***denotes winner. Presented at the StokerCon, 17 June in Pittsburgh. Novel - *Daphne*, Josh Malerman <http://www.sfadb.com/Josh_Malerman> (Del Rey) - ******The Devil Takes You Home*, Gabino Iglesias <http://www.sfadb.com/Gabino_Iglesias> (Mulholland) - *The Fervor*, Alma Katsu <http://www.sfadb.com/Alma_Katsu> (Putnam) - *Reluctant Immortals*, Gwendolyn Kiste <http://www.sfadb.com/Gwendolyn_Kiste> (Saga) - *Sundial*, Catriona Ward <http://www.sfadb.com/Catriona_Ward> (Nightfire) First Novel - *All the White Spaces*, Ally Wilkes <http://www.sfadb.com/Ally_Wilkes> (Emily Bestler/Atria) - ****Beulah*, Christi Nogle <http://www.sfadb.com/Christi_Nogle> (Cemetery Gates) - *Black Tide*, KC Jones <http://www.sfadb.com/KC_Jones> (Nightfire) - *The Hacienda*, Isabel Cañas <http://www.sfadb.com/Isabel_Canas> (Berkley) - *Jackal*, Erin Adams <http://www.sfadb.com/Erin_Adams> (Bantam) Young Adult Novel - *Burn Down, Rise Up*, Vincent Tirado <http://www.sfadb.com/Vincent_Tirado> (Sourcebooks Fire) - *Gallant*, V. E. Schwab <http://www.sfadb.com/V_E_Schwab> (Greenwillow) - *These Fleeting Shadows*, Kate Alice Marshall <http://www.sfadb.com/Kate_Alice_Marshall> (Viking) - ****The Triangle*, Robert P. Ottone <http://www.sfadb.com/Robert_P_Ottone> (Raven Tale) - *The Weight of Blood*, Tiffany D. Jackson <http://www.sfadb.com/Tiffany_D_Jackson> (Katherine Tegen) - *What We Harvest*, Ann Fraistat <http://www.sfadb.com/Ann_Fraistat> (Delacorte) Middle Grade Novel - *Camp Scare*, Delilah S. Dawson <http://www.sfadb.com/Delilah_S_Dawson> (Delacorte) - *The Clackity*, Lora Senf <http://www.sfadb.com/Lora_Senf> (Atheneum ) - *A Comb of Wishes*, Lisa Stringfellow <http://www.sfadb.com/Lisa_Stringfellow> (Quill Tree) - ****They Stole Our Hearts*, Daniel Kraus <http://www.sfadb.com/Daniel_Kraus> (Holt) - *This Appearing House*, Ally Malinenko <http://www.sfadb.com/Ally_Malinenko> (Katherine Tegen) Long Fiction - *And in Her Smile, the World*, Rebecca J. Allred <http://www.sfadb.com/Rebecca_J_Allred> & Gordon B. White <http://www.sfadb.com/Gordon_B_White> (Trepidatio) - *Below*, Laurel Hightower <http://www.sfadb.com/Laurel_Hightower> (Ghoulish) - *Three Days in the Pink Tower*, EV Knight <http://www.sfadb.com/EV_Knight> (Creature) - *Through the Looking Glass and Straight into Hell*, Christa Carmen <http://www.sfadb.com/Christa_Carmen> (*Orphans of Bliss: Tales of Addiction Horror*) - ****The Wehrwolf*, Alma Katsu <http://www.sfadb.com/Alma_Katsu> (Amazon Original) Short Fiction - ***“Fracture”, Mercedes M. Yardley <http://www.sfadb.com/Mercedes_M_Yardley> (*Mother: Tales of Love and Terror*) - “Nona Doesn't Dance”, Aaron Dries <http://www.sfadb.com/Aaron_Dries> (*Cut to Care: A Collection of Little Hurts*) - “The Only Thing Different Will Be the Body”, J. A. W. McCarthy <http://www.sfadb.com/J_A_W_McCarthy> (*A Woman Built by Man*) - “Poppy's Poppy”, Douglas Gwilym <http://www.sfadb.com/Douglas_Gwilym> (*Penumbrice Speculative Fiction Magazine*) - “A Song for Barnaby Jones”, Anna Taborska <http://www.sfadb.com/Anna_Taborska> (Zagava) - “The