Literary award · United States
Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction
Category of the American horror fiction award.
About Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction
The Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for short fiction.
From the Wikipedia article “Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | R. J. Joseph | — |
| 2024 | Laird Barron | — |
| 2023 | Cindy O'Quinn | — |
| 2021 | Lee Murray | — |
| 2020 | Josh Malerman | — |
| 2019 | Gwendolyn Kiste | — |
| 2018 | Jess Landry | — |
| 2017 | Lisa Mannetti | — |
| 2016 | Joyce Carol Oates | — |
| 2014 | Usman T. Malik | — |
| 2013 | David Gerrold | — |
| 2012 | Lucy A. Snyder | — |
From Wikidata; the list may be incomplete for some years.
Eligibility and entering
Check the official rules of the Bram Stoker Award for Short Fiction 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 Q3910461 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).