[1] The Bram Stoker Awards, including the lifetime honor in particular, were established along with the Association itself in 1987.
The winners are selected by the annual Lifetime Achievement Award Committee, which comprises five HWA members appointed by the President.
Unlike the literary awards, which are determined by vote of all members, there are no official runners-up.
[1] Elizabeth Massie, Nuzo Onoh, and John Saul are the most recent winners, all three receiving the award on June 17, 2023.
Multiple awards Six of the Stoker Award winners have also been named SFWA Grand Masters by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America: Leiber, Simak, Bradbury, Ellison, Jack Williamson, and Moorcock.