HWA 2025 Election Candidates
HWA Update on the LibGen AI Litigation
StokerCon 2026 Announced – Celebrating Ten Years of StokerCon!
Final Frame Short Horror Film Competition 2025 Finalists Announced!
Final Frame Judges Announced!
HWA Scholarship Applications Now Open!
Annual StokerCon Diversity Raffle Prizes Announced
The Horror Writers Association Announces Horror University 2025
HWA Scholarship from Hell Recipient Announced
2025 HWA Specialty Award Winners Announced
Horror Writers Association Gets 10 Year Commitment from Pitt Library System for StokerCon

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) and the University of Pittsburgh Library System (ULS) are excited to announce a new chapter in their collaboration leading up to StokerCon. Building on their roles as Marquee Sponsor in 2023 and Raven Sponsor in 2024, the ULS has committed to a ground-breaking 10-year Legacy Sponsorship starting with StokerCon 2025.
2024 Horror Writers Association Elections for Officers and Trustees

2024 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 President and Secretary. Please read the statements of the following candidates carefully. Links to the ballot will be sent out on or around August 19, 2024 to our Active and Lifetime members, with a due date of August 25, 2024. The elected officers shall hold their respective offices for terms of two years, beginning on November 1 and ending on October 31.
2024 FINAL FRAME Finalists Announced

2024 FINALISTS (in alphabetical order)
13th Night
Director: Benjamin Percy Writer: Benjamin Percy UNITED STATES / 2024 / 14:32 A father will do anything to save his daughter. Anything.
HWA SPECIALTY AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, OH – The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Specialty Awards. These will be presented on June 1st, 2024, during the Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation at StokerCon®2024 in San Diego, CA.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Columbus, OH – The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the recipients of its Lifetime Achievement Award. These will be presented on June 1st, 2024, during the Bram Stoker Awards® Presentation at StokerCon®2024 in San Diego, CA.
Lifetime Achievement Award The recipients of the HWA’s Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024 are:
2024 SUMMER SCARES READING LIST
The 2023 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot
Horror Writers Association Releases the 2023 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot
