At this years World Horror Convention and Bram Stoker Awards Banquet (Salt Lake City, Utah March 27 – 30, 2008) The Horror Writers Association will award John Carpenter and Robert Weinberg with Lifetime Achievement Awards.

HWA President Deborah LeBlanc said, “We are proud to honor these two men with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Bob Weinberg’s contribution to the genre goes much deeper than his obvious body of published work, as he has always been a reliable, invaluable resource to HWA, and ever-willing to offer advice to our young writers.

“John Carpenter revolutionized the horror film,” LeBlanc continued. “The influence of ‘Halloween’ surpasses the boundaries of film, touching literature, comics, non-fiction, and nearly every other aspect of the horror genre. The creation of Michael Myers and his iconic theme music alone would be enough to earn him this award. The fact he has been a consistent and innovative force in the genre is just icing on the cake.”

The Bram Stoker Award (which merged with the World Horror Convention in 2007) is given for “superior achievement” (not for best of the year) to various writers in the horror genre. Categories include; Novel, First Novel, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Fiction Collection, Poetry Collection, Anthology, Nonfiction and so on…

For more info on the Stoker Awards click here.