2024 Robert E. Howard Awards Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s REH Foundation Awards!

Scholarship Awards

Requirements: Nonfiction work (print or digital), minimum 50,000 words, substantively devoted to the life and/or work of Robert E. Howard, published in the last calendar year.

Considerations: Reprinted works without significant revisions are not eligible. The award goes to the author or authors.

Stephen Jones, THE WEIRD TALES BOYS (PS Publishing)

Requirements: Nonfiction anthology or collection of essays (print or digital), nonfiction, minimum 50,000 words, substantively devoted to the life and/or work of Robert E. Howard, published in the last calendar year.

Considerations: Reprinted works without significant revisions are not eligible. The award goes to the editor or editors.

Bob Byrne & Jason M. Waltz (eds.) – Hither Came Conan (Rogue Blades Foundation)

Requirements: Scholarly Nonfiction essays (print or digital), no minimum word count, substantively focused on the life and/or work of Robert E. Howard, published in the last calendar year.

Considerations: Short blog posts, news, interviews, reviews, trip reports, and other minor works are not considered. The award goes to the author or authors.

Will Oliver, “The Personal and Literary Influence of Jack London’s THE STAR ROVER on Robert E. Howard,” THE DARK MAN Vol. 13, No. 2

Requirements: Candidates must have recently begun making significant contributions to Howard scholarship through publications and/or presentations over the past few years.

Considerations: Previous winners are not eligible. Award goes to the individual.

Laura A. Shubert, “The Shadow King of Fantasy: Robert E. Howard” – Master’s Thesis, Texas A&M University-Central Texas

Art Awards

Requirements: Web-based content (i.e. digital magazine, journals, websites, blogs, podcasts, audiovisual/multimedia presentations, internet sites, etc.), substantively focused on the life and/or work of Robert E. Howard, new content must have been published in the last calendar year.

Considerations: Non-static social media like Facebook and Twitter would not be eligible. Award goes to site owner/administrator.

This was a tie:

Ståle Gismervik: The World of Robert E. Howard website and associated articles, interviews, and resources are hosted there. A complete list of Howard stories is featured.

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Gary Romeo, https://spraguedecampfan.wordpress.com/

Awarded for original creative writing that carries on the spirit and tradition of Robert E. Howard, to better recognize and celebrate his influence on future generations of writers.

Requirements: Fiction (i.e. short fiction, novels, comic books, etc.), in the spirit and tradition of Robert E. Howard, published in the last calendar year.

Considerations: Work must be substantial and original in content; translations and adaptations will not be considered. The award goes to the individual writer or writing team.

Conan the Barbarian (Titan 2023): Jim Zub, Roberto De La Torre, Dean White and Richard Starkings

Requirements: Visual media (painting, comics art & covers, film, etc.), directly related to the depiction of Robert E. Howard’s life, characters, or fictional worlds; published in the last calendar year.

Considerations: Work must be substantial and original in content. The award goes to the individual artist.

Roberto De la Torre and José Villarrubia, Conan the Barbarian (Titan Comics, 2023)

Requirements: Candidates will have produced or contributed something special that doesn’t fit into any other category, e.g. scholarly presentations, biographical discoveries, etc.

Josh Adkins, Jon Larson, and Luke E. Dodd – 10 Years of the Cromcast Podcast https://thecromcast.blogspot.com/ For creating and running a podcast on discussing Robert E. Howard, Sword and Sorcery, and Fantasy for 10 years. Recording and publishing online events at several Howard Days.

Rob Roehm on his win of the Black Circle REH Award for Lifetime Achievement!

Rob Roehm is known as one of the most relentless researchers in tracking down the most obscure biographical details of Robert E. Howard’s life. He has also been indefatigable as the primary editor behind the scenes at the REH Foundation Press. Rob joined the REH Inner Circle in 2002 and REHUPA in 2004 and soon became a regular contributor to The Cimmerian and REH: Two-Gun Raconteur journals and blogs, resulting in two Hyrkanian Awards and four Cimmerian Awards for his essays, as well as the 2006 Venarium Award. He edited dozens of publications for the REH Foundation, including the Newsletter from 2008 to 2015, as well as the Collected Letters and the Collected Poetry. He’s authored two books on Robert E. Howard’s Texas, Howard’s Haunts and The Brownwood Connection, both of which received Atlantean Awards. He has also published multiple collections of reference materials related to Robert E. Howard including School Days in the Post Oaks, Lone Scout of Letters: Herbert C. Klatt, and The Collected Letters of Doctor Isaac M. Howard. His biographical discoveries have resulted in three Black River awards over the years and more recently he has started his own blog Howard History to republish some of his earlier work.

Only the Board of Directors will decide on making any nominations for the Crom Award. This year there were two winners:

Dennis McHaney was awarded for his 50 years as a publisher of REH chapbooks, fanzines, and books.

Paul Herman was awarded for his tireless hunt for Robert E. Howard’s writing table over the years and for having it restored via the Robert E. Howard Foundation.

Thanks again for your help in creating this year’s 2024 Robert E. Howard Foundation Awards.

The REHF Awards Committee