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2020 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot Announced
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 1,700 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987.
Works on this ballot may be referred to as “nominees,” “finalists,” or “nominated works,” and their authors as “finalists.” If your work appears on this ballot, please e-mail your preferred mailing address to stokerchair@horror.org by March 1 to assist in the preparation and mailing of your Bram Stoker Awards Finalist certificate.…
StokerCon™ 2021 Special Announcement
The Horror Writers Association has made the difficult decision to shift StokerCon™ 2021 from an in-person event to a virtual platform during its originally scheduled May 20 to 23 dates. With the ongoing pandemic, the emergence of viral variants, and the broad range of travel obstacles around the world, we have deemed this to be the safest, most responsible way to hold the event.
As might be expected with an event of this size, switching to a virtual footing poses many challenges, but Con co-chairs, James Chambers and Brian Matthews; HWA President, John Palisano; Vice President, Meghan Arcuri; Administrator, Brad …
Females of Fright, Zoom Edition!
In celebration of Women in Horror Month, please join us for two evenings of conversation, Q&A, and fun with members of the HWA. It’s live … and it’s free!
The Seers’ Table February 2021
Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community
Theresa Derwin recommends:
Azaaa Davis is an International Bestselling American author of urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels.
She fell in love with reading as a high school freshman and continues to read, write, and draw today. Her background in social work helps her portray realistic characters in otherworldly—and sometimes terrifying—situations. A New York native, Azaaa currently lives in New Hampshire (USA) with her husband and daughters.
Azaaa is working diligently to finish writing more fantasy novels while raising her daughters. Thank you for showing an
“Mastering Your Pitch” Workshops
Free for HWA Members Only
We’ve partnered with Roadmap Authors to offer our members a series of free workshops. “Mastering Your Pitch” will be hosted by prominent literary agencies. You must be a member in good standing to sign up and participate.
The workshop series will include the following:
- Pitch Prep with Cate Hart, Agent at Harvey Kingler Agency
- In this 2-hour pitch prep session, Cate will discuss her do’s and don’ts for pitching. After her lecture, volunteers can practice their pitch with Cate for feedback in a roundtable setting.
Query Clinic with Agent Mark Gottlieb from Trident Media Group
- In this 2 hour Query
2020 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2020 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see https://www.horror.org/) is the premier writers organization in the horror and dark fiction genre, with more than 1,700 members. We have presented the Bram Stoker Awards in various categories since 1987 (see http://www.thebramstokerawards.com/)
Works on this ballot are not referred to as “nominees” or “finalists.” Only works appearing on the Final Ballot may be referred to as “nominated works” and their authors as “finalists.”
The HWA Board and the Bram Stoker Awards® Committee congratulate all those appearing on the Preliminary …
Poetry Showcase, volume 7
The Horror Writers Associations presents their seventh annual Poetry Showcase, featuring the best in never-before-published dark verse.
Edited by Stephanie M. Wytovich, this year’s featured poets are K. P. Kulski, Sarah Read, and Sara Tantlinger, plus dozens of poems from the talented members of the Horror Writers Association.
Cover by Robert Payne Cabeen.
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2020 HWA Diversity Grant Recipients
The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the following recipients of the 2020 HWA Diversity Grants:
Jacqueline Dyre (they/them) is the editor and publisher of Novel Noctule. You can find them in the sunshine state, drinking poorly-made coffee and consuming psychological horror in lieu of meals.
Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki (he/him) is a Nigerian speculative fiction writer, slush reader and editor. He has been awarded an honourable mention in the L Ron Hubbard’s Writers of the Future Contest, twice, and won the Nommo award for best short story by an African with his short story “The Witching Hour.”
He
The Seers’ Table January 2021
The Seers Table!
December 30, 2020 by HWAWeb
Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community
Linda Addison Recommends:
Hailey Piper writes horror and dark fantasy, and is a member of the HWA. She is the author of The Worm and His Kings, The Possession of Natalie Glasgow, Benny Rose, The Cannibal King, and others. Her short fiction appears in publications such as Daily Science Fiction, The Arcanist, Flash Fiction Online, Year’s Best Hardcore Horror, Tales to Terrify, Blood Bath Literary Zine, and many more. She lives with her …
The Seers’ Table December 2020
Linda D. Addison, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community
You can see any of The Seers’ Table posts since inception (March 2016) from the menu item “Diverse Works” on the top of the HWA’s main page.
Kate Maruyama introduces:
Grace Chan is a speculative fiction writer and doctor. Her family migrated from Malaysia to Australia where she grew up. She writes near-future science fiction about medical technology, far-future space escapades to strange worlds, and psychological horror where the real and the unconscious blend together.
Her short fiction can be found in Clarkesworld, Black Cranes, Going Down Swinging…
