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Bram Stoker Awards

Every year since 1988, the Horror Writers Association hands out their Bram Stoker Awards for Superior Achievement during their annual conference in New York City or Los Angeles. The Stokers, which are named in honor of influential horror author Bram Stoker, are analagous to the Nebula, Hugo, or World Fantasy Awards. The award itself is a hefty little ceramic replica of a haunted house.
The Stokers are awarded based on voting by the HWA's active membership, which is composed of writers who have made at least three professional sales.
Currently, Stokers are awarded in the following categories:
Novel
First Novel
Short Fiction
Long Fiction
Fiction Collection
Poetry Collection
Anthology
Nonfiction
Illustrated Narrative
Screenplay
Work for Young Readers
Alternative Forms
Lifetime Achievement