2026-01-29 01:19:53By Tom Joyce — What are the pros and cons of being in anthologies for beginning horror authors? How can they find markets and avoid the slush pile? Anthology editor and author Jennifer Brozek answers those questions and more…
2026-01-26 18:48:47 The 2025 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot Announced The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballot for the 2025 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA is the premier writer’s organization in the horror and dark…
2026-01-13 06:48:29 January 2026 Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion CommunityThe sole purpose of the The Seers Table monthly column is to introduce HWA members to the work of underrepresented demographic writers and editors whose work might not otherwise be viewed,…
2026-01-11 23:53:49Reviewed by E. F. Schraeder… Themes: Middle school bullying and violence, homophobia, social exclusion, implied use of slurs, toxic friendship Hector Griggs has two bad options. He can be seen and taunted for being himself or fade into the…
2026-01-02 06:11:11 Below you will find a repository of previous years’ eligible works for the Bram Stoker Awards®. If you experience any issues, please reach out to Keith at opscomm@horror.org with a screenshot and short description of your issue.…
2025-12-24 20:00:35By Tom Joyce — Mobsters have a long history with horror. No, this is not an exposé. Stephen King, Clive Barker, and Laird Barron have written about them. They’ve prowled the shadowy underworlds of John Constantine and Felix Castor,…
2025-12-24 18:45:06 The HWA Scholarship Committee is pleased to announce the following recipients for this year’s scholarship selections. The committee would like to thank those who applied and the volunteers who reviewed the many applications we received. Congratulations to…
2025-11-18 21:32:29Reviewed by Sage Moon … Little White Flowers by Amber Hathaway is one of those rare horror novels that gets mental illness and mental health concerns strikingly right. This is certainly due to the author’s experience living with some…
2025-11-13 17:04:54The Seer’s Table, NOVEMBER 2025 Linda D. Addison, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Committee You can see any of The Seers’ Table posts since inception (March 2016) by going to the HWA main page and selecting the…
2025-11-11 21:20:49By Tom Joyce — Quan Barry’s Black literary horror novel, “The Unveiling,” is set in a subgenre where a punishing landscape can drive the unwary to madness. According to Quan, that also serves as an apt description of the…