Star”, Anna Taborska <http://www.sfadb.com/Anna_Taborska> (*Great British Horror 7: Major Arcane*) Collection - *The Black Maybe*, Attila Veres <http://www.sfadb.com/Attila_Veres> (Valancourt) - ****Breakable Things*, Cassandra Khaw <http://www.sfadb.com/Cassandra_Khaw> (Undertow) - *Hell Hath No Sorrow Like a Woman Haunted*, RJ Joseph <http://www.sfadb.com/RJ_Joseph> (The Seventh Terrace) - *Spontaneous Human Combustion*, Richard Thomas <http://www.sfadb.com/Richard_Thomas> (Keylight) - *We Are Here to Hurt Each Other*, Paula D. Ashe <http://www.sfadb.com/Paula_D_Ashe> (Nictitating) Anthology - *Chromophobia: A Strangehouse Anthology of Women in Horror*, Sara Tantlinger <http://www.sfadb.com/Sara_Tantlinger>, ed. (Strangehouse) - *Human Monsters: A Horror Anthology*, Sadie Hartmann <http://www.sfadb.com/Sadie_Hartmann> & Ashley Saywers <http://www.sfadb.com/Ashley_Saywers>, eds. (Dark Matter Ink) - *Into the Forest: Tales of the Baba Yaga*, Lindy Ryan <http://www.sfadb.com/Lindy_Ryan>, ed. (Black Spot) - *Mother: Tales of Love and Terror*, Christi Nogle <http://www.sfadb.com/Christi_Nogle> & Willow Becker <http://www.sfadb.com/Willow_Becker>, eds. (Weird Little Words) - ****Screams from the Dark: 29 Tales of Monsters and the Monstrous*, Ellen Datlow <http://www.sfadb.com/Ellen_Datlow>, ed. (Nightfire) Nonfiction - *A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of American's Ghosts*, Leanna Renee Hieber <http://www.sfadb.com/Leanna_Renee_Hieber> & Andrea Janes <http://www.sfadb.com/Andrea_Janes> (Citadel) - *Toil and Trouble: A Women's History of the Occult*, Lisa Kröger <http://www.sfadb.com/Lisa_Kroger> & Melanie R. Anderson <http://www.sfadb.com/Melanie_R_Anderson> (Quirk) - *Weird Fiction: A Genre Study*, Michael Cisco <http://www.sfadb.com/Michael_Cisco> (Palgrave) - ****Writing in the Dark: The Workbook*, Tim Waggoner <http://www.sfadb.com/Tim_Waggoner> (Guide Dog) - *Writing Poetry in the Dark*, Stephanie M. Wytovich <http://www.sfadb.com/Stephanie_M_Wytovich> (Raw Dog Screaming) Short Nonfiction - “African American Horror Authors and Their Craft: The Evolution of Horror Fiction from African Folklore”, L. Marie Wood <http://www.sfadb.com/L_Marie_Wood> (*Conjuring Worlds: An Afrofuturist Textbook for Middle and High School Students*) - “A Clown in the Living Room: The Sinister Clown on Television”, Kevin J. Wetmore, Jr. <http://www.sfadb.com/Kevin_J_Wetmore_Jr> (*The Many Lives of Scary Clowns: Essays on Pennywise, Twisty, the Joker, Krusty and More*) - “The H Word: The Horror of Hair”, L. Marie Wood <http://www.sfadb.com/L_Marie_Wood> (Nightmare Magazine Jul 2022) - ***“I Don't Read Horror (& Other Weird Tales)”, Lee Murray <http://www.sfadb.com/Lee_Murray> (Interstellar Flight Magazine 24 Oct 2022) - “This is Not a Poem”, Cynthia Pelayo <http://www.sfadb.com/Cynthia_Pelayo> (*Writing Poetry in the Dark*) Graphic Novel - *Eat the Rich*, Sarah Gailey <http://www.sfadb.com/Sarah_Gailey>, art by Pius Bak <http://www.sfadb.com/Pius_Bak> (Boom!) - ****Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary*, James