The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (http://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 2,000 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/). Works appearing on this Ballot are Bram Stoker […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, OH – The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Specialty Awards. These will be presented on June 1st, 2024, during the Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation at StokerCon®2024 in San Diego, CA. Specialty Press Award The recipient of the Specialty Press Award is Thunderstorm Books. The HWA Specialty Press Award is […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, OH – The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Lifetime Achievement Award. These will be presented on June 1st, 2024, during the Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation at StokerCon®2024 in San Diego, CA. Lifetime Achievement Award The recipients of the HWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024 are: Steve Rasnic Tem, Mort […]
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The 2023 Bram Stoker Award winners were announced on June 1 during the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet at StokerCon™ 2024 in San Diego. Superior Achievement in an Anthology Aquilone, James – Shakespeare Unleashed (Crystal Lake Publishing, Monstrous Books) Golden, Christopher, and Keene, Brian – The Drive-In: Multiplex (Pandi Press) Hawk, Shane and Van Alst, Jr., Theodore C. – Never […]
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The 2022 Bram Stoker Award winners were announced on June 17 during the Annual Bram Stoker Awards Banquet at StokerCon™ 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 2022 BRAM STOKER AWARDS® Superior Achievement in a Novel Superior Achievement in a First Novel Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel […]
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The HWA is pleased to announce the winner of the Mentor of the Year Award: Dave Jeffery. The HWA’s Mentor Program is available to all members of the organization. This popular program pairs newer writers with established professionals for an intensive four-month-long partnership. For new writers, the Program offers mentees a personal, one-on-one experience with a seasoned writer, tailor-made to […]
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The 2022 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot and Winners Superior Achievement in a Novel Iglesias, Gabino – The Devil Takes You Home (Mullholland Press) – WINNERKatsu, Alma – The Fervor (G.P. Putnam’s Sons) Kiste, Gwendolyn – Reluctant Immortals (Saga Press) Malerman, Josh – Daphne (Del Rey) Ward, Catriona – Sundial (Tor Nightfire) Superior Achievement in a First Novel Adams, Erin – Jackal (Bantam Books) Cañas, Isabel – The Hacienda (Berkley) Jones, KC – Black Tide (Tor […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA — September, 2022 The HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION is delighted to announce the immediate renaming of the Silver Hammer award to the Karen Lansdale Silver Hammer award in honor of the tremendous amount of work Karen did starting the HWA. This information will now be a part of the HWA’s permanent archives at Horror.org and elsewhere. Our physical […]
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THE RICHARD LAYMON PRESIDENT’S AWARD The HWA is pleased to announce the winner of the Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service: Sumiko Saulson. The Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service was instituted in 2001 and is named in honor of Richard Laymon, who died in 2001 while serving as HWA’s President. As its name implies, it is given by HWA’s […]
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The HWA is pleased to present the Specialty Press Award to Valancourt Books. The HWA Specialty Press Award is presented periodically to a specialty publisher whose work has substantially contributed to the horror genre, whose publications display general excellence, and whose dealings with writers have been fair and exemplary. The award was instituted in 1997, largely due to the efforts […]
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