The Horror Writers Association announced the 2018 Bram Stoker Awards® winners at StokerCon in Grand Rapids, MI on May 11.
HWA is a nonprofit organization of writers and publishing professionals around the world, dedicated to promoting dark literature and the interests of those who write it.
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)
The Silver Hammer Award
- Jess Landry
The Mentor of the Year Award
- JG Faherty
The Richard Laymon President’s Award
- Brad Hodson
The Specialty Press Award
- Raw Dog Screaming Press—Jennifer Barnes & John Edward Lawson
Congratulations to all the winners!
I’m really happy for the good folks at Crystal Lake Publishing whose books, including the non-fiction winner, I occasionally feature at the Speculative Fiction Showcase.
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That’s great Ellen! You always put a lot into every book you edit. Looks like a wonderful time! Wishing everyone the best.