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2009 Stoker Award Winning Books

The 2009 Bram Stoker Award winners were announced by the Horror Writer's Association at World Horror Convention in Brighton, England, last weekend. I read almost all of these titles and I can vouch that they are superlative reads. (In fact, I lauded Lucy Snyder's poetry-winning book here in The Goreletter). See the HWA's announcement for a complete list...congratulations to all the winners! I contributed work to two of the books (though the editors, not me, rightfully get the awards!). These are pretty amazing books to be a part of, so I want to celebrate them here (and share some breaking…
April 3, 2010Posted inArnzen News1 Comment
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2008 Bram Stoker Awards Announced

This press release just came in, hot off the ether: *** Horror Writers Association celebrates 2008 Stoker winners At long last, the anticipation is over. The Horror Writers Association has announced the winners of the 2008 Bram Stoker Awards at its annual Stoker Banquet held tonight as part of the Stoker Awards Weekend held in Burbank, California.  Nine new bronze haunted-house statuettes were handed over to the writers responsible for creating superior works of horror last year. This year’s winners are: Superior Achievement in a NOVEL DUMA KEY by Stephen King (Scribner) Superior Achievement in a FIRST NOVEL THE GENTLING…
June 14, 2009Posted inData+Errata
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Apron of the Abattoir

Author Carole Lanham (aka "The Horror Homemaker") has posted a fun collection of aprons, including a funny old one from the Michael Arnzen Dying photoshot and Kim Paffenroth roasting his Bram Stoker Trophy. Speaking of trophies, it's Stoker season right now and the final ballot for last year's best horror fiction has recently been announced on the Horror Writers Association website.  Congratulations to all!  Extra helpings of kudos to Horror Library Vol. 3 (collection category) and The Book of Lists: Horror (non-fiction category), both of which include my work. But back to the happy Horror Homemaker: read Carole's fabulous zombie…
April 13, 2009Posted inData+Errata
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Proverbs For Monsters Wins Stoker Award!

I’m still stunned, so I’ll keep this relatively short... The HWA’s Bram Stoker Awards were announced last night in Salt Lake City at the 2008 World Horror Convention. My book, PROVERBS FOR MONSTERS, tied for the win (along with Peter Straub for his wonderful book, 5 Stories) in the "Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection" category. This is my fourth Stoker award for my horror writing and since this particular award is going to a book that collects stories from across my career, I’m obviously overjoyed. I’ve posted a copy of my acceptance speech (read by Weston Ochse at the…
March 30, 2008Posted inArnzen News
Posted inArnzen News

The 2007 Bram Stoker Award Final Ballot

Here is the just-announced shortlist of finalists for the 2007 Bram Stoker Award: Superior Achievement in a Novel THE GUARDENER'S TALE by Bruce Boston (Sam’s DotPublishing) HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (William Morrow) THE MISSING by Sarah Langan (Harper) THE TERROR by Dan Simmons (Little, Brown) Superior Achievement in a First Novel HEART-SHAPED BOX by Joe Hill (William Morrow) I WILL RISE by Michael Calvillo (Lachesis Publishing) THE MEMORY TREE by John R. Little (Nocturne Press) THE WITCH'S TRINITY by Erika Mailman (Crown) THE HOLLOWER by Mary SanGiovanni (Leisure Books) Superior Achievement in Long Fiction AFTERWARD, THERE WILL BE A…
February 15, 2008Posted inArnzen News