Swords & Sorcery
| Terry Brooks | Lois McMaster Bujold | Allan Cole |
| David Eddings | Leigh Eddings | Terry Goodkind |
| Tracy Hickman | Robin Hobb | Robert Jordan |
| Katharine Kerr | Ursula Le Guin | J.K. Rowling |
| J.R.R. Tolkien | Margaret Weis | Roger Zelazny |
Arthurian Legend
| Marion Zimmer Bradley | Mary Stewart | T.H. White |
| Persia Woolley |
Celtic
| Lloyd Alexander | Marion Zimmer Bradley | Susan Cooper |
| Morgan Llywelyn | Kenneth Morris |
Fairy Tales
| John Barnes | William Goldman | Mercedes Lackey |
| Patricia A. McKillip | Robin McKinley | Donna Jo Napoli |
| Elizabeth Ann Scarborough | Patricia C. Wrede | Jane Yolen |
Humorous
| Piers Anthony | Terry Brooks | Terry Pratchett |
Unicorns
| Peter S. Beagle | Michael Bishop | Tanith Lee |
Dragons
| Gordon R. Dickson | Anne McCaffrey | Jane Yolen |
Uncommon Common Animals
| Richard Adams | Jacques, Brian | Mercedes Lackey |
| Shirley Rousseau Murphy | J.R.R. Tolkien | Tad Williams |
World of Faerie
| Pamela Dean | Rosemary Edghill | Mercedes Lackey |
| Andre Norton |
The Human Condition
| Piers Anthony | Charles De Lint | Gaiman, Neil |
| Robert Reed | Michael D. Resnick | Sheri S. Tepper |
Magic Realism
| Francesca Lia Block | Charles De Lint | Elizabeth Ann Scarborough |
Alternate History
| Piers Anthony | Steven Brust | Orson Scott Card |
| Richard Dreyfuss | Mary Gentle | Harry Turtledove |
Parallel Worlds
| Marion Zimmer Bradley | Terry Brooks | Stephen R. Donaldson |
| Stephen King | Holly Lisle | L.E. Modesitt, Jr. |
| Philip Pullman | Christopher Stasheff | Roger Zelazny |
Alternate Worlds
| Marion Zimmer Bradley | Stephen King | Katherine Kurtz |
| Garth Nix | Patrick O'Leary | Peter Straub |
| Elizabeth Willey | Gene Wolfe |
Shared Worlds
| Conan | Darkover |
Dark Fantasy
| Peter S. Beagle | Ray Bradbury | Terry Brooks |
| C.S. Friedman | Graham Joyce | Annette Curtis Klause |
| Meredith Ann Pierce | Tim Powers | Chelsea Quinn Yarbro |
Fantasy Featuring Detection
| Barry Hughart | Mercedes Lackey | R.A. MacAvoy |
| Shirley Rousseau Murphy | Mary Frances Zambreno |