Posts bySumiko Saulson, Author at Horror Writers Association [ 83 ]

Extended Request for Latinx Heritage Recommendations

• August 21, 2024
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Dear HWA Members and Horror Fans, Because we didn’t get as many suggestions as we would have liked for the 2024 Latinx Heritage interview series, we would like to extend… Read more

Latinx Heritage in Horror: Richard Z. Santos

• September 23, 2023
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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

Latinx Heritage in Horror: Interview with Luis Paredes

• September 20, 2023
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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

• September 17, 2023
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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

• September 16, 2023
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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

• September 13, 2023
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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 more

HWA Announces Maxwell I. Gold as Executive Director

• September 12, 2023
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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

• September 7, 2023
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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

World of Horror: Interview with Tejaswi Priyadarshi

• August 28, 2023
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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

• August 28, 2023
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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

• August 26, 2023
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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

• August 21, 2023
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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!

• August 17, 2023
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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

• August 14, 2023
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Dear HWA Members, . 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

• June 22, 2023
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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

• June 20, 2023
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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

• June 20, 2023
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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

• June 19, 2023
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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

• June 2, 2023
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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

• June 1, 2023
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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