Literary award · United States
Locus Award for Best Horror Novel
Literary award by the science fiction and fantasy magazine Locus; awarded 1989-1997, 1999, and since 2017.
About Locus Award for Best Horror Novel
The Locus Award for Best Horror Novel is a literary award given annually by Locus as part of their Locus Awards. It has also been known as both the Locus Award for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel and Locus Award for Best Dark Fantasy/Horror Novel.
From the Wikipedia article “Locus Award for Best Horror Novel”, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Recent winners
| Year | Winner | Winning work |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Stephen Graham Jones | The Buffalo Hunter Hunter |
| 2025 | Chuck Tingle | Bury Your Gays |
| 2024 | Ursula Vernon | A House with Good Bones |
| 2023 | Ursula Vernon | What Moves the Dead |
| 2022 | Stephen Graham Jones | My Heart Is a Chainsaw |
| 2021 | Silvia Moreno-Garcia | Mexican Gothic |
| 2019 | 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 Locus Award for Best Horror 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 Q3404950 (CC0).
- Summary text from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).