1997 Bram Stoker Awards and Nominees

LIFE ACHIEVEMENT

William Peter Blatty

Jack Williamson

NOVEL:

Children of the Dusk, by Janet Berliner & George Guthridge (White Wolf)

The Church of Dead Girls, by Stephen Dobyns (Metropolitan Books)

My Soul to Keep, by Tananarive Due (HarperCollins)

Earthquake Weather, by Tim Powers (Tor Books/Legend)

FIRST NOVEL:

Lives of the Monster Dogs, by Kirsten Bakis (Farrar, Straus & Giroux)

The Art of Arrow Cutting, by Stephen Dedman (Tor Books)

Hungry Eyes, by Barry Hoffman (Gauntlet Press)

Drawn to the Grave, by Mary Ann Mitchell (Leisure Books)

The Inquisitor, by Mary Murrey (Lapwing Books)

LONG FICTION/NOVELETTE:

"The Big Blow," by Joe R. Lansdale (Revelations)

"The Word," by Ramsey Campbell (Revelations)

"Everything's Eventual," by Stephen King (F&SF, Oct. '97)

"Coppola's Dracula," by Kim Newman (Mammoth Book of Dracula)

"The Zombies of Madison County," by Douglas E. Winter (Dark of the Night)

SHORT STORY:

"Rat Food," by Edo van Belkom & David Nickle (On Spec, Spring '97)

"I Am Infinite, I Contain Multitudes," by Douglas Clegg (Palace Corbie 7)

"A Plague on Both Your Houses," by Scott Edelman (Best New Horror 8)

"Madame Babylon," by Brian Hodge (Hot Blood: Crimes of Passion)

FICTION COLLECTION:

Exorcisms and Ecstasies, by Karl Edward Wagner (Fedogan & Bremer)

Things Left Behind, by Gary A. Braunbeck (Cemetery Dance)

The Throne of Bones, by Brian McNaughton (Terminal Fright)

Painted in Blood, by Lucy Taylor (Silver Salamander)

NONFICTION:

Dark Thoughts: On Writing, by Stanley Wiater (Underwood)

The Encyclopedia of Fantasy, by John Clute & John Grant (St. Martin's Press)

The Hammer Story, by Marcus Hearn and Alan Barnes (Titan Books)

Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror, by Stephen Jones (HarperPrism)

Video Watchdog, Tim Lucas, ed.

Dean Koontz: A Writer's Biography, by Katherine Ramsland (HarperPrism)

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) was formed in the 1980s to bring together writers and others professionally interested in horror and dark fantasy and to foster a greater appreciation of dark fiction among the general public. To do so, HWA issues a regular newsletter, presents the Bram Stoker Awards and provides members with the latest news on paying markets both by mail and email. Recent efforts include a Recommended Reading List. As well, they have sponsored a series of successful members-only anthologies.

There are two basic levels of membership in HWA. Affiliate members receive the same publications and organization services as Active members and may recommend books and stories for the annual Bram Stoker Awards. However, Affiliate members may not vote on the awards or in the election of HWA officers. The Stokers were awarded at the HWA's annual meeting and awards banquet held in New York City on June 6, 1998.