Book award Β· Horror & dark fiction

Bram Stoker Awards: winners & nominees

Named after the author of Dracula and presented by the Horror Writers Association since 1987 for superior achievement in horror writing.

408
Wins recorded
17
Categories
1987–2025
Years covered
24
Books in our catalogue

Bram Stoker Awards 2025

  • πŸ† John LanganΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†Mike MignolaΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Linda AddisonΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Stephen Graham JonesΒ· Novel
  • πŸ† R. J. JosephΒ· Short Fiction
  • πŸ†Delilah S. DawsonΒ· Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel

Bram Stoker Awards 2024

  • πŸ† Anna TaborskaΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ† Gō TanabeΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Pedro IΓ±iguezΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Sue HowisonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Susan HillΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Del HowisonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† David CronenbergΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Laird BarronΒ· Short Fiction
  • πŸ† Eden RoyceΒ· Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel
  • ✦ We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other CreaturesΒ· Best Anthology
  • ✦The Dead Spot: Stories of Lost Girls β€” Angela SylvaineΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Love Is a Crematorium and Other TalesΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦A Sunny Place for Shady People β€” Mariana EnriquezΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Not a Speck of Light β€” Laird BarronΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 28 2024 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2023

  • πŸ† Jordan PeeleΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†John Joseph AdamsΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Blood from the Air β€” Gemma FilesΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†The Daughters of Block Island β€” Christa CarmenΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† Soo LeeΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Amy ChuΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Linghun β€” Ai JiangΒ· Best Long Fiction
  • πŸ† Sadie HartmannΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Stephanie M. WytovichΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Trang Thanh TranΒ· Best Young Adult Novel
  • πŸ† Cassandra PetersonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Mort CastleΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†The Reformatory β€” Tananarive DueΒ· Novel
  • ✦The Best of Our Past, the Worst of Our Future β€” Christi NogleΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 28 2023 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2022

  • πŸ†Ellen DatlowΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Tim WaggonerΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Cynthia PelayoΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†John SaulΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Nuzo OnohΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Elizabeth MassieΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Daniel KrausΒ· Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel
  • ✦ Sara TantlingerΒ· Best Anthology
  • ✦Hell Hath No Sorrow like a Woman HauntedΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦We Are Here to Hurt Each OtherΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦The Black Maybe β€” Attila VeresΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Breakable Things β€” Cassandra KhawΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Spontaneous Human Combustion β€” Richard ThomasΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Beulah β€” Christi NogleΒ· Best First Novel

All 25 2022 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2021

  • πŸ†Shirley JacksonΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†In That Endlessness, Our End β€” Gemma FilesΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†Queen of Teeth β€” Hailey PiperΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† Alessandro ManzettiΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Stefano CardoselliΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Stephen Graham JonesΒ· Best Long Fiction
  • πŸ† Michael KnostΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Lee MurrayΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Geneve FlynnΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Angela Yuriko SmithΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Christina SngΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Jo FletcherΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Kōji SuzukiΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Nancy HolderΒ· Lifetime Achievement

All 32 2021 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2020

  • πŸ† Lee MurrayΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ† Geneve FlynnΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ† Black CranesΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Grotesque: Monster Stories β€” Lee MurrayΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†The Fourth Whore β€” EV KnightΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† Saida TemofonteΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Nancy HolderΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Sandra MolinaΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Tim WaggonerΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Christina SngΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Jewelle GomezΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Carol J. CloverΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Marge SimonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†The Only Good Indians β€” Stephen Graham JonesΒ· Novel

All 28 2020 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2019

  • πŸ†Ellen DatlowΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Growing Things and Other Stories β€” Paul G. TremblayΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†The Bone Weaver's Orchard β€” Sarah ReadΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ†Neil GaimanΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Colleen DoranΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Melanie R. AndersonΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Lisa KrΓΆgerΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Alessandro ManzettiΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Linda AddisonΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Thomas LigottiΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† Owl GoingbackΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Coyote Rage β€” Owl GoingbackΒ· Novel
  • ✦ A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder GodsΒ· Best Anthology
  • ✦Lady Bits β€” Kate JonezΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 26 2019 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2018

