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Edition 4 (2010)

NovelNovellaNoveletteShort StorySingle-Author CollectionEdited AnthologyBoard of Directors Award

Winners

6 people

An anthology of original tales curated by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, spanning literary fantasy, horror, and uncanny modern fiction.

An anthology of original tales curated by Neil Gaiman and Al Sarrantonio, spanning literary fantasy, horror, and uncanny modern fiction.

448 pages
anthologyoriginal fictionfantasyhorror
Laird Barron Winner

A collection of cosmic-horror stories in which ordinary people meet a chaotic and carnivorous universe.

A collection of cosmic-horror stories in which ordinary people meet a chaotic and carnivorous universe.

300 pages
cosmic horrorshort story collectiondreadweird fiction

A debut novel set in Depression-era America, following a man who hunts a murderous, near-mythic figure across the rails and the dust.

A debut novel set in Depression-era America, following a man who hunts a murderous, near-mythic figure across the rails and the dust.

336 pages
novelrevengeDepression-era Americagothic horror

A dark illustrated novella about family, hidden treasure, and a journey into the otherworld.

A dark illustrated novella about family, hidden treasure, and a journey into the otherworld.

80 pages
novellafamilydark fantasyjourney
Laird Barron Winner

A novella of cosmic dread in which Laird Barron's characters confront an eerie force that destabilizes the ordinary world.

A novella of cosmic dread in which Laird Barron's characters confront an eerie force that destabilizes the ordinary world.

300 pages
novellacosmic horrordreadsurrealism
Peter Watts Winner

A short story that retells The Thing from the alien's perspective, turning the familiar monster into something strange and intimate.

A short story that retells The Thing from the alien's perspective, turning the familiar monster into something strange and intimate.

240 pages
short storyscience fiction horroralien perspectivebody horror