IHG Award Winners Announced

Posted on April 17, 2002

Neil Gaiman and Gahan Wilson presented the 2002 International Horror Guild awards recognizing outstanding achievements in the field of horror and dark fantasy from the year 2001 Saturday evening, April 13, 2002. The event took place during the World Horror Convention at the Radisson O'Hare near Chicago, IL. The Design Image Group sponsored the awards this year. The previously announced recipient of the Living Legend Award, William F. Nolan, was also presented his award.

The International Horror Guild Award is a statuette of a particular gargoyle referred to as the Florentine Watchdog or the Flying Dog -- mounted on a black base that bears a plaque inscribed with appropriate data. Nominations were derived from recommendations made by the public and the judges' knowledge of the field. Edward Bryant, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Bill Sheehan, Hank Wagner, and Fiona Webster were this year's judges.

IGH Award Winners

Novel: Threshold by Caitlin R. Kiernan (Roc)

First Novel: Ordinary Horror by David Searcy (Viking)

Long Fiction: "Cleopatra Brimstone" by Elizabeth Hand (Red Shift)

Short Fiction: "Onion" by Caitlin R. Kiernan (Wrong Things)

Collection: Through Shattered Glass by David B. Silva (Gauntlet Press)

Anthology: Night Visions 10 edited by Richard Chizmar (Subterranean Press)

Nonfiction: Wild Hairs by David J. Schow (Babbage Press)

Illustrated Narrative: Just a Pilgrim (5-issue miniseries) by Garth Ennis (writer) and Carlos Ezquerra (artist) (Titan Books)

Publication: The Spook

Art: John Picacio

Film: Ginger Snaps directed by John Fawcett, written by John Fawcett and Karen Walton

Living Legend: William F. Nolan