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The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The Horror Writers Association (HWA is a worldwide Non-profit organization of professional Writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests Horror fiction is broadly Fiction in any medium intended to scare unsettle or horrify the audience The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) They are named after influential horror writer Bram Stoker, author of the novel Dracula, among others. Abraham "Bram" Stoker (8 November 1847 – 20 April 1912 was an Irish writer of novels and short stories who is best known today for his 1897 horror Dracula is an 1897 novel by Irish author Bram Stoker, featuring as its primary Antagonist the vampire Count Dracula.

Several members of the HWA—including Dean Koontz—were reluctant to endorse such writing awards, fearing it would incite competitiveness rather than friendly admiration. Dean Ray Koontz (born July 9 1945 is an American Author. Best known for his Novels that could broadly be described as Suspense thrillers Koontz The HWA therefore went to lengths to avoid mean-spirited competition: They agreed to specifically seek out new and neglected writers and works, and officially issue awards not based on "best of the year" criteria, but "for superior achievement", which allows for frequent ties.


Works can be recommended by any member of the HWA. Members with Active status then vote works onto a preliminary ballot. From there the field is narrowed to the final ballot and Active members choose the winners from that.

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Categories

Current categories

Currently, the Stoker award is presented for superior achievement in the following categories:

Discontinued categories

Discontinued categories include:

Past winners

Past award winners include:


BRAM STOKER AWARD WINNERS FOR 2007

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LeBlanc added, “The Horror Writers Association is very proud to award the Bram Stoker Awards to this year’s winners. In some cases we recognized established professionals, while in others we applauded the work of lesser known authors. We hope winning this award will tell them their hard work is appreciated, and encourage them to keep producing great literature in the horror genre. ”


Superior Achievement in a NOVEL: "The Missing" by Sarah Langan

Superior Achievement in a FIRST NOVEL: "Heart-shaped Box" by Joe Hill (writer)

Superior Achievement in LONG FICTION: “Afterward, There Will be a Hallway” by Gary A. Braunbeck

Superior Achievement in SHORT FICTION: “The Gentle Brush of Wings” by David Niall Wilson

Superior Achievement in an ANTHOLOGY: "Five Strokes to Midnight" by Gary A. Braunbeck and Hank Schwaeble

Superior Achievement in a COLLECTION (tie): "Proverbs for Monsters" by Michael A. Arnzen and 5 Stories by Peter Straub

Superior Achievement in NONFICTION: "The Cryptopedia" by Jonathan Maberry and David F. Joseph Hillstrom King (born June 1972 Hermon Maine) is an American Writer of Fiction, writing under the pen name of Joe Hill. Gary A Braunbeck (born July 1960 is an American Science fiction, Fantasy, mystery and horror author David Niall Wilson (born 1959 in Clay County, Illinois) is an American writer primarily known for his works of horror, Science Gary A Braunbeck (born July 1960 is an American Science fiction, Fantasy, mystery and horror author Michael A Arnzen is a horror author and writer of the Bram Stoker Award -winning novel Grave Markings (Dell Books Kramer

Superior Achievement in POETRY (tie): ""Being Full of Light, Insubstantial" by Linda Addison and ""Vectors: A Week in the Death of a Planet" by Charlee Jacob and Marge Simon


HWA also presented its annual Lifetime Achievement Award. Two winners were named this year. They are legendary film director John Carpenter and author Robert Weinberg.

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