Black Quill Awards
Congratulations to Fran Friel (collection) and Alethea Kontis (non-fiction)! Both have been nominated for the Black Quill Award. Also, Apex Magazine received a nomination in the short fiction category.

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Below is a full listing of categories and nominees.

DARK GENRE NOVEL OF THE YEAR:

(Novel-length work of horror, suspense, or thriller from mainstream publisher; awarded to the author)

• Duma Key by Stephen King (Scribner)
• Generation Dead by Daniel Waters (Hyperion)
• Ghost Radio by Leopoldo Gout (William Morrow)
• Leather Maiden by Joe R. Landsdale (Knopf)
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins)
• The Price by Alexandra Sokoloff (St. Martin’s Press)
• We Disappear by Scott Heim (Harper Perennial)

BEST SMALL PRESS CHILL:

(Novel or novella published by small press publisher; awarded to the author)

• Into the Cruel Sea by Rich Ristow (Skullvines Press)
• Johnny Gruesome by Gregory Lamberson (Medallion Press)
• Miranda by John R. Little (Bad Moon Books)
• The Confessions of St. Zach by Gene O'Neill (Bad Moon Books)
• The Shallow End of the Pool by Adam-Troy Castro (Creeping Hemlock Press)
• Veins by Lawrence C. Connolly (Fantasist Enterprises)

BEST DARK GENRE FICTION COLLECTION:

 (Anthology or single author collection, any publisher; awarded to the author or editor[s])

• History Is Dead: A Zombie Anthology, edited by Kim Paffenroth (Permuted Press)
• Inferno: New Tales of Terror and the Supernatural, edited by Ellen Datlow (Tor Books)
• Killers, edited by Colin Harvey (Swimming Kangaroo Press)
• Mama’s Boys and Other Dark Tales by Fran Friel (Apex Publications)
• Poe’s Children: The New Horror, edited by Peter Straub (Doubleday)
• The Number 121 to Pennsylvania by Kealan Patrick Burke (Cemetery Dance)

BEST DARK GENRE BOOK OF NON-FICTION:

 (Any dark genre non-fiction subject, any publisher; awarded to the author[s] or editor[s])

• A Hallowe’en Anthology: Literary and Historical Writers over the Centuries by Lisa Morton (McFarland)
• Beauty and Dynamite by Alethea Kontis (Apex Publications)
• Book of Lists: Horror Edited by Amy Wallace, Del Howison, and Scott Bradley (Harper)
• Horror Isn’t a Four-Letter Word by Matthew Warner (Guide Dog Books)
• The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston with Mario Spezi (Grand Central Publishing)
• Zombie CSU: The Forensics of the Living Dead by Jonathan Maberry (Citadel Press)

BEST DARK SCRIBBLE:

 (Single work, non-anthology short fiction appearing in a print or virtual magazine; awarded to the author)

• “Afterlife” by Sarah Langan (Horror World / Virtual)
• “Captain’s Lament” by Stephen Graham Jones (Clarkesworld #17 / Virtual)
• “Dust and Bibles” by Michael Colangelo (Chizine #35 / Virtual)
• “Teeth” by Stephen Dedman (Clarkesworld #18 / Virtual)
• “The Blog at the End of the World” by Paul Tremblay (Chizine #38 / Virtual)
• “Turtle” by Lee Thomas (Doorways Magazine #4 / Print)

BEST DARK GENRE SHORT FICTION MAGAZINE:

 (Any print or online magazine that published primarily short fiction during the eligibility period; awarded to the editor[s])

• Apex Magazine – Editor Jason Sizemore
• Cemetery Dance – Editor Richard Chizmar
• ChiZine – Editor Brett Alexander Savory
• Clarkesworld – Editors Sean Wallace and Neil Clarke (current), Nick Mamatas (former)
• Doorways Magazine – Editors Brian Yount and Mort Castle
• Shroud Magazine – Editor Timothy Deal

BEST DARK GENRE BOOK TRAILER:

 (Book video promoting any work of fiction or non-fiction; awarded to the video producer or publisher)

• Daemon / Production by Yossi Sasson (Author: Harry Shannon)
• Day by Day Armageddon / Production by Ivan Simoncini (Author: JL Bourne)
• Duma Key / Production by Scribner (Author: Stephen King)
• Ghost Radio (Trailer 1) / Production by William Morrow (Author: Leopoldo Gout)
• Sweetheart / Production by Circle of Seven (Author: Chelsea Cain)
• The Price / Production by Circle of Seven Productions (Author: Alexandra Sokoloff)