The Children of the Night Award is awarded by The Dracula Society on an
annual basis. Nominations are invited each January from the members for
the best piece of literature published in the Gothic (including horror or
supernatural) genre - novel, short story, or biography - for the previous
year.
Nomination forms are sent to all members, and the award is judged by an
Award committee. Winners so far have been:
2008
The Bleeding Horse, by Brian J. Showers
The other 2008 nominations were:
The
Graveyard Book by
Neil Gaiman
and The Séance
by John Harwood
2007
The House of Lost Souls, by F. G. Cottam
See the
other 2007 nominations here
2006
The Faculty of Terror, by John L. Probert
2005
Century, by Sarah Singleton
2004
The Ghost Writer, by John Harwood
2003
Poison, by Chris Wooding
2002
Fingersmith, by Sarah Waters
2001
A Ghostly Crew, by Roger Johnson
2000
Dracula: Sense and Nonsense, by Dr. Elizabeth Miller
1999
Vampire City, translated from the French by Brian Stableford
1998
Vengeful Ghosts, by Clive E. Ward
1997
Dracula the Undead, by Freda Warrington
1996
Conference with the Dead, by Terry Lamsley
1995
The Fear Man, by Ann Halam
1994
no award made
1993
Gideon, by Stephen Laws
1992
Anno Dracula, by Kim Newman
1991
The Stones of Muncaster Cathedral, by Robert Westall
1990
no award made
1989
Ancient Images, by Ramsey Campbell
1988
Immortal Blood, by Barbara Hambly
(Also titled,
Those Who Hunt The Night)
1987
Mort, by Terry Pratchett
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