Rules – The Dark Poetry Scholarship.
Authority – the Dark Poetry Scholarship is established by the authority of the Horror Writers Association Board.
Only Horror Writers Association (HWA) members in… Read more
The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce The Dark Poetry Scholarship to supplement its Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and Horror Writers Association Scholarships.
The first Dark Poetry Scholarship was be… Read more
The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards®, today announced the next theme,… Read more
Hello and good news!
HWA paid membership hit 1297 (a record) as of October 31! Members come from 27 countries including Norway and the Philippines (new this month).
Five and… Read more
The HWA has established an exciting new vibrant presence on Pinterest (http://www.pinterest.com/horrorwriters/) with initial ‘boards’ for Halloween, the Bram Stoker Awards® and Horror Selfies, with more to come. We thank… Read more
It’s scary out there. Especially if you’re a teen. It’s a frightening world, and we live in troubling times. Globally, locally, even in the safety of our own bedrooms.
It’s… Read more
Dim light spilling through a red-stained Gothic window cast a ghastly pall over a heavily shadowed long hall. At the center of the room, bathed in the bloody illumination, a… Read more
I grew up in a relatively safe neighborhood in Colorado Springs, which was why, when I went trick-or-treating in fourth grade, I was allowed to go with a small group… Read more
‘Baby’s First Halloween’ This entails adorable costumes, miniaturized, and usually pumpkin shaped. While there’s no need for candy, there’s an intense desire on the part of parents to show their… Read more
Ok, you know, it’s true what they say about growing old. Yes, about the aches and pains. OK, yes, about the fossilfication of your music choices. And, sigh, yes, also… Read more
Although magazines and books like to tell us that Halloween is an ancient festival with pagan roots, the truth is the holiday as we know it is really only a… Read more
Halloween is spreading like the branches of an ancient bay tree across my hometown of Rockhampton, Australia.
Last year was the first time I decided to put up a Halloween… Read more
Few of you know that I am a real zombie. It’s true. I hide it. Now, I don’t eat brains or human flesh though. I generally dress well, though my… Read more
I have fond memories of my formative years playing Dungeons and Dragons and romping through some spooky forest only to come across that dreaded Will-o’-the-wisp—whatever that was. The Dungeon Master… Read more
Halloween is a holiday steeped in tradition. The HWA is an organization with many traditions of its own. Arguably one of the most important is that writers should help other… Read more
I got my first real taste of fear when I was four or five years old. It was the early 1980s in Brooklyn, New York, and the night, quite fittingly,… Read more
I always feel a mix of giddy excitement and sadness when grocery stores and department stores switch over their wares for the Halloween season. Rows of rubbery fright masks. Aisles… Read more
The dimness of the cave made it hard for the old man to see the thing’s details. The small gelatinous mass was of indeterminate color and shape. He squinted and… Read more
I don’t know how many adults have a costume chest, but I have two. When spring cleaning rolls around, no clothes leave my house that have the potential to make… Read more
All good ghost storytellers know that, if you want to make your story truly effective, turn down the lights.
But if you really want to crank up the gooseflesh, tell… Read more