IMPORTANT NOTE—BALLOT CORRECTION

The Bram Stoker Awards Committee must note a correction to the previously announced Final Ballot. It was recognized unfortunately late in the Awards process that CAMP DAMASCUS by Chuck Tingle, included in the Young Adult Novel category on the Preliminary Ballot, is not a young adult work. After careful discussion and review of the Preliminary Ballot voting, the Awards Committee has moved CAMP DAMASCUS to the Novel category, where it should have originally been included, resulting in six finalists in NOVEL. In the Young Adult Novel category, YOU’RE NOT SUPPOSED TO DIE TONIGHT by Kalynn Bayron has now been added as a finalist. This ballot adjustment has been made to allow for proper recognition of works in the Young Adult Novel category and to observe the overall results of votes on the Preliminary Ballot. We apologize for this error and invite anyone with questions to contact stokerchair@horror.org. ...More...