HWA History

The following are a series of articles that loosely describe the History of the Horror Writers Association.

• “HWA—Here and Now” by Rocky Wood
• “HWA in the 21st Century” by Lisa Morton
• “The Quarter-Life Crisis” by Kelly Laymon
• From Lawrence Watt-Evans
• “Horror In Ancient Times” by Craig Shaw Gardner
• “Some Recollections,” by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
• “A Shockingly Brief and Informal History of the Horror Writers Association” by Stanley Wiater

HWA’S PRESIDENTS:

Lisa Morton: 2014-present
Rocky Wood: 2010-2014
Deborah LeBlanc: 2006-2010
Gary Braunbeck: 2005-2006
Joseph Nassise: 2002-2005
David Niall Wilson: 2001-2002
Richard Laymon: 2000-2001
S.P. Somtow: 1998-2000
Janet Berliner: 1997-1998
Brian Lumley: 1996-1997
Lawrence Watt-Evans: 1994-1996
Dennis Etchison: 1992-1994
Craig Shaw Gardner: 1990-1992
Chelsea Quinn Yarbro: 1988-1990
Charles L. Grant: 1987-1988
Dean R. Koontz: 1986-1987

All photographs in these articles were provided courtesy of Hunter Goatley at www.robertmccammon.com. Copyright © by Hunter Goatley. Used with
Permission.