{"id":23140,"date":"2017-02-23T12:33:45","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:33:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/?p=23140"},"modified":"2017-02-23T12:33:45","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:33:45","slug":"look-whos-on-the-final-ballot-for-the-2016-bram-stoker-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/23\/look-whos-on-the-final-ballot-for-the-2016-bram-stoker-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Look who&#8217;s on the final ballot for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A few minutes ago, the Horror Writers Association revealed <a href=\"http:\/\/horror.org\/2016-bram-stoker-awards-final-ballot\/\">the final ballot for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards<\/a>. And while I&#8217;m happy for all the nominees, I&#8217;m especially  happy about one particular nominee&#8212;me!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HorrorWritersAssociationBanner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HorrorWritersAssociationBanner-300x53.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"53\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-23142\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HorrorWritersAssociationBanner-300x53.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HorrorWritersAssociationBanner-768x135.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HorrorWritersAssociationBanner-1024x180.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/HorrorWritersAssociationBanner.jpg 1115w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s right&#8212;my story \u201cThat Perilous Stuff\u201d is one of the final five in the category of Superior Achievement in Long Fiction.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>Superior Achievement in Long Fiction<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cushing, Nicole \u2013 The Sadist\u2019s Bible (01Publishing)<br \/>\n<strong>Edelman, Scott \u2013 That Perilous Stuff (Chiral Mad 3) (Written Backwards)<\/strong><br \/>\nLaValle, Victor \u2013 The Ballad of Black Tom (Tor.com)<br \/>\nMalerman, Josh \u2013 The Jupiter Drop (You, Human) (Dark Regions Press)<br \/>\nWaggoner, Tim \u2013 The Winter Box (DarkFuse)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to hear me read some of the opening to that story, check out this video recorded at the 2015 World Fantasy Convention in Saratoga Springs.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2jZQHkVKk20\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>One reason I&#8217;m so thrilled about this nomination is that I&#8217;m currently tied&#8212;per this screen grab from <em>Locus<\/em>&#8212;with three other writers for the most Stoker nominations without a win. And since none of those three have made the final ballot this year, even if I lose, I&#8217;ll still be a winner&#8212;for I&#8217;d stand alone  as the only writer to achieve a record of 7-0.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d be the Susan Lucci of the HWA!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/StokerNeverWinnersLocus.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/StokerNeverWinnersLocus-300x163.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"163\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/StokerNeverWinnersLocus-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/StokerNeverWinnersLocus-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/StokerNeverWinnersLocus-1024x555.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.scottedelman.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/StokerNeverWinnersLocus.jpg 1133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll all find out what happens this April at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.stokercon2017.org\">StokerCon<\/a>. I hope to see you there!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A few minutes ago, the Horror Writers Association revealed the final ballot for the 2016 Bram Stoker Awards. And while I&#8217;m happy for all the nominees, I&#8217;m especially happy about one particular nominee&#8212;me! That&#8217;s right&#8212;my story \u201cThat Perilous Stuff\u201d is one of the final five in the category of Superior Achievement in Long Fiction. 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