Bram Stoker Award Rules

You can download the current rules for the Bram Stoker Awards here.

The Bram Stoker Awards® Rules – 2023 Categories The annual Bram Stoker Awards® for Superior Achievement may be presented in the following categories for specific works: • Superior Achievement in a Novel • Superior Achievement in a First Novel • Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel • Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel • Superior Achievement in a Middle Grade Novel • Superior Achievement in Long Fiction • Superior Achievement in Short Fiction • Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection • Superior Achievement in a Screenplay • Superior Achievement in a Poetry (Collection and Long Form) • Superior Achievement in an Anthology • Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction • Superior Achievement in Short Non-Fiction The Partial Jury System: Prior to the start of each awards year, HWA’s President will select a Bram Stoker Awards® Chairperson(s) if the previous year’s Chairperson(s) retire or are removed by the President. The Chairperson(s), with the President’s approval, will select a Chair for each of the Bram Stoker Awards® category juries. The Chairperson(s) will then select four further jurors for a total of five jurors per category; all Chairs and jurors are drawn from volunteers within the organization. Jurors are required to be Active, Academic, Affiliate, or Lifetime Members, but no jury may include more than two Affiliates. A juror is allowed to sit on more than one jury; however, a juror is ineligible to compete in any category for which they sit on a jury in that awards year.

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