The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is giving out its annual Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement now (see this article for the final ballot). During the ceremony, they’ll award the previously announced Lifetime Achievement Awards, to F. Paul Wilson and Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.
We’re going to try to post the winners as we learn them (special thanks to Scott Edelman). The ceremony is taking place at the Burbank Marriott Hotel, near Los Angeles, California (the SFScope corporate offices, however, are in New York City). We’ll be getting the data from several twittering folks at the ceremony (the previously announced streaming of the ceremony has been canceled due to technical difficulties). For the latest, keep refreshing this article. We’ll clean it up tomorrow.
The Silver Hammer Award, for service to the organization, is given to Sephera Giron.
Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection: The Nightmare Collection by Bruce Boston (Dark Regions Press). Accepted by Gary Braunbeck.
Superior Achievement in Nonfiction: A Hallowe’en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writings Over the Centuries by Lisa Morton (McFarland). Morton is present to accept her award.
Deborah LeBlanc presented the Richard Laymon President’s Award to John Little for always going above and beyond in helping HWA.
Superior Achievement in an Anthology: Unspeakable Horror edited by Vince A. Liaguno and Chad Helder (Dark Scribe Press). Both editors are present to accept the award.
Superior Achievement in a Collection: Just After Sunset by Stephen King (Scribner). Award accepted by Mick Garris.
Superior Achievement in Short Fiction: “The Lost” by Sarah Langan (Cemetery Dance Publications)
As previously announced, Larry and Debra Roberts won the Specialty Press Award for their Bloodletting Press.
Superior Achievement in Long Fiction: Miranda by John R. Little (Bad Moon Books)
Presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Awards (see above, see the previously published final ballot article for descriptions of the winners).
Superior Achievement in a First Novel: The Gentling Box by Lisa Mannetti (Dark Hart Press)
Superior Achievement in a Novel: Duma Key by Stephen King (Scribner). Award accepted by Mick Garris.
And a late announcement: Lisa Morton and Stephen Jones have just announced that the 2010 World Horror Con in Brighton will host next year’s Stokers.
That seems to conclude the awards. Thanks for staying with us.
Edited 22 June 2009: Ellen Datlow offers these photos of the weekend.