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Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
Literary award.
About Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel
The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel.
From the Wikipedia article “Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Monika Kim | The Eyes Are the Best Part |
| 2023 | Christa Carmen | The Daughters of Block Island |
| 2022 | Christi Nogle | Beulah |
| 2021 | Hailey Piper | Queen of Teeth |
| 2020 | EV Knight | The Fourth Whore |
| 2019 | Sarah Read | The Bone Weaver's Orchard |
| 2018 | Gwendolyn Kiste | The Rust Maidens |
| 2017 | Robert Payne Cabeen | Cold Cuts |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel for the current eligibility window, accepted formats, residency or language requirements and any entry fee. For most established prizes the publisher submits on the author's behalf, often with a limit on entries per imprint.
If you are self-published, look for an explicit statement that independently published books are accepted, and budget for entry fees and copies for judges.
Sources & data
- Structured data from Wikidata Q848943 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).