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andyhatA couple nights ago I finally finished reading everything on the Bram Stoker Award preliminary ballot in the "Long Fiction" and "Short Fiction" categories. I'm not a member of HWA (I don't think I'm even eligible), but I figure I might as well post what I would have voted for if I were.
In "Long Fiction" (stories between 10000 and 40000 words, I believe, though I've never seen the actual definition), third place goes to Jack Cady's "The Time that Time Forgot" (Ghosts of Yesterday), a hallucinatory journey across the Smoky Mountains and through the history of warfare. Second place goes to Simon Clark & Tim Lebbon's "Exorcising Angels" (Exorcising Angels), in which Arthur Machen confronts the possibility that somehow his fictional tale of a decisive battle won when a legion of angels appear to aid the British cause has captured some aspect of truth. First place goes to Jack Ketchum's "Closing Time" (Peaceable Kingdom), a nightmarish yet touching response to 9/11.
In "Short Fiction" (stories up to 10000 words), third place again goes to Jack Cady for "The Lady with the Blind Dog" (Ghosts of Yesterday), a delightfully quirky little story of humanity's unknown protectors. Second place goes to Steve Rasnic Tem's "The Bereavement Photographer" (13 Horrors), about a photographer specializing in capturing final photos for parents whose children have died. First place goes to "The Music Box" by P. D. Cacek (Cemetery Dance #45), a tear-jerker of a story concerning the last years of a Holocaust survivor (of a sort, though to say more would be a spoiler).
In "Long Fiction" (stories between 10000 and 40000 words, I believe, though I've never seen the actual definition), third place goes to Jack Cady's "The Time that Time Forgot" (Ghosts of Yesterday), a hallucinatory journey across the Smoky Mountains and through the history of warfare. Second place goes to Simon Clark & Tim Lebbon's "Exorcising Angels" (Exorcising Angels), in which Arthur Machen confronts the possibility that somehow his fictional tale of a decisive battle won when a legion of angels appear to aid the British cause has captured some aspect of truth. First place goes to Jack Ketchum's "Closing Time" (Peaceable Kingdom), a nightmarish yet touching response to 9/11.
In "Short Fiction" (stories up to 10000 words), third place again goes to Jack Cady for "The Lady with the Blind Dog" (Ghosts of Yesterday), a delightfully quirky little story of humanity's unknown protectors. Second place goes to Steve Rasnic Tem's "The Bereavement Photographer" (13 Horrors), about a photographer specializing in capturing final photos for parents whose children have died. First place goes to "The Music Box" by P. D. Cacek (Cemetery Dance #45), a tear-jerker of a story concerning the last years of a Holocaust survivor (of a sort, though to say more would be a spoiler).
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Date: 2004-04-03 08:03 pm (UTC)In the bylaws, it says, "Writers who have not yet met the criteria for Active membership in HWA, as well as other parties demonstrating a serious interest in horror, occult, or dark fantasy fiction may join the organization as Affiliates."
So does reading a lot and posting comments occasionally in my LJ qualify as "serious interest"? If I were the one making the decision, I'd say no.
And, of course, when it comes to the Stokers, it's moot, as Associate and Affiliate members can only make recommendations for the Preliminary Ballot but can't actually vote beyond that.