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Nominees for the 1st Annual Black Quill Awards

Dark Genre Novel of the Year:

(Novel-length work of horror, suspense, or thriller from mainstream publisher; awarded to author)

  • Baltimore: Or, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, by Mike Mignola and Christopher Golden (Spectra)
  • Heart-Shaped Box, by Joe Hill (William Morrow)
  • Heartsick, by Chelsea Cain (St. Martins)
  • The Dust of Wonderland, by Lee Thomas (Alyson)
  • The Missing, by Sarah Langan (Harper)
  • The Terror, by Dan Simmons (Little, Brown and Company)

 

Best Small Press Chill:

(Novel or novella published by small press publisher; awarded to author)

  • Dark Harvest, by Norman Partridge (Cemetery Dance)
  • Midlisters, by Kealan Patrick Burke (Biting Dog Press)
  • Placeholders, by John R. Little (Necessary Evil Press)
  • The Cage, by Jason Brannon (KHP Publishers)
  • The Haunted Forest Tour, Jeff Strand and James A. Moore (Earthling Publications)
  • Vintage: A Ghost Story, Steve Berman (Haworth Positronic Press)

 

Best Dark Genre Fiction Collection:

(Anthology or single author collection, any publisher; awarded to author or editor[s])

  • At Ease with the Dead: New Tales of the Supernatural and the Macabre, edited by Barbara Roden and Christopher Roden (Ash-Tree Press)
  • Closing Time and Other Stories, Jack Ketchum (Gauntlet Press)
  • Dirty Prayers, by Gary McMahon (Gray Friar Press)
  • Sparks and Shadows, Lucy A. Snyder (HW Press)
  • The Book of Dead Things, edited by Tina L. Jens and Eric M. Cherry (Twilight Tales, Inc.)
  • Voyeurs of Death, Shaun Jeffrey (Doorways Publications)

 

Best Dark Genre Book of Non-Fiction:

(Any dark genre non-fiction subject, any publisher; awarded to author[s] or editor[s])

  • American Gothic: Sixty Years of Horror Cinema (Reynolds & Hearn), Author: Jonathan Rigby
  • Black Prometheus: A Critical Study of Karl Edward Wagner (Gothic Press), Editor: Benjamin Szumskyj
  • Frankenstein: A Cultural History (W.W. Norton), Author: Susan Tyler Hitchcock
  • On Writing Horror (Writer’s Digest), Editor: Mort Castle
  • Sundays with Vlad (Three Rivers Press), Author: Paul Bibeau
  • The Hammer Story (Titan Books), Authors: Marcus Hearn & Alan Barnes

Best Dark Scribble:

(Single work, non-anthology short fiction appearing in a print or virtual magazine; awarded to author)

  • Discovering Ghosts, by Tim Lebbon, Postcripts #10 (Print)
  • Ghosts in the Machine, by Matthew King, Doorways Magazine #0 (Print)
  • The Gingerbread Girl, by Stephen King, Esquire Magazine, July 2007 (Print)
  • Longtime Gone, by Kurt Dinan, Chiaroscuro #34 (Virtual)
  • The Penitent, by Kealan Patrick Burke, Horror Literature Quarterly, Issue 1/Spring 2007 (Virtual)

 

Best Dark Genre Short Fiction Magazine:

(Print or virtual magazine that published primarily short fiction during the eligibility period; awarded to editor[s])

  • Cemetery Dance, Editor Richard Chizmar (print)
  • Chiaroscuro, Editor Brett Alexander Savory (virtual)
  • Dark Discoveries, Editor James Beach (print)
  • Dark Recesses Press, Editors Boyd Harris, CJ Hurtt, Vincent VanAllen (virtual)
  • Estronomicon, Editor Steve Upham (virtual)
  • Postscripts, Editors Peter Crowther and Nick Gevers (print)

 

Best Dark Genre Book Trailer:

(Book video promoting any work of fiction or non-fiction; awarded to video producer)

  • Lady of the Serpents / Douglas Clegg, Video Production: Circle of Seven Productions
  • Mr. Hands, author / Gary A. Braunbeck, Video Production: Gary A. Braunbeck
  • The Dollmaker / Amanda Stevens, Video Production: Stonecreek Media, Inc.
  • The Harrowing / Alexandra Sokoloff, Video Production: Circle of Seven Productions
  • The Long Last Call / John Skipp, Video Production: Leisure Books

 

Best Author Website:

(Any dark genre author with an active website; awarded to author and website designer)

 

Best Cover Art:

(From any dark genre work of fiction, novel, novella, or anthology; awarded to artist)

  • Dark Harvest (Tor edition) / Norman Partridge;  Artist: Jon Foster
  • Dead Sea (Delirium Books edition) / Brian Keene;  Artist: Dave Kendall
  • Heart-Shaped Box (Subterranean Press edition) /  Joe Hill;  Artist: Vincent Chong
  • Just North of Nowhere (Annihiliation Press) /  Lawrence Santoro;  Artist: Alan M. Clark
  • The Haunted Forest Tour (Earthling Publications) /  James A. Moore & Jeff Strand;  Artist: Glenn Chadbourne

 

How To Vote...

Voting in the 1st Annual Black Quill Awards has now ended. 

Winners will be announced on Tuesday, February 5th.

Posted on Sunday, December 2, 2007 at 10:26AM by Registered CommenterDark Scribe Magazine | Comments Off

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