Bram Stoker Awards

Each year since 1987, the Horror Writers Association has presented the iconic Bram Stoker Awards® for Superior Achievement in various categories of horror writing. Any work of Horror or Dark Fiction first published in the English language may be considered for an Award during the year of its publication. The Bram Stoker Award categories are Novel, First Novel, Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Anthology, Young Adult Novel, Fiction Collection, Non-Fiction, Graphic Novel, Screenplay, and Poetry. The Bram Stoker Awards ceremony is the major event of the HWA’s year, an opportunity not only to recognize the achievements of our fellow writers but to celebrate the vitality of the genre. All HWA members are permitted to recommend works to be considered for the Bram Stoker Awards; this is a notable feature of your membership. Active and Lifetime Members may serve on the Award Juries and vote on the Final Ballot. There is extensive protocol around the Bram Stoker Awards and how you may participate as a member, and as a writer. The main page to read about the protocol and find out about such things as the Rules and to see lists of past winners is HERE. It is worth your while to carefully study the protocol for Submitting your own Work for Bram Stoker Award consideration. Please take great care to comply, as failure to do so can offend other members and in extreme circumstances make your work ineligible for consideration.