Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Horror Fiction

AWARD WINNERS

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BRAMSTOKERAWARDWINNERS
These are given annually by members of the
Horror Writers’ Association and include some
titles that are crime or suspense but contain no
fantastic elements.

1987

Novel:Miseryby Stephen King tied with Swan Song
by Robert R. McCammon
First Novel:The Manseby Lisa Cantrell
Long Fiction:The Pear Shaped Manby George R. R.
Martin tied with Deadby Alan Rodgers
Short Fiction: “The Deep End” by Robert R.
McCammon
Collection:The Essential Ellisonby Harlan Ellison

1988

Novel:The Silence of the Lambsby Thomas Harris
First Novel:The Suitingby Kelley Wilde
Long Fiction:Orange Is for Anguish, Blue for Insanity
by David Morrell
Short Fiction:“The Night They Missed the Horror
Show” by Joe R. Lansdale
Collection: Charles Beaumont: Selected Storiesby
Charles Beaumont

1989

Novel:Carrion Comfortby Dan Simmons
First Novel:Sunglasses after Darkby Nancy Collins
Long Fiction:With Dead Folksby Joe R. Lansdale
Short Fiction:“Eat Me” by Robert R. McCammon
Collection:Collected Storiesby Richard Matheson

1990

Novel:Mineby Robert R. McCammon

First Novel:The Revelationby Bentley Little

Long Fiction:Stephenby Elizabeth Massie

Short Fiction:“The Calling” by David B. Silva

Collection:Four Past Midnightby Stephen King

1991

Novel:Boy’s Lifeby Robert R. McCammon

First Novel:The Cipherby Kathe Koja tied with

Prodigalby Melanie Tem

Long Fiction:The Beautiful Uncut Hair of Gravesby

David Morrell

Short Fiction:“Lady Madonna” by Nancy Holder

Collection:Prayers to Broken Stonesby Dan Simmons

1992

Novel:Blood of the Lambby Thomas F. Monteleone

First Novel:Sineaterby Elizabeth Massie

Long Fiction:Aliens: Tribesby Stephen Bissette tied

with Found in a Harlequin Romanceby Joe R.

Lansdale

Short Fiction:“This Year’s Class Picture” by Dan

Simmons

Collection:Mr. Fox and Other Feral Talesby Norman

Partridge

1993

Novel:The Throatby Peter Straub

First Novel:The Thread That Binds the Bonesby

Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Novella:Mephisto in Onyxby Harlan Ellison tied

with The Night We Buried Road Dogby Jack

Cady

Novelet:Dying in Bangkokby Dan Simmons

Short Fiction:“I Hear the Mermaids Singing” by

Nancy Holder