Winners of the 3rd Annual Black Quill Awards

The winners of the third annual Black Quill Awards - honoring the best work in dark horror, suspense and thrillers - were named by Dark Scribe magazine. Editors' choice and readers' choice prizes were given in each category. For novel of the year, Dark Places by Gillian Flynn was the editors' choice and Drood by Dan Simmons the readers' choice. The "Best Small Press Chill" awards went to Kelland by Paul G. Bens Jr. (editors' choice) and As Fate Would Have It by Michael Louis Calvillo (readers' choice)