2016 Stoker Preliminary Ballot

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) announced the preliminary ballot for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards on January 20, 2017.

Superior Achievement in a Novel

Superior Achievement in a First Novel

Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction

Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection

Superior Achievement in an Anthology

Superior Achievement in Non-Fiction

Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection

Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel

Superior Achievement in a Screenplay

  • The Conjuring 2
  • Don’t Breathe
  • Midnight Special
  • Penny Dreadful: “A Blade of Grass”
  • Preacher: “Pilot”
  • Stranger Things: “The Upside Down”
  • Stranger Things: “The Vanishing of Will Byers”
  • 10 Cloverfield Lane
  • The Walking Dead: “The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be”
  • The Witch

Voting is open to active and lifetime HWA members until February 15, 2017.

Bram Stoker Award nominees for 2016 (the short list) will be announced on February 23, 2017. Winners will be honored April 29, 2017 at a gala held aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach CA during StokerCon. For more information, see the HWA website.