Latinx Heritage in Horror: Richard Z. Santos
Richard Z. Santos’ debut novel, Trust Me, was a finalist for the Writer’s League of Texas Book Awards and was named one of the best debuts of the year by… Read more
Posts bySumiko Saulson, Author at Horror Writers Association [ 82 ]
Latinx Heritage in Horror: Interview with Luis Paredes
Luis Paredes is the author of the horror / urban fantasy novella, Out On a Limb. Other work includes the mob-inspired short story, Forgive Us Our Debts in Tangled Web’s… Read more
Latinx Heritage in Horror: Interview with Carmen Baca
Carmen Baca taught high school and college English for thirty-six years before retiring in 2014. As a Chicana, a Norteña native to New Mexico, Carmen Baca keeps her culture’s traditions… Read more
Latinx Heritage in Horror: Interview with Sandra Becerril
Considered one of the most important writers of the horror genre in Latin America. Member of the Mexican Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences, Mexican writer and screenwriter, nominated for… Read more
HWA Scholarship Announcement
HWA Scholarship Announcement
The Horror Writer’s Association would like to thank everyone who applied for scholarships in 2023. The initiative of applicants makes it possible to provide these invaluable opportunities… Read moreHWA Announces Maxwell I. Gold as Executive Director
HWA ANNOUNCES MAXWELL I. GOLD AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
For Immediate Release:
Columbus, Ohio — The Board of Trustees of the Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce that Maxwell… Read more
2023 Horror Writers Association Elections for Officers and Trustees
The HWA’s annual elections will soon be upon us.
Up this year are four Trustee positions, as well as the offices of Vice President and Treasurer.
Please read the statements… Read more
Up this year are four Trustee positions, as well as the offices of Vice President and Treasurer.
Please read the statements… Read more
World of Horror: Interview with Tejaswi Priyadarshi
Tejaswi Priyadarshi is a splatter-noir author and an HWA Grant Conferee. His two books The Psychopath, The Cannibal, The Lover and Bhang Milkha Bhang have been pivotal in exploring the… Read more
World of Horror: Interview with Alessandro Manzetti
Alessandro Manzetti (Rome, Italy) is a three-time Bram Stoker Award-winning writer, editor, scriptwriter and essayist of horror fiction and dark poetry. His work has been published extensively (more than 40… Read more
World of Horror: Interview with Zachary Ashford
Zachary Ashford is the Aurealis-nominated author of When the Cicadas Stop Singing. His new book, The Morass: Servant of the Fly God is out through Crystal Lake on July 14.… Read more
HWA is proud to announce our next members-only anthology: Scaring and Daring Adventures
HWA is proud to announce our next members-only anthology:
SCARING AND DARING ADVENTURES will be an anthology of original fiction stories that draw from the rich tradition of classic works… Read more
Halloween Haunts Rises Again!
From October 1 through October 31, the Horror Writers Association will host an online event to celebrate the month of Halloween and help horror readers and horror writers connect at… Read more
We are looking for authors to interview for the 2023 HWA Latinx Heritage in Horror interview series
Dear HWA Members,
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We are interested in interviewing people who have not been interviewed in our past two annual series. Here is a list of the people who have… Read more
StokerCon®️2023 Thank Yous
The HWA Board of Trustees would like to thank the following for their participation in StokerCon®️2023:
The Guests of Honor: Owl Goingback, Jewelle Gomez, Alma Katsu, Daniel Kraus, Cynthia Pelayo,… Read more
Nuts & Bolts: Interview With Screenplay Writer John Penney
By Tom Joyce
Even literary legends can make a bad call sometimes. John Penney discovered that when he disregarded some early career advice from famous author Ray Bradbury, to the… Read more
A Point of Pride: Interview with Robert Levy
ROBERT LEVY‘s novel The Glittering World was a finalist for the Shirley Jackson Award as well as the Lambda Literary Award, while shorter work has appeared in The Magazine of… Read more
A Point of Pride: Interview with Mae Murray
Mae Murray is a writer and editor hailing from Arkansas, now living in eerie New England. She contributes essays and criticism to horror-centric websites, including Fangoria and Dread Central. She… Read more
A Point of Pride: Interview with Gretchen Felker-Martin
Gretchen Felker-Martin is Massachusetts-based horror writer and film critic. Her debut novel, Manhunt, is out now from Tor Nightfire. You can follow her work @scumbelievable on Twitter.
What inspired you… Read more
Point of Pride Intro: Always Keep Your Pride, Shatter the Closets by Maxwell I. Gold
By: Maxwell I. Gold
A few weeks ago, men dressed in black and red clothes, carrying flags of an evil undeserving to be named. Their chants and slogans—there will be… Read more
Modern Tech Empowers Writers With Disabilities — Here’s How
Writing can be both a passion and a profession. For individuals with disabilities, it also comes with unique challenges. The good thing is that technology continues to advance, and writing… Read more
