Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel explained

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.

Winners and nominees

The following are the winners and nominees. Finalists (nominees) are listed under the winner(s) for each year, respectively.

The year of eligibility listed in the table is the year that the work was published; the ceremony when the honor was awarded happening the following year.

Bram Stoker Award for Novel [1]
YearRecipientTitleResultCitation
1987 Misery<--Result-->Co-winners<--Citation-->
Swan Song
Live Girls<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->[2]
Unassigned Territory
Ash Wednesday
1988Winner[3]
Stinger<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Black Wind
Flesh
1989 Carrion ComfortWinner[4]
Geek Love<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
In a Dark Dream
Midnight
1990 MineWinner[5]
Funland<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Reign
Savage Season
1991 Boy's LifeWinner[6]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Needful Things
Summer of Night
1992 Blood of the LambWinner[7]
Homecoming<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Deathgrip
Hideaway
Children of the Night
1993Winner[8]
Anno Dracula<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Blackburn
Drawing Blood
1994 Dead in the WaterWinner[9]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
From the Teeth of Angels
Insomnia
1995 ZombieWinner[10]
Widow<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Deadrush
Bone Music
1996Winner[11]
Exquisite Corpse<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Crota
1997 Children of the DuskWinner[12]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
My Soul to Keep
Earthquake Weather
1998 Bag of BonesWinner[13]
Fear Nothing<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Darker Angels
Fog Heart
1999 Mr. XWinner[14]
Darker than Night<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Hannibal
Low Men in Yellow Coats
Hexes
2000Winner[15]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Silent Children
2001 American GodsWinner[16]
From the Dust Returned<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Black House
2002Winner[17]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
From a Buick 8
Lullaby
2003 Lost Boy, Lost GirlWinner[18]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Serenity Falls
2004 In the Night RoomWinner[19]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Deep in the Darkness
2005 Creepers<--Result-->Co-winners<--Citation-->[20]
Dread in the Beast
Keepers<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
November Mourns
2006 Lisey's StoryWinner[21]
Headstone City<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Ghost Road Blues
Pressure
Prodigal Blues
2007Winner[22]
<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Heart-Shaped Box
2008 Duma KeyWinner[23]
Coffin County<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Johnny Gruesome
2009 Audrey's DoorWinner[24]
Patient Zero<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Quarantined
Cursed
2010Winner[25]
Horns<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Rot & Ruin
Dead Love
Apocalypse of the Dead
Dweller
2011 Flesh EatersWinner[26] [27] [28] [29]
<--Result-->Nominee
Cosmic Forces
Floating Staircase
Not Fade Away
2012Winner[30] [31] [32]
<--Result-->Nominee
Bottled Abyss
Nightwhere
Inheritance
2013 Doctor SleepWinner[33] [34]
NOS4A2<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Malediction
2014 Blood KinWinner[35] [36] [37]
Suffer the Children<--Result-->Nominee
Jade Sky
Beautiful You
2015Winner
<--Result-->Nominee[38] [39]
Black Tide
2016Winner[40]
Hard Light<--Result-->Nominee<--Citation-->
Mongrels
Stranded
Disappearance at Devil's Rock
2017AraratWinner[41] [42] [43] [44] [45]
Sleeping Beauties<--Result-->Nominee
Black Mad Wheel
I Wish I Was Like You
Ubo
2018Winner[46] [47] [48] [49]
Dracul<--Result-->Nominee
Glimpse
Unbury Carol
2019Coyote RageWinner[50] [51] [52]
Inspection<--Result-->Nominee
Into the Ashes
Wanderers
2020Winner[53] [54] [55]
<--Result-->Nominee
Devil's Creek
Malorie
Mexican Gothic
2021My Heart is a ChainsawWinner[56] [57] [58] [59]
<--Result-->Nominee
Children of Chicago
2022The Devil Takes You HomeWinner[60]
<--Result-->Nominee[61] [62]
Reluctant Immortals
Daphne
Sundial
2023The ReformatoryWinner[63]
How To Sell A Haunted House<--Result-->Nominee[64]
Don't Fear the Reaper
Lone Women
Camp Damascus[65]
Black River Orchard

Multiple winners

Ordered first by wins and then by alphabetical order (according to last name).

Multiple nominees

Ordered first by nominations, then by at least one win, and finally by alphabetical order (according to last name).

† indicates that the writer also won the award in exactly one occasion (up-to-date as of the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards).

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: 1987 Bram Stoker Award Nominees & Winners . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020947/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1987-bram-stoker-award-nominees-winner/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  3. Web site: 1988 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809223722/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1988-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-09 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  4. Web site: 1989 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021008/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1989-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  5. Web site: 1990 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020958/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1990-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  6. Web site: 1991 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020952/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1991-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  7. Web site: 1992 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021012/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1992-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  8. Web site: 1993 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809233006/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1993-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-09 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  9. Web site: 1994 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809223347/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1994-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-09 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
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  12. Web site: 1997 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020954/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1997-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  13. Web site: 1998 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809225645/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1998-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-09 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  14. Web site: 1999 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220813071933/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/1999-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-13 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  15. Web site: 2000 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220810000240/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2000-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-10 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  16. Web site: 2001 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220809230806/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2001-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-08-09 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
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  18. Web site: 2003 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529084948/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2003-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-05-29 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  19. Web site: 2004 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220529080213/http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2004-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-05-29 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  20. Web site: 2005 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621020949/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2005-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  21. Web site: 2006 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021001/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2006-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  22. Web site: 2007 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505021539/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2007-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees/ . 2022-05-05 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
  23. Web site: 2008 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220621021004/https://www.thebramstokerawards.com/uncategorized/2008-bram-stoker-award-winners-nominees-2/ . 2022-06-21 . 2022-06-21 . The Bram Stoker Awards . en-US.
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