Bram Stoker Awards

Can't believe I missed this. I know it sounds fanboyish, but this is an award ceremony that I've always looked forward to the way others look at the Oscars. Here's the list of this year's Stokers: 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 Corrine De Winter Alternative Forms: The Devil's Wine edited by Tom Piccirilli Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael Moorcock Straub's work is always awesome. And last year I sent Piccirilli a congratulatory email for his win and received a very nice and warm reply. Belated congratulations to all the winners this year.