Bram Stoker Awards Presented

The 2005 Bram Stoker Awards honoring horror-related writing published or released in the year prior were presented by The Horror Writers Association last night in Burbank, CA.

Throughout the weekend, there were a number of informative workshops held, and several readings, one of the most popular and well-attended was Chuck Palahniuk reading from his newest novel, Haunted. Toastmaster David Morrell gave a two-hour workshop on the secrets of successful writing, and between the panels and the awards presentation, there was a mass book signing held at the Dark Delicacies Bookstore.

Pictured here is Clive Barker (courtesy of StarLens.com), one of the award recipients.

Check back soon for Horror.com’s exclusive on-camera interviews with the bestselling icons of horror fiction. In the meantime, here is a list of the winners:

Novel:

In the Night Room by Peter Straub

First Novel (tie):

Covenant by John Everson

Stained by Lee Thomas

Long Fiction:

"The Turtle Boy" by Kealan-Patrick Burke

Short Fiction:

"Nimitseahpah" by Nancy Etchemendy

Fiction Collection:

Fearful Symmetries by Thomas F. Monteleone

Anthology:

The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 17th Annual edited by Ellen Datlow, Kelly Link and Gavin Grant

Nonfiction:

Hellnotes edited by Judi Rohrig

Illustrated Narrative:

Heaven's Devils by Jai Nitz

Screenplay (tie):

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind by Charlie Kaufman, Michel Gondrey and Pierre Bismuth

Shaun of the Dead by Simon Pegg and Edgar Wright Studio

Work for Young Readers (tie):

Abarat: Days of Magic, Nights of War by Clive Barker

Oddest Yet by Steve Burt

Poetry Collection:

The Women at the Funeral by Corinne De Winter

Alternative Forms:

The Devil's Wine edited by Tom Piccirilli

Lifetime Achievement Award:

Michael Moorcock (presented by Harlan Ellison)