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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
Audiobook
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The Stoker Awards were instituted immediately after the organization's
incorporation in 1987. While many members, including HWA's first President, Dean
Koontz, had reservations about awards -- since the point of HWA was for writers
to cooperate for their mutual benefit, not to compete against one another -- the
majority of members heavily favored presenting awards, both to recognize
outstanding work in the horror field and to publicize HWA's activities.
To ameliorate the competitive nature of awards, the Stokers are given "for superior achievement," not for "best of the year," and the rules are deliberately designed to make ties fairly common. The first awards were presented in 1988 (for works published in 1987), and they have been presented every year since. The award itself is an eight-inch replica of a fanciful haunted house, designed specifically for HWA by sculptor Steven Kirk. The door of the house opens to reveal a brass plaque engraved with the name of the winning work and its author. (That is too cool).
The Bram Stoker Awards, like the Oscars, are non-juried awards. Any work of Horror first published in the English language may be considered for a Stoker during the year of its publication. The HWA membership at large recommends worthy works for consideration. A preliminary ballot is compiled using a formula based on recommendations. Two rounds of voting by our Active members determine first the finalists, and then the winners. Beginning with works published in 2000, the awards are presented in twelve categories: Novel, First Novel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Fiction Collection, Poetry Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Illustrated Narrative, Screenplay, Work for Young Readers, and Other Media. In addition, Lifetime Achievement Stokers are occasionally presented to individuals whose entire body of work has substantially influenced Horror. Information found © HWA website.
Bram Stoker Award Winners 2001 presented June, 2002
Novel: American Gods by Neil Gaiman | Hardcover | Paperback | Audio Cassette | e-Book Microsoft Reader
First Novel: Deadliest of the Species by Michael Oliveri | Hardcover
Fiction Collection: The Man with the Barbed-Wire Fists by Norman Partridge | Hardcover
Young Readers: The Willow Files 2 by Yvonne Navarro | Paperback | e-book Adobe | e-Book Microsoft Reader
Alternative Forms: Dark Dreamers: Facing the Masters of Fear by Beth Gwinn & Stanley Wiater | Hardcover
Lifetime Achievement: John Farris
Poetry Collection:
Consumed, Reduced to Beautiful Grey Ashes by Linda Addison
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Out of Print
Screenplay: Memento by Christopher & Jonathan Nolan
Non-fiction:
Jobs in Hell edited by Brian Keene
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Out of Print
Long Fiction:
In These Final Days of Sales by Steve Rasnic Tem
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Out of Print
Short Fiction: "Reconstructing Amy" by Tim Lebbon
Anthology: Extremes 2: Fantasy and Horror from
the Ends of the Earth edited by Brian A. Hopkins
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Out of Print
Awards Winners 2000 Presented May 2001
Novel The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon, who sadly passed away on Valentine's Day, 2001 Hardcover | Paperback
First Novel The Licking Valley Coon Hunters Club by Brian A. Hopkins Paperback
Screenplay Shadow of the Vampire, by Steven Katz | DVD | VHS
Anthology The Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, 13th Annual Collection edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling Hardcover | Paperback
Fiction Collection Magic Terror by Peter Straub Hardcover | Paperback | Audio Cassette
Poetry Collection A Student of Hell by Tom Piccirilli Paperback
Nonfiction On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft by Stephen King Hardcover | Paperback | Audio CD | Audio Cassette | Large Print
Work for Young Readers The Power of Un by Nancy Etchemendy (Reading Level 9-12) Hardcover
Long Fiction The Man on the Ceiling by Melanie and Steve Rasnic Tem
Short Fiction "Gone" by Jack Ketchum
Illustrated Narrative The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (miniseries) by Alan Moore
Other Media Chiaroscuro (web site), by Patricia Lee Macomber, Steve Eller and Sandra Kasturi
Lifetime Achievement Award Nigel Kneale
Specialty Press Award Subterranean Press, William K. Schafer
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