How to Vote

Only Active and Lifetime HWA members vote on the preliminary and final ballot.

For the preliminary ballot, members may vote for up to five works in each category or abstain from voting in a category. After voting closes, the votes are tallied. The five works with the most votes in each category advance to the final ballot. Ties are rare, but possible, if works in fifth place have an equal number of votes.

For the final ballot, members may vote on only one work in each category. When voting closes, the votes are tallied, and the work with the most votes receives the Bram Stoker Award.