Site: Seattle Sheraton
City: Seattle, Washington
Theme: Roots of Fantasy: Myth, Folklore & Archetype
Honored Guests: Ursula K. LeGuin, Avram Davidson, S. P. Somtow, RobertR. McCammon, Yoshitaka Amano
Toastmaster: Ginjer Buchanan
Chair: Robert J. Doyle
Winners & Nominees
| First Name | Last Name | Year | Category | Title | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evangeline | Walton | 1989 | Life Achievement | Winner | |
| Peter | Straub | 1989 | Novel | "Koko" | Winner |
| James P. | Blaylock | 1989 | Novel | "The Last Coin" | Nominee |
| Jonathan | Carroll | 1989 | Novel | "Sleeping in Flame" | Nominee |
| Robert | Cormier | 1989 | Novel | "Fade" | Nominee |
| Thomas | Harris | 1989 | Novel | "The Silence of the Lambs" | Nominee |
| Joe R. | Lansdale | 1989 | Novel | "The Drive-In" | Nominee |
| George R.R. | Martin | 1989 | Novella | "The Skin Trade" | Winner |
| Lucius | Shepard | 1989 | Novella | "The Scalehunter's Beautiful Daughter" | Nominee |
| Sheri S. | Tepper | 1989 | Novella | "The Gardener" | Nominee |
| Jane | Yolen | 1989 | Novella | "The Devil's Arithmetic" | Nominee |
| John M. | Ford | 1989 | Short Fiction | "Winter Solstice, Camelot Station" | Winner |
| Joe R. | Lansdale | 1989 | Short Fiction | "Night They Missed the Horror Show" | Nominee |
| Lucius | Shepard | 1989 | Short Fiction | "Life of Buddha" | Nominee |
| Dan | Simmons | 1989 | Short Fiction | "Metastasis" | Nominee |
| Ellen | Datlow | 1989 | Anthology | "The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection" | Winner |
| Terri | Windling | 1989 | Anthology | "The Year's Best Fantasy: First Annual Collection" | Winner |
| Anon. | 1989 | Anthology | "Night Visions 6" | Nominee | |
| David J. | Schow | 1989 | Anthology | "Silver Scream" | Nominee |
| Douglas E. | Winter | 1989 | Anthology | "Prime Evil" | Nominee |
| Gene | Wolfe | 1989 | Collection | "Storeys from the Old Hotel" | Winner |
| Harlan | Ellison | 1989 | Collection | "Angry Candy" | Nominee |
| Clive | Barker | 1989 | Collection | "Cabal" | Nominee |
| Roger | Anker | 1989 | Collection | "Charles Beaumont: Selected Stories" | Nominee |
| Dennis | Etchison | 1989 | Collection | "The Blood Kiss" | Nominee |
| Fritz | Leiber | 1989 | Collection | "The Knight and Knave of Swords" | Nominee |
| Edward | Gorey | 1989 | Artist | Winner | |
| Jill | Bauman | 1989 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Thomas | Canty | 1989 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Don | Maitz | 1989 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Harry O. | Morris | 1989 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Phil | Parks | 1989 | Artist | Nominee | |
| Robert | Weinberg | 1989 | Special - Pro | "A Biographical Dictionary of Science Fiction & Fantasy Artists" | Winner |
| Terri | Windling | 1989 | Special - Pro | editing | Nominee |
| Ellen | Datlow | 1989 | Special - Pro | "Omni" and anthologies | Nominee |
| Paul | Mikol | 1989 | Special - Pro | "Dark Harvest" | Nominee |
| Scot | Stadalsky | 1989 | Special - Pro | "Dark Harvest" | Nominee |
| Kristine Kathryn | Rusch | 1989 | Special - Non-Pro | "Pulphouse" | Winner |
| Dean Wesley | Smith | 1989 | Special - Non-Pro | "Pulphouse" | Winner |
| Dean R. | Koontz | 1989 | Special - Non-Pro | books | Nominee |
| Carl T. | Ford | 1989 | Special - Non-Pro | "Dagon Press" | Nominee |
| Peggy | Nadramia | 1989 | Special - Non-Pro | "Grue" | Nominee |
| Paul | Olson | 1989 | Special - Non-Pro | "Horrorstruck" | Nominee |