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For those who are interested here is a list of all the nominees and winners
for novel and first novel sent to me by m.soderstrom@genie.geis.com, the
Horror Writers Association (HFA) on-line rep.

The Stoker was first awarded in 1988.  They are awarded
every year at the HWA business meeting, which is held
sometime in June at a different site every year.
 
From 1988 through 1994, the novels on the final ballot for
the Stoker:

 1988      Novel
 LIVE GIRLS by Ray Garton
 MISERY by Stephen King (winner - tie)
 SWAN SONG by Robert R. McCammon (winner - tie)
 UNASSIGNED TERRITORY by Ken Nunn
 ASH WEDNESDAY by Chet Williamson
         First novel
 THE DAMNATION GAME by Clive Barker
 THE MANSE by Lisa Cantrell (winner)
 SLOB by Rex Miller
 THE HARVEST BRIDE by Tony Richards
 EXCAVATION by Steve Rasnic Tem

 1989      Novel
 THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS by Thomas Harris (winner)
 STINGER by Robert R. McCammon
 BLACK WIND by F. Paul Wilson
 THE DRIVE-IN by Joe R. Lansdale
 QUEEN OF THE DAMNED by Anne Rice
 FLESH by Richard Laymon
        First novel
 THE SUITING by Kelley Wilde (winner)
 CITIES OF THE DEAD by Michael Paine
 RESURRECTION, INC. by Kevin J. Anderson
 DELIVER US FROM EVIL by Alan Lee Harris
 DEMON NIGHT by J. Michael Straczynski
 FEAR BOOK by John L. Byrne

 1990      Novel
 CARRION COMFORT by Dan Simmons (winner)
 GEEK LOVE by Katherine Dunn
 IN A DARK DREAM by Charles L. Grant
 MIDNIGHT by Dean R. Koontz
 THE WOLF'S HOUR by Robert R. McCammon
       First novel
 THE DWELLING by Tom Elliot
 GOAT DANCE by Douglas Clegg
 LAYING THE MUSIC TO REST by Dean Wesley Smith
 THE LILITH FACTOR by Jean Paiva
 SUNGLASSES AFTER DARK by Nancy A. Collins (winner)

 1991      Novel
 FUNLAND by Richard Laymon
 MINE by Robert R. McCammon (winner)
 REIGN by Chet Williamson
 SAVAGE SEASON by Joe R. Lansdale
       First Novel
 BLOOD OF THE CHILDREN by Alan Rodgers
 DARK FATHER by Tom Piccirilli
 NIGHTBLOOD by T. Chris Martindale
 THE REVELATION by Bentley Little (winner)

 1992     Novel
 THE M.D. by Thomas M. Disch
 NEEDFUL THINGS by Stephen King
 THE DARK TOWER III - THE WASTE LANDS by Stephen King
 BOY'S LIFE by Robert R. McCammon (winner)
 SUMMER OF NIGHT by Dan Simmons
       First novel
 WINTER SCREAM by Chris Curry and L. Dean James
 WILDERNESS by Dennis Danvers
 THE CIPHER by Kathe Koja (winner - tie)
 UNEARTHED by Ashley McConnell
 PRODIGAL by Melanie Tem (winner - tie)

 1993     Novel
 HOMECOMING by Matthew Costello
 DEATHGRIP by Brian Hodge
 HIDEAWAY by Dean Koontz
 BLOOD OF THE LAMB by Thomas F. Monteleone (winner)
 CHILDREN OF THE NIGHT by Dan Simmons
         First novel
 LOST SOULS by Poppy Z. Brite
 BEAUTY by Brian D'Amato
 SINEATER by Elizabeth Massie (winner)
 LESS THAN HUMAN by Gary Raisor

 1994     Novel
 ANNO DRACULA by Kim Newman
 BLACKBURN by Bradley Denton
 DRAWING BLOOD by Poppy Z. Brite
 THE SUMMONING by Bentley Little
 THE THROAT by Peter Straub (winner)
        First novel
 AFTERAGE by Yvonne Navarro
 CREATED BY by Richard Christian Matheson
 SUCKERS by Anne Billson
 THE THREAD THAT BINDS THE BONES by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
(winner)
 WET WORK by Philip Nutman

1995:
Novel:
	THE ALIENIST				Caleb Carr
	FROM THE TEETH OF ANGELS		Jonathan Carroll
	DEAD IN THE WATER			Nancy Holder
	INSOMNIA				Stephen King
	THE BUTCHER BOY				Patrick McCabe
First Novel:
	GRAVE MARKINGS				Michael Arnzen
	THE BLACK MARIAH			Jay R. Bonansinga
	DEADWEIGHT				Robert Devereaux
	NEAR DEATH				Nancy Kilpatrick
Collection:
	THE EARLY FEARS				Robert Bloch
	WRITER OF THE PURPLE RAGE		Joe R. Lansdale
	THE FLESH ARTIST			Lucy Taylor
	BORN BAD				Andrew Vachss
Novelette:
	"The Scent of Vinegar"			Robert Bloch
	"Sometimes, in the Rain"		Charles L. Grant
	"The Alchemy of the Throat"		Brian Hodge
	"Buba Ho-tep"				Joe R. Lansdale
	"The Siren of Swan Quarter"		William Trotter
Short Story:
	"Cafe Endless: Spring Rain"		Nancy Holder
	* "The Box"				Jack Ketchum
	"Mr. Torso"				Edward Lee
	"Things of Which We Do Not Speak"	Lucy Taylor

1996:
Novel:
	WIDOW					Billie Sue Mosiman
	deadrush				Yvonne Navarro
      * ZOMBIE					Joyce Carol Oates
	BONE MUSIC				Alan Rodgers
First Novel:
	DIARY OF A VAMPIRE			Gary Bowen
	THE BETWEEN				Tananarive Due
	MADELEINE'S GHOST			Robert Giardi
      * THE SAFETY OF UNKNOWN CITIES		Lucy Taylor
	WYRM WOLF				Edo van Belkom
Novelette:
	"Baby Girl Diamond"			Adam-Troy Castro
      * "Lunch at the Gotham Cafe"		Stephen King
	"Looking for Mr. Flip"			Thomas F. Monteleone
	"Lover Doll"				Wayne Allen Sallee
Short Story:
	"Becky Lives"				Harry Crews
      * "Chatting with Anubis"			Harlan Ellison
	"The Bungalow House"			Thomas Ligotti
	"Death of the Novel"			William Browning Spencer
Collection:
      * THE PANIC HAND				Jonathan Carroll
	CAGES					Ed Gorman
	THE BLACK CAROUSEL			Charles Grant
	STRANGE HIGHWAYS			Dean Koontz
Non-Fiction:
      * THE SUPERNATURAL INDEX			Mike Ashley and William Contento
	PSYCHO: BEHIND THE SCENES		Janet Leigh and Christopher Nickens
	AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CLAIMS, FRAUDS, AND
	 HOAXES OF THE OCCULT AND SUPERNATURAL	James Randi
	IMMORAL TALES: European Sex and Horror
	 Movies 1956-1984			Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs
Bram Stoker Award for Life Achievement:
       * Harlan Ellison
