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Bram Stoker Awards 2013

The 2013 Bram Stoker Awards went to After Death… by Eric J. Guignard (Anthology), The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories by Laird Barron (Fiction Collection) and The Evolutionist by Rena Mason (First Novel), with winners in 5 more categories. 41 books were nominated across 8 categories.

Winners

Anthology

  1. After Death… by Eric J. Guignardsource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All and Other Stories by Laird Barronsource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. The Evolutionist by Rena Masonsource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novel

  1. Alabaster: Wolves by Caitlin R. Kiernansource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Nolan on Bradbury: Sixty Years of Writing about the Master of Science Fiction by William F. Nolansource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. Doctor Sleep by Stephen Kingsource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Four Elements by Marge Simon, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob and Linda Addisonsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Novel

  1. Dog Days by Joe McKinneysource (opens in a new tab)

Nominees

Anthology

  1. Barbers & Beauties by Michael Knost and Nancy Eden Siegelsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dark Visions: A Collection of Modern Horror, Volume One by Anthony Rivera and Sharon Lawsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Horror Library: Volume 5 by R.J. Cavender and Boyd E. Harrissource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Grimscribe’s Puppets by Joseph S. Pulversource (opens in a new tab)

Fiction Collection

  1. Bible Stories for Secular Humanists by S. P. Somtowsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dance of the Blue Lady by Gene O’Neillsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. North American Lake Monsters: Stories by Nathan Ballingrudsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Ape’s Wife and Other Stories by Caitlin R. Kiernansource (opens in a new tab)
  5. The Tears of Isis by James Dorrsource (opens in a new tab)

First Novel

  1. Candy House by Kate Jonezsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Redheads by Jonathan Mooresource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Stoker’s Manuscript by Royce Proutysource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Year of the Storm by John Mantoothsource (opens in a new tab)

Graphic Novel

  1. Colder by Paul Tobinsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Fatale Book Three: West of Hell by Ed Brubakersource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Sin Titulo by Cameron Stewartsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Witch Doctor, Vol. 2: Mal Practice by Brandon Seifertsource (opens in a new tab)

Nonfiction

  1. Images of the Modern Vampire: The Hip and the Atavistic by Barbara Brodman and James E. Doansource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Lovecraft and Influence: His Predecessors and Successors by Robert H. Waughsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Ramsey Campbell: Critical Essays on the Modern Master of Horror by Gary William Crawfordsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Intermedial Experience of Horror: Suspended Failures by Jarkko Toikkanensource (opens in a new tab)

Novel

  1. A Necessary End by Sarah Pinborough and F. Paul Wilsonsource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Malediction by Lisa Mortonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. NOS4A2 by Joe Hillsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Heavens Rise by Christopher Ricesource (opens in a new tab)

Poetry Collection

  1. Dangerous Dreams by Marge Simon and Sandy DeLucasource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Dark Roads: Selected Long Poems 1971-2012 by Bruce Bostonsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Hysteria: A Collection of Madness by Stephanie M. Wytovichsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. The Sex Lives of Monsters by Helen Marshallsource (opens in a new tab)

Young Adult Novel

  1. In the Shadow of Blackbirds by Cat Winterssource (opens in a new tab)
  2. Project Cain by Geoffrey Girardsource (opens in a new tab)
  3. Special Dead by Patrick Freivaldsource (opens in a new tab)
  4. Unbreakable by Kami Garciasource (opens in a new tab)

About the Bram Stoker Awards

Year is the award year as HWA labels it: the year the works were published, one year before the ceremony (the 2024 Bram Stoker Awards were presented in June 2025). Book categories only, final-ballot nominees and winners from HWA's official winners/nominees pages at bramstokerawards.horror.org; preliminary ballots, Long Fiction, Short Fiction, Short Non-Fiction, and Screenplay are excluded. Young Adult Novel and Graphic Novel start in 2011 and Middle Grade Novel in 2022; earlier years are zero. Nonfiction includes Long Non-Fiction (the 2023+ name). HWA's 2009 page repeats Frozen Blood from the 2008 First Novel ballot; it is omitted and 2009 First Novel counts the four other nominees, matching Wikipedia.

Organization: Horror Writers Association. Years are award years, which can differ from publication years. Official site (opens in a new tab)

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