Last night the Bram Stoker Awards were handed out for outstanding achievement in several writing categories. The winners are below. Congrats to them, as well as the nominees. In addition to Joe R. Lansdale and Rick Hautala being honored with the lifetime achievement award, Richard Matheson’s classic novel I Am Legend rightfully won as Best Vampire Novel of the Century.
Superior Achievement in a Novel
Flesh Eaters by Joe McKinney
Superior Achievement in a First Novel
Isis Unbound by Allyson Bird
Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel (TIE)
The Screaming Season by Nancy Holder
Dust and Decay by Jonathan Maberry
Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel
Neonomicon by Alan Moore
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction
The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine by Peter Straub
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction
“Herman Wouk Is Still Alive” by Stephen King
Superior Achievement in a Screenplay
“American Horror Story” — 01×12: “Afterbirth” by Jessica Sharzer
Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection
The Corn Maiden and Other Nightmares by Joyce Carol Oates
Superior Achievement in an Anthology
Demons, edited by John Skipp
Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction
Stephen King: A Literary Companion by Rocky Wood
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection
How to Recognize a Demon Has Become Your Friend by Linda Addison
