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Interview with Jonathan Maberry at Darkeva’s Dark Delights

• June 1, 2013
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Darkeva interviews Bram Stoker Award® Weekend’s Guest of Honor, Johathan Maberry. Darkeva: You’re a frequent fixture at several types of genre and horror conventions, in particular, and you’ve also long… Read more

2013 Bram Stoker Award Recommendations open for submissions!

• March 16, 2013
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HWA members may now SUBMIT RECOMMENDATIONS for the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards®. Members, please refresh your memory of the recommendation rules before submitting. Non-members are invited to browse the regularly… Read more

Bruce Boston is Poet Guest of Honor at World Horror Con 2013

• March 8, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce Bruce Boston as Poet Guest of Honor for the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend 2013, to be held in New Orleans from… Read more

Glenn Chadbourne is Artist Guest of Honor at 2013 World Horror Con

• March 7, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce Glenn Chadbourne as the Artist Guest of Honor for the World Horror Convention (WHC) 2013. In 2013 the HWA is hosting WHC… Read more

Free Samples of Bram Stoker Award Nominees

• March 6, 2013
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GalleyCat has gathered free samples of the scariest books of the year, those on the Bram Stoker Award® final ballot. Pick your next read from this list.… Read more

HWA Library Partnership Committee

• February 23, 2013
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As part of our ongoing commitment to promoting literacy, horror, and our members, the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has established a formal HWA Library Partnership Committee, which will focus on… Read more

The 2012 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot

• February 23, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see www.horror.org ) is the premiere writers organization in the… Read more

HWA 2012 Specialty Press Award Goes to Centipede Press

• February 11, 2013
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Centipede Press, of Lakewood, Colorado, will receive the Horror Writers Association’s Specialty Press Award for 2012. The Award will be presented during the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet, to be held… Read more

Jonathan Maberry to be Guest of Honor at Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend

• February 8, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce Jonathan Maberry as a Guest of Honor for the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend 2013, to be held in New Orleans from… Read more

BARKER & MCCAMMON win Lifetime Horror Award

• February 7, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association has chosen two long-time icons of the genre to receive the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award this year. The award, given in recognition of the recipient’s overall… Read more

Charles Day to receive the Hammer Award from HWA

• February 7, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association periodically gives the Hammer Award (also known as the Silver Hammer Award) to an HWA volunteer who has done a truly massive amount of work for… Read more

James Chambers to receive The Richard Laymon President’s Award from Horror Writers Association

• February 7, 2013
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The Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service was instituted in 2000 and is named in honor of Richard Laymon, who died in 2000 while serving as the Horror Writer’s Association’s… Read more

World Horror Convention Programming Update

• January 31, 2013
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Check back for more programming updates as we get closer to the World Horror Convention/Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend in New Orleans! Programming Report #2 (PDF) https://www.horror.org/blog/wp-admin/post-new.php… Read more

The 2012 Bram Stoker Awards Preliminary Ballot Announced

• January 21, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballots for the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA is the premiere writers organization in the horror and dark… Read more

Jeff Strand to Emcee Bram Stoker Awards Banquet 2013

• January 8, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is proud to announce Jeff Strand will emcee the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards Banquet and also act as Toastmaster at the World Horror Convention 2013.… Read more

Ramsey Campbell First Guest of Honor at Bram Stoker Awards Weekend 2013

• January 8, 2013
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The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as “Britain’s most respected living horror writer”. He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including… Read more

First Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend 2013

• January 8, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce JournalStone as a Supporting Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards™ Weekend 2013. The Weekend Convention will be held at the Hotel… Read more

John Joseph Adams is 2013 World Horror Con’s Editor Guest of Honor

• January 8, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce prolific anthologist John Joseph Adams as the Editor Guest of Honor for the World Horror Convention (WHC) 2013. In 2013 the HWA… Read more

Caitlín R. Kiernan named Author Guest of Honor for World Horror Con 2013

• January 4, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce dark fantasy author Caitlín R. Kiernan as the Author Guest of Honor for the World Horror Convention (WHC) 2013. In 2013 the… Read more

HWA Officially Appears at American Library Association Mid-Winter Meeting

• December 2, 2012
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As part of a burgeoning relationship with the American Library Association (ALA) the Horror Writers Association (HWA) will have a major presence at the ALA’s 2013 Midwinter Meeting in Seattle,… Read more