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Awards and nominations
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion has been nominated for the 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards
Best Dark Genre Book of Non-Fiction
(Any dark genre non-fiction subject, any publisher; awarded to the author[s] or editor[s])
[ch9632]Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues edited by Loren Rhodes (Scribner)
[ch9632]Stephen King: The Non-Fiction by Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks (Cemetery Dance Publications)
[ch9632]The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent (Barnes & Noble)
[ch9632]Writer's Workshop of Horror edited by Michael Knost (Woodland Press)
Best Dark Genre Book of Non-Fiction
(Any dark genre non-fiction subject, any publisher; awarded to the author[s] or editor[s])
[ch9632]Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues edited by Loren Rhodes (Scribner)
[ch9632]Stephen King: The Non-Fiction by Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks (Cemetery Dance Publications)
[ch9632]The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent (Barnes & Noble)
[ch9632]Writer's Workshop of Horror edited by Michael Knost (Woodland Press)
Comments
Congrats to all involved!
Most deserving.
John
Here's the category:
And here's the full list of nominees.
I find it hard to believe that Rogat's book, Haunted Heart, qualified. I've read the proof (I won't buy the book itself) and there's no comparison!
John
Chicago-based author Gillian Flynn snagged the coveted Editor’s Choice award for DARK GENRE NOVEL OF THE YEAR for her sophomore effort, DARK PLACES, while veteran dark scribe Dan Simmons took Readers’ Choice honors in the same category for DROOD, his historical reimagining of the last years of Charles Dickens’ life. Simmons was nominated in the same category in 2007 for THE TERROR.
The Black Quill Awards were handed out in 8 categories honoring works of dark genre literature – horror, suspense, and thrillers – from both mainstream and small press publishers. While six of the awards recognized literary efforts, two of the awards recognized important aspects of book publishing and promotion: cover design and artwork and book trailer production — a growing marketing aspect of dark genre publishing. Peter Mahaichuk and César Puch dominated the BEST COVER ART AND DESIGN category for their work on Michael Louis Calvillo’s AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT for Bad Moon Books, while Calvillo himself took Readers’ Choice for BEST SMALL PRESS CHILL. Filmmaker JT Petty won Editors’ Choice for BEST DARK GENRE BOOK TRAILER for his work on the book trailer for real-life wife Sarah Langan’s AUDREY’S DOOR, while up-and-coming trailer producer John Palisano took Readers’ Choice in that same category for Gary Braunbeck’s FAR DARK FIELDS.
First-time nominees fared well in this year’s Black Quills, with Paul G. Bens Jr. taking top honors in the BEST SMALL PRESS CHILL category (Editor’s Choice) and Stoker Award-winner Lisa Morton scoring an Editors’ Choice nod for her editing work on MIDNIGHT WALK in the BEST DARK GENRE ANTHOLOGY category. Jameson Currier snagged an Editors’ Choice award for BEST DARK GENRE FICTION COLLECTION for THE HAUNTED HEART AND OTHER TALES, while David Nickle picked up the Readers’ Choice award in that same category for MONSTROUS AFFECTIONS. Editor Michael Knost took Editors’ Choice honors in the BEST DARK GENRE BOOK OF NON-FICTION category for the how-to compilation WRITERS WORKSHOP OF HORROR, while frequent Stephen King chronicler Bev Vincent earned Readers’ Choice honors in the same category for his THE STEPHEN KING ILLUSTRATED COMPANION. Elsewhere, Sarah Totton and Harry Shannon earned Editors’ Choice and Readers’ Choice nods, respectively, in the BEST DARK SCRIBBLE category. Totton’s short story “Flatrock Sunners” appeared in the UK print magazine BLACK STATIC, while Shannon’s “The Night Nurse” ran on the webzine Horror Drive-In.
Prolific genre editor Ellen Datlow – a double nominee this year – added a Black Quill Award to her lengthy list of honors for her editing work on POE: 19 NEW TALES INSPIRED BY EDGAR ALLAN POE. This was Datlow’s third nomination, following last year’s nomination for INFERNO: NEW TALES OF TERROR AND THE SUPERNATURAL and a second nomination this year for her work on the LOVECRAFT UNBOUND collection.
Nominations for the Black Quills are editorial-based, with both the editors and active contributing writers submitting nominations in each of the 8 categories. Once nominations are announced, readers of DSM cast their votes for their picks in each category. For this year’s outing, more than 3,300 votes were cast by the magazine’s readers. In a unique spin intended to celebrate both critical and popular success, two winners are traditionally announced in each category – Reader’s Choice and Editor’s Choice. Winners receive recognition in DSM, inclusion in press release materials announcing nominations and winners, a virtual icon to be used on their own website, and a handsome award certificate.
A complete list of all the winners can be found here.
A complete list of this year's nominees can be found here.
John
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At the Edgar Awards banquet, four of the five nominees in the Best Critical/Biographical category: Me, Lisa Rogak, Joan Schenkar and (winner) Otto Penzler. Absent: P.D. James. Photo credit: Matt Peyton Photography.