Talking Squid favourite Shaun Tan, creator of The Red Tree, The Lost Thing, and artist behind The Rabbits, took away the Best Artist trophy at the World Fantasy Awards banquet in Saratoga Springs, New York. As the award is for the 2006 calendar year, this would appear to be the judges’ response to Tan’s outstanding graphic novel, The Arrival.

Betty Ballantine and Diana Wynne-Jones* were recognised for Lifetime Achievement; other winners were Gene Wolfe, Jeffrey Ford, M. Rickert (twice), Ellen Datlow & Terry Windling, Ellen Asher, and Gary K. Wolfe. Details at LOCUS Online.

*Not to be confused with Diane Wynna-Jones.