The text below is taken from the 'For Your Information' column by Jim Groves, which appeared in the BSFA's VECTOR, this instance being from VECTOR 31 March 1965.  I'm reluctant to insert the information given in it as absolute fact as Groves gives no indication as to where he derived it. Of course being a lot closer to the events in 1965 than in 2025 he may have got it from reliable sources no longer easily available. In any event, some of it is certainly congruent with what is already known from elsewhere, so it may indeed all be correct. The world may never know.

Question from R.O Richards - Can you tell me something about the International Fantasy Award (full title The Annual Award for Artistic-Merit in Creative Fantasy)? The only information I have comes from two back issues of ASTOUNDING (BRE Feb 1954 & Nov 1958). Can you tell me the winners of this Award?

Answer (Jim Groves) - The International Fantasy Award was originated by four British SF fans for the 1951 British Convention and it was awarded yearly thereafter until 1957. Awards were made for fiction and nonfiction and took the form of model spaceship lighters. The winners were selected by a panel of judges from America, Britain and the Continent. The winners are as follows:

1951 EARTH ABIDES by Stewart and THE CONQUEST OF SPACE by Ley and Bonnestel.

1952 1st FANCIES AND GOODNIGHTS by Collier, 2nd DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS by Wyndham, 3rd ILLUSTRATED MAN by Bradbury: non-fiction THE EXPLORATION OF SPACE by Clarke, DRAGONS IN AMBER by Ley, ROCKETS, JETS, GUIDED MISSILES AND SPACESHIPS by Coggins and Pratt»

1953 CITY by Simak, TAKE-OFF by Kornbluth, PLAYER PIANO by Vonnegut, LANDS BEYOND by de Camp.

1954 MORE THAN HUMAN by Sturgeon, THE DEMOLISHED MAN by Bester.

1955 A MIRROR FOR OBSERVERS by Pangborn, MISSION OF GRAVITY by Clement.

1956 No award.

1957 LORD OF THE RINGS by Tolkein.