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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 awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA. They are named after influential horror writer Bram Stoker, author of the novel Dracula, among others.

Several members of the HWA—including Dean Koontz—were reluctant to endorse such writing awards, fearing it would incite competitiveness rather than friendly admiration. 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.

Currently, the Stoker award is presented in the following categories: Discontinued categories include: Past award winners include:

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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers.
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Horror fiction is, broadly, fiction in any medium intended to scare, unsettle, or horrify the audience. Historically, the cause of the "horror" experience has often been the intrusion of an evil—or, occasionally, misunderstood—supernatural element into everyday human
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1950s  1960s  1970s  - 1980s -  1990s  2000s  2010s
1984 1985 1986 - 1987 - 1988 1989 1990

Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII
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Bram Stoker

Bram Stoker
Born: November 8 1847(1847--)
Fairview, Ireland
Died: March 20 1912 (aged 66)
London, England
Occupation: Novelist
Genres: Horror, Romantic Fiction
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Dracula

1st edition cover, Archibald Constable and Company, 1897
Author Bram Stoker
Country United Kingdom
Language English
Genre(s) Horror novel, Gothic novel
Publisher Archibald Constable and Company (UK)
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Dean Koontz
Pseudonym: Aaron Wolfe, Brian Coffey, David Axton, Deanna Dwyer, John Hill, K.R. Dwyer, Leigh Nichols, Leonard Chris, Owen West, Richard Paige
Born: July 9 1945 (1945--)
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Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel.
  • 1987: Misery by Stephen King (tie)
  • 1987: Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon (tie)
  • Live Girls by Ray Garton

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Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
  • 1987: The Manse by Lisa Cantrell
  • The Damnation Game by Clive Barker
  • Slob

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Short Story:
  • 1987: "The Deep End" by Robert R. McCammon
  • "Friend's Best Man" by Jonathan Carroll
  • "This Old Man" by Charles L.

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This category was previously titled "best collection". Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
  • 1987: The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
  • Midnight Pleasures

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tie)
  • 2006: Mondo Zombie, edited by John Skipp (tie)
  • Aegri Somnia: The Apex Featured Writer Anthology, edited by Jason Sizemore and Gill Ainsworth)

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    • tie)
  • 2006: Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero's Vision of Hell on Earth by Kim Paffenroth (tie)
  • Hell on Earth by Kim Paffenroth

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    • Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
    • 2000: A Student of Hell by Tom Piccirilli
    • Paratabloids by Michael A.

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    • 1987: Fritz Leiber
    • 1987: Frank Belknap Long
    • 1987: Clifford D. Simak
    • 1988: Ray Bradbury
    • 1988: Ronald Chetwynd-Hayes
    • 1990: Hugh B. Cave
    • 1990: Richard Matheson
    • 1991: Gahan Wilson
    • 1992: Ray Russell
    • 1993: Vincent Price
    • 1994: Christopher Lee

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    Short Story:
    • 1987: "The Deep End" by Robert R. McCammon
    • "Friend's Best Man" by Jonathan Carroll
    • "This Old Man" by Charles L.

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    This category was previously titled "best collection". Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
    • 1987: The Essential Ellison by Harlan Ellison
    • Midnight Pleasures

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    Other Media:
    • 1993: Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale
    • The Seventh Guest by Matthew J. Costello
    • Hellblazer

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    Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
    • 1998: (no award)
    • Sergio Aragones' Dia de las Muertos (Day of the Dead) by Sergio Aragones & Mark Evanier
    • Preacher

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    Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
    • 1998: Gods and Monsters, by Bill Condon (tie)
    • 1998: Dark City, by Alex Proyas (tie)
    • Fallen, by Nicholas Kazan

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    Nominees are listed below the winner(s) for each year.
    • 1998: "Bigger than Death" by Nancy Etchemendy
    • The Dollhouse that Time Forgot by Mike Ford
    • The Angel Chronicles

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    Other Media:
    • 1993: Jonah Hex: Two-Gun Mojo by Joe R. Lansdale
    • The Seventh Guest by Matthew J. Costello
    • Hellblazer

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    Clive Barker (born October 5 1952) is an English author, film director and visual artist.
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    Charles Beaumont (January 2, 1929 – February 21, 1967) was a prolific U.S. author of speculative fiction and horror short stories, beginning in 1951. He frequently wrote for The Twilight Zone TV series, as well as the screenplay for 7 Faces of Dr.
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    Robert Albert Bloch
    Born: April 5, 1917
    Chicago, Illinois, USA
    Died: September 23, 1994
    Los Angeles, California, USA
    Occupation: Novelist, Short story writer
    Nationality: American
    Writing period: 1934-1994
    Genres: Crime, Horror, Science fiction
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    Bruce Boston (born 1943) is an American speculative fiction writer and poet who was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 1965, and an M.A., 1967.
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    Ray Bradbury

    Ray Bradbury in 1975 (photo by Alan Light).
    Born: July 22 1920 (1920--) (age 87)
    Waukegan, Illinois
    Occupation: Writer, Playwright
    Nationality: American
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    Ramsey Campbell
    Born: January 4 1946 (1946--) (age 61)
    Liverpool, UK
    Occupation: Writer, film & literary critic, editor.
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    Douglas Clegg (born 1 April 1958) is an American horror and dark fantasy author, and a pioneer in the field of e-publishing.
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    Neil Gaiman

    Neil Gaiman (November 14, 2004)
    Born: November 10 1960 (1960--) (age 47)
    Portchester, Hampshire, England
    Occupation: Novelist, comics writer, screenwriter
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    Owl Goingback (born 1959) is an American author of horror and children's books, a fiction ghostwriter, and a writer of non-fiction.

    Works

    Having served as a jet engine mechanic in the Air Force, and the former owner of a restaurant and lounge, Owl Goingback became a full
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