In this podcast, we chat with Stephen Graham Jones, Eric LaRocca, Gemma Files, Ellen Datlow, Wendy Wagner, Jon Padgett, Cam Collins, Steve Shell, and Neil McRobert about their This Is Horror Award wins in 2021.
Show notes
Novel of the Year
Winner: My Heart Is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
Runner-up: This Thing Between Us by Gus Moreno
“Whoah, wow, amazing. Such an honor. I mean, just to be considered for the This is Horror Award for the Novel is enough. So thankful to the readers, for hanging out with Jade. She needs friends. I mean, she’s got a lot of people in her life who wear masks and carry machetes. But she also just needs people to sit around a fire with, and not say anything. Until she does, of course. And she will. So be ready. Just floored about this, though. Thanks, everyone.”
—Stephen Graham Jones, author of My Heart is a Chainsaw
THIS IS HORROR NOVEL OF THE YEAR
Novella of the Year
Winner: Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca
Runner-up: Nothing But Blackened Teeth by Cassandra Khaw
“It is so gratifying as an author to know that something I’ve written still lingers in the minds and hearts of many kind readers. Thank you for this incredible honor. I can say with certainty that today I truly deserve my eyes…”
—Eric LaRocca, author of Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke
THIS IS HORROR NOVELLA OF THE YEAR
Short Story Collection of the Year
Winner: In That Endlessness, Our End by Gemma Files
Runner-up: The Ghost Sequences by A.C. Wise
Anthology of the Year
Winner: When Things Get Dark, edited by Ellen Datlow
Runner-up: There is No Death, There are No Dead, edited by Aaron J. French and Jess Landry
“Wow! I want to keep saying/writing “wow,” but that would just be annoying. I’m delighted to learn that When Things Get Dark
has won the This is Horror! Award for Anthology of the Year. For me, and for my contributors, this book was intended to be a kind of
love letter to a writer whose work has influenced all of us– to honor her and her legacy. Thanks to all of you who voted for our book.”
—Ellen Datlow, Editor of When Things Get Dark
THIS IS HORROR ANTHOLOGY OF THE YEAR
Fiction Magazine of the Year
Winner: Nightmare Magazine
Runner-up: The Dark
“The This Is Horror Awards is such an amazing gauge of the horror genre — it’s the voice of the fans, talking about what they love. For Nightmare to get this award means so much to me. I just want to make a magazine that connects with horror lovers, and it’s magical and amazing to hear people saying “Yep, you did it.” I just want to hug each and every person that cast their vote. I love this community!”
—Wendy N. Wagner, Nightmare Magazine Editor-in-Chief
THIS IS HORROR FICTION MAGAZINE OF THE YEAR
Publisher of the Year
Winner: Grimscribe Press
Runner-up: Tor Nightfire
“What an honor to be named “Publisher of the Year.” Huge thanks to Michael David Wilson, Bob Pastorella, the This Is Horror staff, and all its listeners. Congratulations to all the nominees. 2021 was a stellar year for Grimscribe, thanks to collections by such luminaries as Gemma Files, Michael Cisco, and Kurt Fawver. Also, our two oversized issues of VASTARIEN produced some of the best work we’ve published there, including remarkable cover art by Anna Trueman and Danielle Hark. Thanks again, everyone!”
—Jon Padgett, Grimscribe publisher
THIS IS HORROR PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Fiction Podcast of the Year
Winner: Old Gods of Appalachia
Runner-up: The Wicked Library
Nonfiction Podcast of the Year
Winner: Talking Scared
Runner-up: Dead Headspace
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Resources
- Stephen Graham Jones
- Eric LaRocca
- Ellen Datlow
- Gemma Files
- Nightmare Magazine
- Jon Padgett
- Old Gods of Appalachia
- Talking Scared Podcast
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