Writers Workshop of Horror nominated for 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards

Dark Scribe Magazine, the virtual magazine dedicated to the books that keep readers up at night, has announced that Writers Workshop of Horror (published by Woodland Press) has been nominated for the 3rd Annual Dark Scribe Magazine Black Quill Award, in the Best Dark Genre Book of Non-Fiction category.

The Black Quill Awards are handed out in eight unique categories and honor those works of dark genre literature – horror, suspense, and thrillers – from both mainstream and small press publishers. While six of the awards will recognize literary efforts, two awards will recognize important supporting aspects of book publishing: cover art and design and book trailer production – a growing marketing component of dark genre publishing.

To vote, you must be a registered reader of Dark Scribe Magazine (http://www.darkscribemagazine.com). Once registered, log in and click on the Reader Ballot button at right. Only one ballot per email address will be accepted.

Voting closes at 11:59 PM EST on Sunday, January 24th, 2010. Winners will be announced Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010.

Dark Scribe Magazine is a free web-based publication that focuses exclusively on the creative forces behind horror, suspense, thrillers, and other dark fiction and non-fiction works. While the thrust of the magazine is on writers, we maintain a strong secondary focus on the editors, artists, retailers, short story fiction markets, and Internet sites that support all aspects of dark genre literature. Our target audience includes readers of horror, suspense, thrillers and other dark genre fiction, genre authors, publishers, retailers, and webmasters, aspiring writers, and bibliophiles.

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Here is a complete list of nominees:

BEST DARK GENRE BOOK OF NON-FICTION:
(Any dark genre non-fiction subject, any publisher; awarded to the author[s] or editor[s])

Morbid Curiosity Cures the Blues edited by Loren Rhodes (Scribner)
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction by Rocky Wood and Justin Brooks (Cemetery Dance Publications)
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion by Bev Vincent (Fall River Press)
Writer's Workshop of Horror edited by Michael Knost (Woodland Press)

DARK GENRE NOVEL OF THE YEAR:
(Novel-length work of horror, suspense, or thriller from mainstream publisher; awarded to the author)

Audrey's Door by Sarah Langan (Harper)
Castaways by Brian Keene (Leisure Books)
Dark Places by Gillian Flynn (Shaye Areheart Books)
Drood by Dan Simmons (Little, Brown and Company)
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (Riverhead Hardcover)
The Unseen by Alexandra Sokoloff (St. Martin's Press)

BEST SMALL PRESS CHILL:
(Novel or novella published by small press publisher; awarded to the author)

As Fate Would Have It by Michael Louis Calvillo (Bad Moon Books)
Frozen Blood by Joel Sutherland (Lachesis Publishing)
Kelland by Paul G. Bens Jr. (Casperian Books)
Last Days by Brian Evenson (Underland Press)
The Harlequin and the Train by Paul G. Tremblay (Necropolitan Press)
Valley of the Dead by Kim Paffenroth (Cargo Cult Press)

BEST DARK GENRE FICTION COLLECTION:
(Single author collection, any publisher; awarded to the author)

Martyrs & Monsters by Robert Dunbar (DarkHart Press)
Monstrous Affections by David Nickle (ChiZine Publications)
Pumpkin Teeth by Tom Cardamone (Lethe Press)
The Haunted Heart and Other Tales by Jameson Currier (Lethe Press)
Ugly Man by Dennis Cooper (Harper Perennial)

BEST DARK GENRE ANTHOLOGY:
(Multi-author collection, any publisher; awarded to the editor)

Dark Delicacies III: Haunted edited by Del Howison and Jeff Gelb (Running Press)
He Is Legend: An Anthology Celebrating Richard Matheson edited by Christopher Conlon (Gauntlet Press)
Lovecraft Unbound edited by Ellen Datlow (Dark Horse Comics)
Midnight Walk edited by Lisa Morton (Darkhouse Publishing)
Poe: 19 New Tales Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe edited by Ellen Datlow (Solaris)
Shivers V edited by Richard Chizmar (Cemetery Dance Publications)

BEST DARK SCRIBBLE:
(Single work, non-anthology short fiction appearing in a print or virtual magazine; awarded to the author)

“Flatrock Sunners” by Sarah Totten (Black Static #12 / Print)
“Following Marla” by John R. Little (Horror World, February 2009 / Virtual)
“Night Nurse” by Harry Shannon (Horror Drive-In, July 2009 / Virtual)
“The Loyalty of Birds” by Rachel Sobel (Clarkesworld #30 / Virtual)
“The Man in the Mirror” by Jameson Currier (Icarus #1 / Print)
“The Mind of a Pig” by Ekaterina Sedia (Apex Magazine, March 2009 / Virtual)