The Horror Writers Association will award two Lifetime Achievement Awards at this year’s World Horror Convention and Bram Stoker Awards Banquet.
Writer/director/producer/composer John Carpenter exploded onto the horror scene with his 1978 classic Halloween, a film that held the title of most successful independent release for two decades. His other notable films include The Thing, The […]

The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest-growing division of the American Library Association, has just announced the winners of the 2008 Alex Award, for adult books with specific teen appeal. The awards, sponsored by Booklist, were just announced at the 2008 ALA Midwinter Meeting in Philadelphia, and Jeff Lemire’s Essex County (Vol 1): […]

In recognition of the legacy of Shirley Jackson’s writing, and with permission of the author’s estate, the Shirley Jackson Award has been established for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror, and the dark fantastic.
Shirley Jackson (1916-1965) wrote such classic novels as The Haunting of Hill House and We Have Always Lived in […]

The International Horror Guild Awards for works from 2006 were presented Thursday evening, November 1, 2007 at the Saratoga Hotel and Conference Center during the World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs, New York. Ramsey Campbell was honored as a Living Legend. Jo Fletcher presented the Living Legend Award. John Picacio served as Master of Ceremonies.
Novel […]

The British Fantasy Society has announced the winners of the British Fantasy Awards for 2007. The presentations were made at the awards banquet of FantasyCon 2007 in Nottingham, England on 23rd September.
Best Novel: ‘The August Derleth Fantasy Award’
Tim Lebbon: Dusk
Spectra Books
Best Novella:
Paul Finch: Kid
Choices, Pendragon Press
Best Anthology:
Gary Couzens: Extended Play: The Elastic Book of Music
Elastic […]