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Sunday, May 10, 2015

BRAM STOKER AWARDS 2015

The Horror Writers Association, the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the 2015 winners of the Bram Stoker Award®. Named in honor of the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula, the Bram Stoker Awards® are presented annually for superior writing in eleven categories including traditional fiction of various lengths, poetry, screenplays and non-fiction.

The HWA also presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to living individuals who have made a substantial and enduring contribution to the genre. This year’s Lifetime Achievement recipients are Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee.

The presentation of the Bram Stoker Awards® occurred during the World Horror Convention in Atlanta, Georgia on the evening of Saturday, May 9, 2015. The awards presentation was also live-streamed online.

Superior Achievement in a Novel
Steve Rasnic Tem – Blood Kin (Solaris Books)

Superior Achievement in a First Novel
Maria Alexander – Mr. Wicker (Raw Dog Screaming Press)

Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel
John Dixon – Phoenix Island (Simon & Schuster/Gallery Books)

Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel
Jonathan Maberry – Bad Blood (Dark Horse Books)
 
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
Joe R. Lansdale – “Fishing for Dinosaurs” (Limbus, Inc., Book II) (JournalStone)

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction (Tie)
Usman T. Malik – “The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family” (Qualia Nous) (Written Backwards)
Rena Mason – “Ruminations” (Qualia Nous) (Written Backwards)

Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
Jennifer Kent – The Babadook (Causeway Films)

Superior Achievement in an Anthology
Ellen Datlow – Fearful Symmetries (ChiZine Publications)

Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
Lucy A. Snyder – Soft Apocalypses (Raw Dog Screaming Press)

Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction
Lucy A. Snyder – Shooting Yourself in the Head For Fun and Profit: A Writer’s Survival Guide (Post Mortem Press)

Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
Tom Piccirilli – Forgiving Judas (Crossroad Press) 

For all the nominees, go HERE.

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