The webcast will be presented at: UStream.tv/ channel/ bramstokerawards2012.

This year the Bram Stoker Awards celebrate 25 years as the leading writing Awards in the horror and dark fantasy genre: Stokers2012.org. The Bram Stoker Awards Banquet is sponsored by Samhain Publishing.

Among the nominees are those for the Vampire Novel of the Century (a special Award to mark the centenary of the death of Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula) - they include Richard Matheson for I Am Legend, Stephen King for Salem's Lot and Anne Rice for Interview with the Vampire. This Award is sponsored by Jeremy Wagner.

Lifetime Achievement Awards will also be conferred on iconic horror writers Joe R Lansdale and Rick Hautala, both of whom will be in attendance to accept the Award. And this year's presenters include Robert McCammon (Swan Song), one of the HWA's Special Guests.

Bram Stoker Awards for Poetry, Non-Fiction, Fiction Collection, Anthology, Screenplay, Short Fiction, Long Fiction, Young Adult Novel, Graphic Novel, First Novel and Novel will be presented. Among the nominees in these categories are Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Mike Mignola, Jonathan Maberry and Joe Hill. Episodes of The Walking Dead, American Horror Story and True Blood are nominated in the Screenplay category. A full list of the nominees appears at: Horror.org/Blog/.

More information about the Bram Stoker Awards may be found here: Horror.org/Stokers.htm.

The HWA is the leading writer's organization for horror and dark fantasy and has nearly 800 members worldwide. More information here: Horror.org.

After 'Hellos' and chatting about the picturesque setting of Chris's home village we head to the study where a computer is waiting. Chris taps the keyboard and announces, 'This is your website, Nailed by the Heart,' and there it is, in all its magnificent splendour.

'That's incredible,' I tell Chris, 'It looks really brilliant!' Then I pause and ask the question, 'What is it that websites actually do?'

Chris explained, and I began to understand the possibilities of reaching out to the whole wide world. Now websites are as much a part of our society as television, roads and the shoes on our feet. Everyone knows what a website is, millions of us blog, tweet and surf.

Back then, Chris Reed was one of the first web designers anywhere. I'm extremely proud of the fact that the Simon Clark website was a very rare thing – one of the first author websites on the planet. Since then, how many eyes have scanned my webpages? And I've been delighted to welcome you, the virtual visitor, from every corner of the globe. From your home, from schools, colleges, military bases, and now I have the honour of offering you a friendly 'Hello, and welcome.' And I hereby invite you to visit my new-look website here: NailedByTheHeart.com.