The Horror Writers of America (HWA) announced the 2018 Bram Stoker Awards at StokerCon in Grand Rapids, Michigan on May 11, 2019. The Bram Stoker Awards are given by the HWA each year to celebrate superior achievement in dark literature.
The trophy is shaped like a haunted house and named after the 19th century author who wrote Dracula and The Lair of the White Worm.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
- Tremblay, Paul – The Cabin at the End of the World (William Morrow)
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
- Kiste, Gwendolyn – The Rust Maidens (Trepidatio Publishing)
Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
- White, Kiersten – The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein (Delacorte Press)
Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel
- LaValle, Victor – Victor LaValle’s Destroyer (BOOM! Studios)
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
- Mason, Rena – The Devil’s Throat (Hellhole: An Anthology of Subterranean Terror) (Adrenaline Press)
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
- Landry, Jess – “Mutter” (Fantastic Tales of Terror) (Crystal Lake Publishing)
Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
- Guignard, Eric J. – That Which Grows Wild (Cemetery Dance Publications)
Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
- Averill, Meredith – The Haunting of Hill House: The Bent-Neck Lady, Episode 01:05 (Amblin Television, FlanaganFilm, Paramount Television)
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
- Datlow, Ellen – The Devil and the Deep: Horror Stories of the Sea (Night Shade Books)
Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction
- Mynhardt, Joe and Johnson, Eugene – It’s Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life(Crystal Lake Publishing)
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
- Tantlinger, Sara – The Devil’s Dreamland (Strangehouse Books)
Other awards presented at tonight’s ceremony were:
The Lifetime Achievement Award
- Graham Masterson (Accepted by John Little)
Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction
- Mynhardt, Joe and Johnson, Eugene – It’s Alive: Bringing Your Nightmares to Life(Crystal Lake Publishing)
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
- Tantlinger, Sara – The Devil’s Dreamland (Strangehouse Books)
The Lifetime Achievement Award
- Graham Masterson (Accepted by John Little)
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
- Tantlinger, Sara – The Devil’s Dreamland (Strangehouse Books)
The Silver Hammer Award
- Jess Landry
Congratulations to the winners! Most libraries are starting their summer reading programs in a few weeks. Why not check out some of these books?
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Susan Macdonald is the author of the children’s book “R is for Renaissance Faire”, as well as 26 short stories, mostly fantasy in “Alternative Truths”, “Swords and Sorceress #30”, Swords &Sorceries Vols. 1, 2, & 5, “Cat Tails” “Under Western Stars”, and “Knee-High Drummond and the Durango Kid”. Her articles have appeared on SCIFI.radio’s web site, in The Inquisitr, and in The Millington Star. She enjoys Renaissance Faires (see book above), science fiction conventions, Highland Games, and Native American pow-wows.
