However , the award was won by Canadian author Gordon R. Dickson for his novel , The Dragon and the George .
Kurtz was nominated alongside fellow American - born author Anne Rice , who was selected for her first novel , Interview with the Vampire .
The award was won by Canadian author Gordon R. Dickson for his novel , The Dragon and the George .
Kurtz was nominated alongside fellow American - born author Anne Rice , who was selected for her first novel , Interview with the Vampire .