Literary award · United States
Bram Stoker Award for Novel
Award presented by the Horror Writers Association.
About Bram Stoker Award for Novel
The Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for novels.
From the Wikipedia article “Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Stephen Graham Jones | The Buffalo Hunter Hunter |
| 2024 | Gwendolyn Kiste | The Haunting of Velkwood |
| 2023 | Tananarive Due | The Reformatory |
| 2022 | Gabino Iglesias | The Devil Takes You Home |
| 2021 | Stephen Graham Jones | My Heart Is a Chainsaw |
| 2020 | Stephen Graham Jones | None |
| 2019 | Owl Goingback | Coyote Rage |
| 2018 | Paul G. Tremblay | The Cabin at the End of the World |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Bram Stoker Award for 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 Q221178 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).