We recently told you about San Antonio’s JOE MCKINNEY landing two works on the Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot.

Now, after a preliminary vote by members of the HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION, the SAPD detective-turned-scare scribe has even more reason to celebrate. His second novel, QUARANTINED, was selected as one of the [Read it all...]]]>

Joe McKinney's Stoker-nominated "Quarantined"

We recently told you about San Antonio’s JOE MCKINNEY landing two works on the Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot.

Now, after a preliminary vote by members of the HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION, the SAPD detective-turned-scare scribe has even more reason to celebrate. His second novel, QUARANTINED, was selected as one of the final four nominees for the Stoker for Superior Achievement in a Novel.

HWA will announce its membership’s final Stoker votes at the World Horror Convention, March 25-28 2010, in Brighton, England.

Although McKinney’s short story “The Plague Dogs” didn’t make the jump from the “long list” to an official nomination, landing a novel among the final four is a major coup.

Also of note to Missions readers, Houston’s HANK SCHWAEBLE got a nomination for Superior Achievement in a First Novel for his book DAMNABLE.

The full list of Stoker nominees follows:

Superior Achievement in a Novel

• AUDREY’S DOOR by Sarah Langan (Harper)
• PATIENT ZERO by Jonathan Maberry (St. Martin’s Griffin)
• QUARANTINED by Joe McKinney (Lachesis Publishing)
• CURSED by Jeremy Shipp (Raw Dog Screaming Press)

Superior Achievement in a First Novel

• BREATHERS by S. G. Browne (Broadway Books)
• SOLOMON’S GRAVE by Daniel G. Keohane (Dragon Moon Press)
• DAMNABLE by Hank Schwaeble (Jove)
• THE LITTLE SLEEP by Paul Tremblay (Henry Holt)

Check after the jump for the rest of the list…

Superior Achievement in Long Fiction

• DREAMING ROBOT MONSTER by Mort Castle (MIGHTY UNCLEAN)
• THE HUNGER OF EMPTY VESSELS by Scott Edelman (Bad Moon Books)
• THE LUCID DREAMING by Lisa Morton (Bad Moon Books)
• DOC GOOD’S TRAVELING SHOW by Gene O’Neill (Bad Moon Books)

Superior Achievement in Short Fiction

• KEEPING WATCH by Nate Kenyon (MONSTROUS: 20 TALES OF GIANT CREATURE TERROR)
• THE CROSSING OF ALDO RAY by Weston Ochse (THE DEAD THAT WALK)
• IN THE PORCHES OF MY EARS by Norman Prentiss (PS Publishing)
• THE NIGHT NURSE by Harry Shannon (Horror Drive-in)

Superior Achievement in an Anthology

• HE IS LEGEND: AN ANTHOLOGY CELEBRATING RICHARD MATHESON edited by Christopher Conlon (Gauntlet Press)
• LOVECRAFT UNBOUND edited by Ellen Datlow (Dark Horse Books)
• POE edited by Ellen Datlow (Solaris)
• MIDNIGHT WALK edited by Lisa Morton (Dark House)

Superior Achievement in a Collection

• MARTYRS AND MONSTERS by Robert Dunbar (DarkHart Press)
• GOT TO KILL THEM ALL AND OTHER STORIES by Dennis Etchison (Cemetery Dance)
• A TASTE OF TENDERLOIN by Gene O’Neill (Apex Book Company)
• IN THE CLOSET, UNDER THE BED by Lee Thomas (Dark Scribe Press)

Superior Achievement in Nonfiction

• WRITERS WORKSHOP OF HORROR by Michael Knost (Woodland Press)
• CINEMA KNIFE FIGHT by L. L. Soares and Michael Arruda (Fearzone)
• THE STEPHEN KING ILLUSTRATED COMPANION by Bev Vincent (Fall River Press)
• STEPHEN KING: THE NON-FICTION by Rocky Wood and Justin Brook (Cemetery Dance)

Superior Achievement in Poetry

• DOUBLE VISIONS by Bruce Boston (Dark Regions)
• NORTH LEFT OF EARTH by Bruce Boston (Sam’s Dot)
• BARFODDER by Rain Graves (Cemetery Dance)
• CHIMERIC MACHINES by Lucy A. Snyder (Creative Guy Publishing)

This year’s Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot was released last week, celebrating the best of 2009 in horror literature as recognized by the Horror Writers Association. Congrats to San Antonio’s own Joe McKinney who has two of his works on the list. QUARANTINED is a preliminary selection in the category of Superior [Read it all...]]]>

Joe McKinney

This year’s Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot was released last week, celebrating the best of 2009 in horror literature as recognized by the Horror Writers Association. Congrats to San Antonio’s own Joe McKinney who has two of his works on the list. QUARANTINED is a preliminary selection in the category of Superior Achievement in a Novel and his story “Plague Dogs” is a preliminary selection in the category of Superior Achievement in Short Fiction. According to the Horror Writers Association’s website, its members “will vote to choose final nominees from this list, and then vote again to determine winners. Winning titles will be announced at the World Horror Convention, March 25-28 2010, in Brighton, England.” Note that the Preliminary Ballot is NOT an official Stoker nomination, but merely the preliminary round before nomination, sometimes known as a “long list”. McKinney says, “I couldn’t be happier. There’s some stout competition this year, but I’m keeping my fingers crossed.”