Aquilone <http://www.sfadb.com/James_Aquilone>, ed. (Moonstone) - *Kraken Inferno: The Last Hunt*, Alessandro Manzetti <http://www.sfadb.com/Alessandro_Manzetti>, art by Stefano Cardoselli <http://www.sfadb.com/Stefano_Cardoselli> (Independent Legions) - *The Me You Love in the Dark*, Skottie Young <http://www.sfadb.com/Skottie_Young>, art by Jorge Corona <http://www.sfadb.com/Jorge_Corona> (Image Comics) - *Something is Killing the Children Vol 4*, James IV Tynion <http://www.sfadb.com/James_IV_Tynion>, art by Werther Dell'Edera <http://www.sfadb.com/Werther_Dell'Edera> (Boom!) Screenplay* (a tie)* - *The Black Phone*, Scott Derrickson <http://www.sfadb.com/Scott_Derrickson> & C. Robert Cargill <http://www.sfadb.com/C_Robert_Cargill> (Blumhouse Productions, Crooked Highway, Universal Pictures) - *Men*, Alex Garland <http://www.sfadb.com/Alex_Garland> (DNA Films) - *The Pale Blue Eye*, Scott Cooper <http://www.sfadb.com/Scott_Cooper> (Cross Creek Pictures, Grisbi Productions, Streamline Global Group) - *Pearl*, Mia Goth <http://www.sfadb.com/Mia_Goth> & Ti West <http://www.sfadb.com/Ti_West> (A24, Bron Creative, Little Lamb, New Zealand Film Commission) - ****Stranger Things:* “s4e1: Chapter One: The Hellfire Club”, The Duffer Brothers <http://www.sfadb.com/The_Duffer_Brothers> (21 Laps Entertainment, Monkey Massacre, Netflix, Upside Down Pictures) Poetry Collection - ****Crime Scene*, Cynthia Pelayo <http://www.sfadb.com/Cynthia_Pelayo> (Raw Dog Screaming) - *Girls from the County*, Donna Lynch <http://www.sfadb.com/Donna_Lynch> (Raw Dog Screaming) - *The Gravity of Existence*, Christina Sng <http://www.sfadb.com/Christina_Sng> (Interstellar Flight) - *The Rat King: A Book of Dark Poetry*, Sumiko Saulson <http://www.sfadb.com/Sumiko_Saulson> (self-published) - *Sifting the Ashes*, Michael Bailey <http://www.sfadb.com/Michael_Bailey> & Marge Simon <http://www.sfadb.com/Marge_Simon> (Crystal Lake) *Also presented at the ceremony:* *LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS * - *Elizabeth Massie* - *Nuzo Onoh* - *John Saul* *SPECIALTY PRESS AWARD* - *Undertow Publications* *THE RICHARD LAYMON PRESIDENT’S AWARD* - *Meghan Arcuri* *THE KAREN LANSDALE SILVER HAMMER AWARD* - *Karen Lansdale* *MENTOR OF THE YEAR AWARD* - *David Jeffery* *Courtesy File 770 <https://file770.com/2022-bram-stoker-awards/> and SFADB <http://www.sfadb.com/Bram_Stoker_Awards_2023>.* *fwd TM* https://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2023/06/joanna-russ-1965-stories-more-or-less.html https://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2023/06/ffb-bedtime-stories-edited-by-diana.html https://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2023/06/short-story-wednesday-from-28th.html https://socialistjazz.blogspot.com/2023/05/short-story-wednesday-vampires-zombies.html ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FICTION_L list, click the following link: https://ccpllists.cuyahogalibrary.net/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=FICTION_L