Unquiet Spirits: Essays by Asian Women in Horror led the Final Ballot of the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards with four nominations, according to a February 21 release by the Horror Writers Association. Edited by Lee Murray and Angela Yuriko Smith, Unquiet Spirits scored a nomination in the category for Superior Achievement in Long Nonfiction. Three of its... Continue Reading →
Feeling forgotten: Do older horror writers have a point?
World Horror Grand Master and Splatterpunk Awards co-founder Brian Keene says, 'Absolutely, but ...' Is the Horror Writers Association doing enough to promote and recognize older writers? The question is among the top issues in 2023 for the genre’s premier professional organization after a couple of horror legends have publicly questioned the HWA’s promotional decision-making this... Continue Reading →
Iglesias, Pelayo inject historic Latin flavor into Bram Stoker Awards
Latin authors Gabino Iglesias and Cynthia Pelayo made history at the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards held in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on June 17. Iglesias won Superior Achievement in a Novel for his book The Devil Takes You Home and became the first Latino to win the award. Iglesias is a Puerto Rican native who lives in... Continue Reading →
Gabino Iglesias takes home top honor at 2022 Bram Stoker Awards
The third time was the charm for Gabino Iglesias. His book The Devil Takes You Home won Superior Achievement in a Novel at the 2022 Bram Stoker Awards. It was Iglesias's first Stoker win, but he was previously nominated in 2020 for Long Fiction (“Beyond the Reef”) and in 2018 for Fiction Collection (Coyote Songs).... Continue Reading →
TWO IN A ROW: Jones earns another Bram Stoker Award for best novel
My Heart Is a Chainsaw cut through the competition and earned Stephen Graham Jones his second consecutive Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel. The Horror Writers Association announced the winners of the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards at StokerCon in Denver, Colorado, on May 14. This year’s win was the fourth Bram Stoker Award... Continue Reading →
Castro, Piper earn multiple nominations on Final Ballot of 2021 Bram Stoker Awards
V. Castro and Hailey Piper scored multiple nominations on the Final Ballot of the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards. The authors each have a novel and a shorter work of fiction competing for the premier writing honors in the horror genre. The Horror Writers Association released the Final Ballot on February 23. Winners in all 12... Continue Reading →
2020 Bram Stoker Awards Final Ballot features 8 multiple nominees
Stephen Graham Jones and Josh Malerman were among eight authors with multiple titles on the Final Ballot of the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards, according to a February 20th release by the Horror Writers Association. The five books vying for Superior Achievement in a Novel are The Only Good Indians by Jones; The Deep by Alma Katsu; Devil’s... Continue Reading →
Owl Goingback earns top prize at 2019 Bram Stoker Awards
Owl Goingback is having quite a year. In February, the Horror Writers Association announced he would receive its Lifetime Achievement Award. On April 18th, Goingback earned another prestigious award. His book Coyote Rage won the 2019 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel. The Horror Writers Association live-streamed the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards... Continue Reading →
2019 Bram Stoker Award nominees announced
The Horror Writers Association announced the final ballot for the 2019 Bram Stoker Awards in a February 20th press release. The five titles nominated for Superior Achievement in a Novel are: Coyote Rage by Owl Goingback; Inspection by Josh Malerman; The Worst is Yet to Come by S.P. Miskowski; Into the Ashes by Lee Murray;... Continue Reading →
Tremblay wins 2018 Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel
Paul Tremblay notched his second Bram Stoker Award in four years for best novel during the fourth annual StokerCon in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on May 11th, according to a press release by the Horror Writers Association. Tremblay’s The Cabin at the End of the World published by William Morrow won Superior Achievement in a Novel.... Continue Reading →