Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel

The Bram Stoker Award for First Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association (HWA) for "superior achievement" in horror writing for an author's first horror novel.

Winners and nominees

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Nancy A. Collins with her 1989 Bram Stoker Award

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Year	Recipient	Title	Citation	Ref.
1987	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Slob
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	Template:Sort	Excavation
1988	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Cities of the Dead	Nominee	<ref name=":3" />
	Template:Sort	Resurrection, Inc.
	Template:Sort	Deliver Us From Evil
	Template:Sort	Demon Night
	Template:Sort	Fear Book
1989	Template:Sort	Sunglasses After Dark	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":4" />
	Template:Sort	Goat Dance
	Template:Sort	Laying The Music To Rest
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1990	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Blood of the Children	Nominee	<ref name=":5" />
	Template:Sort	Dark Father
	Template:Sort	Nightblood
1991	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	<ref name=":6">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Prodigal
	Template:Sort	Winter Scream	Nominee	<ref name=":6" />
	Template:Sort	Wilderness
	Template:Sort	Unearthed
1992	Template:Sort	Sineater	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Lost Souls	Nominee	<ref name=":7" />
	Template:Sort	Beauty
	Template:Sort	Less Than Human
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1993	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Afterage	Nominee	<ref name=":8" />
	Template:Sort	Created By
	Template:Sort	Suckers
	Template:Sort	Wet Work
1994	Template:Sort	Grave Markings	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Deadweight
	Template:Sort	Near Death
1995	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Diary of a Vampire	Nominee	<ref name=":10" />
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	Template:Sort	Madeleine's Ghost
	Template:Sort	Wyrm Wolf
1996	Template:Sort	Crota	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Flute Song	Nominee	<ref name=":11" />
	Template:Sort	Horror Show
	Template:Sort	Dead Heat
1997	Template:Sort	Lives of the Monster Dogs	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Hungry Eyes
	Template:Sort	Drawn to the Grave
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1998	Template:Sort	Dawn Song	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Night Prayers	Nominee	<ref name=":13" />
	Template:Sort	This Symbiotic Fascination
	Template:Sort	Silk
1999	Template:Sort	Wither	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Widow's Walk	Nominee	<ref name=":14" />
	Template:Sort	Every Dead Thing
	Template:Sort	King Rat
2000	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Nailed by the Heart	Nominee	<ref name=":15" />
	Template:Sort	House of Leaves
	Template:Sort	Run
2001	Template:Sort	Deadliest of the Species	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Phantom Feast	Nominee	<ref name=":16" />
	Template:Sort	Skating on the Edge
	Template:Sort	Riverwatch
2002	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":17" />
	Template:Sort	Atmosphere
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2003	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Wolf's Trap	Nominee	<ref name=":18" />
	Template:Sort	Monstrocity
	Template:Sort	Veniss Underground
2004	Template:Sort	Covenant	Winner	<ref name=":19">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Stained
	Template:Sort	Black Fire	Nominee	<ref name=":19" />
	Template:Sort	Move Under Ground
2005	Template:Sort	Scarecrow Gods	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":20" />
	Template:Sort	Siren Promised
2006	Template:Sort	Ghost Road Blues	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Bloodstone
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2007	Template:Sort	Heart-Shaped Box	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	I Will Rise	Nominee	<ref name=":22" />
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2008	Template:Sort	Template:Sortname	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Midnight on Mourn Street	Nominee	<ref name=":23" />
	Template:Sort	Monster Behind the Wheel
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	Template:Sort	Frozen Blood
2009	Template:Sort	Damnable	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Breathers	Nominee	<ref name=":24" />
	Template:Sort	Solomon's Grave
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2010	Template:Sort	Black & Orange	Winner	<ref name=":25">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Spellbent
2011	Template:Sort	Isis Unbound	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":362">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":372">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":382">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Southern Gods	Nominee	<ref name=":262" /><ref name=":362" /><ref name=":372" />
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	Template:Sort	That Which Should Not Be
2012	Template:Sort	Life Rage	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":392">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":402">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Charlotte Markham and the House of Darkling	Nominee	<ref name=":272" /><ref name=":392" /><ref name=":402" />
	Template:Sort	Wide Open
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	Template:Sort	Bad Glass
2013	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":42">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Candy House	Nominee	<ref name=":28" /><ref name=":42" />
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	Template:Sort	Redheads
	Template:Sort	Stoker’s Manuscript
2014	Template:Sort	Mr. Wicker	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":110">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":44">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Forsaken	Nominee	<ref name=":29" /><ref name=":110" /><ref name=":44" />
	Template:Sort	Consumed
	Template:Sort	Return of the Mothman
	Template:Sort	Bird Box
2015	Template:Sort	Mr. Suicide	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":39">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Shutter	Nominee	<ref name=":30" /><ref name=":39" />
	Template:Sort	We Are Monsters
	Template:Sort	Hannahwhere
	Template:Sort	Riding the Centipede
2016	Template:Sort	Haven	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":31" />
	Template:Sort	Hollow House
	Template:Sort	Mayan Blue
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2017	Template:Sort	Cold Cuts	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":50">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":51">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":52">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":53">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	In The Valley of the Sun	Nominee	<ref name=":3222">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":502">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":512">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":522">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":532">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	What Do Monsters Fear?
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	Template:Sort	Kill Creek
2018	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":543">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":553">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":563">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	What Should Be Wild	Nominee	<ref name=":334" /><ref name=":543" /><ref name=":553" /><ref name=":563" />
	Template:Sort	I Am the River
	Template:Sort	Baby Teeth
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2019	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":57">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":58">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sort	Dear Laura	Nominee	<ref name=":342" /><ref name=":57" /><ref name=":58" />
	Template:Sort	Doorways to the Deadeye
	Template:Sort	Invisible Chains
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2020	Template:Sort	Template:Sort	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":60">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":61">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":62">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sort	Tome
	Template:Sort	True Story
2021	Template:Sortname	Queen of Teeth	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":393">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":64">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":65">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Template:Sort	Nominee	<ref name=":293" /><ref name=":393" /><ref name=":64" /><ref name=":65" />
	Template:Sortname	Helminth
	Template:Sortname	Rabbits
	Template:Sortname	Tidepool
	Template:Sortname	When the Reckoning Comes
2022	Template:Sortname	Beulah	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Jackal	Nominee	<ref name=":35">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name=":36">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
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	Template:Sortname	Black Tide
	Template:Sortname	All the White Spaces
2023
	Template:Sortname	The Daughters of Block Island	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sortname	The Spite House	Nominee	<ref name=Stoker23/>
	Template:Sortname	Everything the Darkness Eats
	Template:Sortname	Maeve Fly
	Template:Sortname	Edenville
2024
	Template:Sortname	The Eyes Are the Best Part	Winner	citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>
	Template:Sortname	Midnight Rooms	Nominee	<ref name=Stoker24/>
	Template:Sortname	Hollow Girls
	Template:Sortname	This Wretched Valley
	Template:Sortname	Bless Your Heart