Category: First Novel

Tremblay, Tony

Nominations

The Moore House (Twisted Publishing), First Novel, 2018

BIO: Tony Tremblay is the author of his debut novel The Moore House, and the short story collection The Seeds of Nightmares. The author was also a reviewer of horror and genre novels for Horror World, Cemetery Dance, and Beware The Dark. He is the host of a cable show called The Taco Society Presents that focuses on the horror industry. Upcoming releases include a novella, a new short story collection, and new anthology stories. Tony lives in New Hampshire.

Grau, T. E.

Nominations

I Am the River (Lethe Press), First Novel, 2018

BIO: T.E. Grau is a Shirley Jackson Award- and Bram Stoker Award-nominated author whose books include I Am The River (nominated for the 2018 Bram Stoker Award® for Superior Achievement in a First Novel), They Don’t Come Home Anymore, The Mission, and The Nameless Dark (nominated for the 2015 Shirley Jackson Award for Single-Author Collection). His work has been published around the world, translated into Spanish, French, Italian, German, and Japanese. Grau lives in Los Angeles with his wife and daughter, and is represented by Kim Yau at Paradigm Talent Agency.

Wytovich, Stephanie M.

Awards:

On the Subject of Blackberries (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2023

Brothel (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2016

Nominations:

Writing Poetry in the Dark (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Non-Fiction, 2022

The Apocalyptic Mannequin (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2019

Sheet Music to My Acoustic Nightmare (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2017

The Eighth (Dark Regions Press, First Novel, 2016

An Exorcism of Angels (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2015

Mourning Jewelry (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2014

Hysteria: A Collection of Madness (Raw Dog Screaming Press), Poetry Collection, 2013

BIO: Stephanie M. Wytovich is an American poet, novelist, and essayist. Her work has been showcased in numerous venues such as Weird Tales, Gutted: Beautiful Horror Stories, Fantastic Tales of Terror, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror: Volume 2, The Best Horror of the Year: Volume 8, as well as many others.

Wytovich is the Poetry Editor for Raw Dog Screaming Press, an adjunct at Western Connecticut State University, Southern New Hampshire University, and Point Park University, and a mentor with Crystal Lake Publishing. She is a member of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, an active member of the Horror Writers Association, and a graduate of Seton Hill University’s MFA program for Writing Popular Fiction. Her Bram Stoker Award-winning poetry collection, Brothel, earned a home with Raw Dog Screaming Press alongside Hysteria: A Collection of Madness, Mourning Jewelry, An Exorcism of Angels, Sheet Music to My Acoustic Nightmare, and most recently, The Apocalyptic Mannequin. Her debut novel, The Eighth, is published with Dark Regions Press.

Follow Wytovich on her blog at http://stephaniewytovich.blogspot.com/ and on twitter @SWytovich.