NOMINATIONS: Invisible Chains (Haverhill House Publishing), First Novel, 2019 BIO: Michelle Renee Lane writes dark speculative fiction about women of color battling their inner demons while falling in love with monsters. Her work includes elements of fantasy, horror, romance, and occasionally erotica. Her short fiction appears in the anthologies Dark Holidays, Terror Politico: A Screaming World in Chaos, and The […]
Read moreNOMINATIONS: Dear Laura (Independently Published), First Novel, 2019 BIO: Gemma Amor is an author, podcaster and illustrator from Bristol, in the UK. Her debut collection of short stories, Cruel Works of Nature, was published in 2018. She is also the author of Dear Laura, Till the Score is Paid, and the soon to be released White Pines. Gemma also writes for […]
Read moreNOMINATIONS: Black River Orchard (Del Rey/Penguin Random House), Novel, 2023 The Book of Accidents (Del Rey), Novel, 2021 Wanderers (Del Rey), Novel, 2019
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The 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot Special Internet Mailer The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to release the Final Ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see http://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with over 1,600 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards® in various categories since 1987 […]
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LOS ANGELES, CA—February 5, 2020 The HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION is delighted to announce the recipients of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Awards, presented in alphabetical order: Owl Goingback and Thomas Ligotti. The award will be given during this year’s Bram Stoker Awards ceremony, taking place at Stokercon in Scarborough U.K. from April 16 through April 19, 2020. HWA, the premier organization of […]
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The 2019 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to release the Preliminary Ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see http://www.horror.org/) is the premier writersorganization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with over 1,600 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards®in various categories since 1987 (see https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/). Works on this ballot are not referred to as “nominees” or “finalists”. […]
Read moreThis year the Horror Writers Association announces Graham Masterton as Lifetime Achievement Award winner. He will receive the award at StokerCon™ 2019, held at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Masterton has provided many years of dedicated commitment to the horror community and the writing and publishing industry. “Members on the selection committee have fond memories of […]
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StokerCon™ 2021 Special Announcement The Horror Writers Association has made the difficult decision to shift StokerCon™ 2021 from an in-person event to a virtual platform during its originally scheduled May 20 to 23 dates. With the ongoing pandemic, the emergence of viral variants, and the broad range of travel obstacles around the world, we have deemed this to be the safest, […]
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(The winners were announced on May 11, 2019, at StokerCon) Superior Achievement in a NovelKatsu, Alma – The Hunger (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)Maberry, Jonathan – Glimpse (St. Martin’s Press)Malerman, Josh – Unbury Carol (Del Rey)Stoker, Dacre and Barker, J. D. – Dracul (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)Tremblay, Paul – The Cabin at the End of the World (William Morrow), winner Superior Achievement in […]
Read moreAwards: 2018 Richard Laymon President’s Award BIO: As an author and screenwriter, Brad C. Hodson is proud to be the Administrator of the Horror Writers Association. A sampling of his various duties includes managing the member database, the renewal system, StokerCon registration, and serving as the communications hub for the org. He works with other organizations, such as the Author’s […]
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