The David Gemmell Awards for Fantasy were established in memory of David Gemmell and first awarded in 2009. In 2009, only the Legend Award for best fantasy novel was awarded by open voting. Beginning on 2010, the Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Newcomer and the Ravenheart Award for Best Fantasy Cover Art were added.
The awards are for fantasy novels in the traditional, heroic, epic or high genres, or in the spirit of Gemmell's own work.
The 2009 award (best novel only) was presented in June 2009.
The 2010 awards were presented in June 2010.
The 2011 awards were presented in June 2011.
The 2012 awards were presented in June 2012.
The 2013 awards were presented in October 2013.
The 2014 awards were presented in June 2014.
The 2015 awards were presented in August 2015.
The 2016 awards were presented in September 2016.