Bram Stoker Award® Updates

25th Anniversary Bram Stoker Award Banquet & Celebrate HWA Day

• October 3, 2011
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from HWA President, Rocky Wood Sometime in 1984, Robert McCammon first mentioned the idea of forming an organization for professional writers of horror. He soon enlisted the assistance of Joe… Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT: Bram Stoker Vampire Novel of the Century Award

• August 16, 2011
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The Horror Writers Association is the premiere writers’ organization in the horror genre, with almost 600 members. It has presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987. MEDIA… Read more

Bram Stoker Award 2010 Winners Announced

• June 25, 2011
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Superior Achievement in a NOVEL
A DARK MATTER by Peter Straub (Doubleday/Orion) Superior Achievement in a FIRST NOVEL (Tie)
BLACK AND ORANGE by Benjamin Kane Ethridge (Bad Moon Books)
THE… Read more

Bram Stoker Award Nominees Announced

• April 9, 2011
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The HWA has released its list of nominees for the annual Bram Stoker Award for excellence in the horror genre. Nominees are being honored for work done in 2010, and… Read more

2011 Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Chosen

• March 23, 2011
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Each year, the Horror Writers Association gives out the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2011, the winners are Ellen Datlow and Al Feldstein.

Ellen Datlow

Ellen Datlow is unquestionably… Read more

Horror Writers Association Announces 2009 Stoker Winners

• March 28, 2010
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At long last, the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the 2009 Bram Stoker Awards at its annual Stoker Banquet held March 27th, 2010,… Read more

Stoker Weekend 2009 – Simply the Best!

• June 21, 2009
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A message from HWA President Deborah LeBlanc: Last weekend’s Stoker event was, in the words of the incomparable Tina Turner, “Simply the Best!” The lineup of special guests was to… Read more

Horror Writers Association Celebrates 2008 Stoker Winners!

• June 16, 2009
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At long last, the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the 2008 Bram Stoker Awards at its annual Stoker Banquet held Saturday, June 13th,… Read more

Giron to Receive Silver Hammer Award

• March 25, 2009
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The Board of Trustees of the Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce that this year’s Silver Hammer Award is being awarded to Sephera Giron. The Hammer Award is given… Read more

Finalists Announced for 2008 Bram Stoker Awards

• March 23, 2009
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Each year, the Horror Writer’s Association presents the Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement, named in honor of Bram Stoker, author of the seminal horror work, Dracula. The Stoker Awards… Read more

Yarbro, Wilson Win Lifetime Horror Award

• January 25, 2009
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The Horror Writers Association has chosen two long-time icons of the genre to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award this year. The award, given for an author’s overall body of… Read more