The Bram Stoker Awards have been presented annually by the membership of the Horror Writers Association to writers of fiction, non-fiction and various ancillary categories for the best in horror and supernatural writing. Each year, all members of HWA are eligible to nominate works in all possible categories, and a six-member Stoker Award Jury has the option of one overlooked or inadequately-publicized work to the final ballot. The entire membership of the HWA then votes on the final ballot.

Between 2001 and 2004, the awards were presented in twelve categories: Novel, First Novel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Fiction Collection, Poetry Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction, Illustrated Narrative, Screenplay, Work for Young Readers, and Alternative Forms. Beginning with works published in 2005, however, the awards are given in eight categories: Novel, First Novel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Fiction Collection, Poetry Collection, Anthology, and Nonfiction. In addition, Lifetime Achievement Stokers are occasionally presented to individuals whose entire body of work has substantially influenced Horror. For more information about the Horror Writers Association, or for complete lists of past Stoker Award nominees, please visit this page.

All novels and non-fiction titles owned by the Lincoln City Libraries are hotlinked into our on-line catalog, so that you can check on their current availability. Most long- or short-story links below are to appearances by these stories in collections or anthologies owned by the Lincoln City Libraries. Links for Lifetime Achievement Award recipients are to the body of work currently owned by the library system. And, finally, links for the Screenplay Award winners are to the individual films' entries in the Internet Movie Database, an on-line compendium of information about films.

Interested in other horror novels? You might want to sign up for our On-Line Thriller Book Club at our On-Line Book Clubs page, or take a look at our other horror-themed lists on our booklists page.