Awards:
Haven (Cemetery Dance Publications), First Novel, 2016
Category: First Novel
Collins, Nancy A.
Conlon, Christopher
Awards:
He is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson, Anthology, 2009
Nominations:
A Matrix Of Angels, Novel, 2011
Midnight on Mourn Street, First Novel, 2008
BIO: Christopher Conlon is the author of several novels including Savaging the Dark, acclaimed by Booklist as one of the Top Ten Horror Books of 2014-15 and included in Paste Magazine’s “21 Best Horror Books of the 21st Century.” His Richard Matheson tribute anthology He Is Legend won the Bram Stoker Award, was reprinted by the Science Fiction Book Club, and appeared in several translated editions. Conlon has written numerous books of short stories and poems as well as two stage plays, including Rossum’s Universal Replica’s: Karel Čapek’s “R.U.R.” Reimagined. A former Peace Corps Volunteer, he holds an M.A. in American Literature from the University of Maryland. Currently he lives in the Washington, D.C. area.
Website: http://christopherconlon.com
Blog: http://chrisconlon.livejournal.com
Connolly, John
Nominations:
Horror Express (PS Publishing), Non-fiction, 2018
Every Dead Thing, First Novel, 1999
BIO: John Connolly is the author of seventeen novels and one novella featuring private investigator Charlie Parker; the 17th, A BOOK OF BONES, will be out in the UK in April 2019 and in the US in October 2019. He has also written three standalone novels, including THE BOOK OF LOST THINGS and he, a novel based on the life of Stan Laurel; the Samuel Johnson trilogy for middle-grade readers; two volumes of short stories; and with his partner, Jennifer Ridyard, The Chronicles of the Invaders for teenaged readers. A graduate of Trinity College Dublin and Dublin City University, John worked as a journalist, a barman, a local government official, a waiter and a dogsbody at Harrods department store in London before the publication of his first novel, EVERY DEAD THING. He has won the Edgar, Anthony, Agatha, Macavity, and Alex Awards. He lives in Dublin with his family, which includes three beloved dogs, and is a regular visitor to Maine, where the Charlie Parker novels are set.
Cronenberg, David
Awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award, 2024
Nominations:
Consumed (Scribner), First Novel, 2014
BIO: David Cronenberg is a Canadian film irector, screenwriter, producer and actor. He is a principal originator of the body horror genre, with his films exploring visceral bodily transformation, infectious diseases, and the intertwining of the psychological, physical, and technological. Cronenberg is best known for exploring these themes through sci-fi horror films such as Shivers (1975), Scanners (1981),Videodrome(1983) and The Fly (1986), though he has also directed dramas, psychological thrillers and gangster films.
Cronenberg’s films have polarized critics and audiences alike; he has earned critical acclaim and has sparked controversy for his depictions of gore and violence.The Village Voicecalled him “the most audacious and challenging narrative director in the English-speaking world”. His films have won numerous awards, including the Special Jury Prize forCrash at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival, a unique award that is distinct from the Jury Prize as it is not given annually, but only at the request of the official jury, who in this case gave the award “for originality, for daring, and for audacity”.
Seven of his films were selected to compete for the Palme d’Or, the most recent beingThe Shrouds(2024), which was screened at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.