  • πŸ†Ellen DatlowΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†That Which Grows Wild β€” Eric J. GuignardΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†The Rust MaidensΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† Joana LafuenteΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Victor LaValleΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Stephen Graham JonesΒ· Best Long Fiction
  • πŸ† Sara TantlingerΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Graham MastertonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†The Cabin at the End of the World β€” Paul G. TremblayΒ· Novel
  • ✦Coyote Songs β€” Gabino IglesiasΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Spectral Evidence β€” Gemma FilesΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Garden of Eldritch Delights β€” Lucy A. SnyderΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Dark and Distant Voices β€” Tim WaggonerΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Dear Laura β€” Gemma AmorΒ· Best First Novel

All 23 2018 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2017

  • πŸ† Doug MuranoΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Strange Weather β€” Joe HillΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†Cold Cuts β€” Robert Payne CabeenΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† Damian DuffyΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Octavia E. ButlerΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Grady HendrixΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Christina SngΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ† Kim LiggettΒ· Best Young Adult Novel
  • πŸ† Linda AddisonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Ararat β€” Christopher GoldenΒ· Novel
  • πŸ† Lisa MannettiΒ· Short Fiction
  • ✦The Carp-Faced Boy and Other TalesΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Goblin: A Novel in Six Novellas β€” Josh MalermanΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦And Her Smile Will Untether the UniverseΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 25 2017 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2016

  • πŸ† Olivia F. MonteleoneΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Thomas F. MonteleoneΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†The Doll-Master and Other Tales of Terror β€” Joyce Carol OatesΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†Haven β€” Tom DeadyΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† James ChambersΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Ruth FranklinΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Stephanie M. WytovichΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Thomas F. MonteleoneΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Dennis EtchisonΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†The Fisherman β€” John LanganΒ· Novel
  • πŸ†Joyce Carol OatesΒ· Short Fiction
  • ✦American NocturneΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Lethal Birds β€” Gene O'NeillΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Swift to Chase β€” Laird BarronΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 26 2016 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2015

  • πŸ† Michael BaileyΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†While the Black Stars Burn β€” Lucy A. SnyderΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†Mr. Suicide β€” Nicole CushingΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ† Chris RyallΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Mort CastleΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Sam WellerΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ† Stephen JonesΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Alessandro ManzettiΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Alan MooreΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ† George A. RomeroΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†A Head Full of Ghosts β€” Paul G. TremblayΒ· Novel
  • ✦The Mirrors β€” Nicole CushingΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦The Dark at the End of the TunnelΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Halfway Down the Stairs β€” Gary A. BraunbeckΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 23 2015 entries β†’

Bram Stoker Awards 2014

  • πŸ†Ellen DatlowΒ· Best Anthology
  • πŸ†Soft Apocalypses β€” Lucy A. SnyderΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • πŸ†Mr. Wicker β€” Maria AlexanderΒ· Best First Novel
  • πŸ†Jonathan MaberryΒ· Best Graphic Novel
  • πŸ†Lucy A. SnyderΒ· Best Non-Fiction
  • πŸ† Thomas PiccirilliΒ· Best Poetry Collection
  • πŸ†Tanith LeeΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Jack KetchumΒ· Lifetime Achievement
  • πŸ†Blood KinΒ· Novel
  • πŸ† Usman T. MalikΒ· Short Fiction
  • πŸ† Rena MasonΒ· Short Fiction
  • ✦The End in All Beginnings β€” John F. D. TaffΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Gifts for the One Who Comes AfterΒ· Best Fiction Collection
  • ✦Little by Little β€” John R. LittleΒ· Best Fiction Collection

All 23 2014 entries β†’

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