2022 Splatterpunk Awards
The 2022 Splatterpunk Awards ceremony is less than a month away. The presentation, hosted by Splatterpunk Award founders Wrath James White and myself, will take place August 13th at Killercon in Austin, TX.
The nominees* for this year’s awards are as follows:
J. F. GONZALEZ LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD**
-- Clive Barker
BEST NOVEL
-- Don’t Go To Wheelchair Camp by David Irons (Severed Press)
-- Trench Mouth by Christine Morgan (Madness Heart Press)
-- The Maddening by Carver Pike (Independently Published)
-- The Devoured And The Dead by Kristopher Rufty (Death’s Head Press)
-- The Night Stockers by Kristopher Triana and Ryan Harding (The Evil Cookie Publishing)
-- Left To You by Daniel J. Volpe (D&T Publishing)
BEST NOVELLA
-- Midnight In The City Of The Carrion Kid by James G. Carlson (Gloom House Publishing)
-- Only The Stains Remain by Ross Jeffery (Cemetery Gates Media)
-- Things Have Gotten Worse Since We Last Spoke by Eric LaRocca (Weirdpunk Books)
-- A Roll Of the Dice by Matt Shaw (Independently Published)
-- Sacrament by Steve Stred (Black Void Publishing)
-- Talia by Daniel J. Volpe (Independently Published)
BEST SHORT STORY
-- “The Martini Club” by Aron Beauregard (from Beyond Reform, Aron Beauregard Horror)
-- “Fireflies and Apple Pies” by Thomas R. Clark (from The God Provides, St. Rooster Books)
-- “Sun Poison” by Stephen Kozeniewski (from Battered, Broken Bodies, Independently Published) 2
-- “Start Today” by Justin Lutz (from Teenage Grave, Filthy Loot)
-- “Abigail” by Daemon Manx (Terror Tract Publishing) 1
-- “Next Best Baker” by Jeff Strand (from Baker’s Dozen, Uncomfortably Dark)
BEST COLLECTION
-- Beyond Reform by Jon Athan, Aron Beauregard, and Jasper Bark (Aron Beauregard Horror)
-- Black Tongue And Other Anomalies by Richard Beauchamp (D&T Publishing)
-- Sinister Mix by Brian Bowyer (Independently Published)
-- Shattered Skies by Chris Miller (Death’s Head Press)
-- Twisted Tainted Tales by Janine Pipe (Pipe Screams Press)
-- May Cause Ocular Bleeding by Nikolas P. Robinson (Independently Published)
BEST ANTHOLOGY
-- Body Shocks edited by Ellen Datlow (Tachyon Publications)
-- Between A Spider’s Eyes edited by River Dixon (Potter’s Grove Press)
-- Bludgeon Tools edited by K. Trap Jones (The Evil Cookie Publishing)
-- Gorefest edited by K. Trap Jones (The Evil Cookie Publishing)
-- Baker’s Dozen edited by Candace Nola (Uncomfortably Dark)
-- Battered, Broken Bodies edited by Matt Shaw (Independently Published)
* If you are a nominee and you will be unable to attend this yea, please contact Brian Keene and let us know whom you would like to accept on your behalf, should you win.
** The previous J. F. Gonzalez Award recipients are: David J. Schow, David G. Barnett, Edward Lee, and John Skipp.
In addition to the awards, we will also present the inaugural inductees into the Splatterpunk Hall of Legends, a physical memorial honoring and spotlighting Splatterpunk and Extreme Horror writers, artists, editors, and publishers who have passed away. The initial inductees are:
-- Richard Laymon
-- Jack Ketchum
-- J. F. Gonzalez
-- Charlee Jacob
-- John Pelan
-- Gak
-- David G. Barnett
For further questions or comments, please contact the Splatterpunk Awards committee at splatterpunkawards@gmail.com