Witch Hunts: A Graphic History of the Burning Times has been awarded for Superior Achievement in a Graphic Novel at a gala banquet at the Bram Stoker Awards® in new Orleans, USA.

The Awards were part of the World Horror Convention held from June 13-16 in New Orleans. The event was organised by the Horror Writers Association.

Witch Hunts was up against some stiff competition from well-known comic publishers.

During their acceptance speeches, authors Rocky Wood and Lisa Morton expressed the importance of the graphic novel as a chronicle of a dark moment in history.

The full list of winners in the Bram Stoker Awards® can be found HERE