Literary award

Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel

Literary award.

About Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel

The Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for young adult novels. The HWA defines the category as being "intended for the age group 14-21, with word length beginning at 40,000 words."

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Recent winners

YearWinnerWinning work
2023Trang Thanh Tran—
2017Kim Liggett—
—Adam Cesare—
—Jonathan Maberry—
—Kiersten White—

From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.

Eligibility and entering

Check the official rules of the Bram Stoker Award for Best Young Adult 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.

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