Ben Peek for The Godless
- Nominated: Angus Watson for Age of Iron
Cover art: Sam Green for Words of Radiance (written by Brandon Sanderson)

The 2016 awards were presented in September 2016.^[12]

Best novel: Mark Lawrence for The Liar’s Key
- Nominated: Miles Cameron for The Dread Wyrm
- Nominated: Larry Correia for Son of the Black Sword
- Nominated: David Guymer for Gotrex & Felix: Slayer
- Nominated: John Gwynne for Ruin
Best newcomer: Peter Newman for The Vagrant
- Nominated: Stephen Aryan for Battlemage
- Nominated: Seth Dickinson for The Traitor Baru Cormorant
- Nominated: Francesca Haig for The Fire Sermon
- Nominated: Lucy Hounsom for Starborn
- Nominated: Sabaa Tahir for An Ember in the Ashes
Cover art: Jason Chan for The Liar’s Key (written by Mark Lawrence)

The 2017 awards were presented in July 2017.^[13]^[14]

Best novel: Gav Thorpe for Warbeast
- Nominated: John Gwynne for Wrath
- Nominated: Jay Kristoff for Nevernight
- Nominated: Mark Lawrence for The Wheel of Osheim
- Nominated: Brandon Sanderson for The Bands of Mourning
Best newcomer: Megan E. O'Keefe for Steal the Sky
- Nominated: Mark de Jager for Infernal
- Nominated: Christopher Husberg for Duskfall
- Nominated: Adrian Selby for Snakewood
- Nominated: Jon Skovron for Hope and Red
Cover art: Alessandro Baldasseroni for Black Rift (written by Josh Reynolds)

The 2018 David Gemmell Awards winners were announced at a ceremony July 14, 2018 at Edge-Lit 7 in Derby, UK:

Best Novel: Robin Hobb for Assassin's Fate
- Nominated: Miles Cameron for Fall of Dragons
- Nominated: Mark Lawrence for Red Sister
- Nominated: Steve McHugh for Scorched Shadows
- Nominated: Brandon Sanderson for Oathbringer
Best newcomer: Nicholas Eames for Kings of the Wyld
- Nominated: RJ Barker for Age of Assassins
- Nominated: Melissa Caruso for The Tethered Mage
- Nominated: Ed McDonald for Blackwing
- Nominated: Anna Smith Spark for The Court of Broken Knives
Cover art: Richard Anderson for Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
- Nominated: Kerem Beyit for The Fall of Dragons by Miles Cameron
- Nominated: Sam Green for Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson
- Nominated: Jackie Morris and Stephen Raw for Assassin’s Fate by Robin Hobb
- Nominated: Kerby Rosanes for Godsgrave by Jay Kristoff

Winners and nominations