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HWA Scholarship Awarded to Jim Pyre

• March 9, 2014
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Starting from 2014 the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has instituted the Horror Writers Association Scholarship, open to all members of the HWA. The Scholarship is designed to assist in the… Read more

Shelley Scholarship goes to Erinn Kemper

• March 9, 2014
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Starting from 2014 the Horror Writers Association (HWA) has instituted the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship, open to female writers who are members of the HWA. The Scholarship is designed to… Read more

In March: “Found Poetry” with Terrie Leigh Relf & HWA Poetry Showcase Announcement

• March 6, 2014
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Poet Terrie Leigh Relf talks about “Found Poetry” and shares a little bit of herself and her own work this month. Personally, before reading this article, I’d never heard of… Read more

HWA 2013 Specialty Press Award Goes to Gray Friar Press

• March 1, 2014
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Gray Friar Press, of Whitby, U.K., will receive the Horror Writers Association’s Specialty Press Award for 2013. The Award will be presented during the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet, to be… Read more

Norman Rubenstein to receive the Hammer Award from HWA

• March 1, 2014
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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

JG Faherty to receive The Richard Laymon President’s Award from Horror Writers Association

• March 1, 2014
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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

2014 Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients Announced

• February 27, 2014
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Stephen Jones lives in London, England. He is the winner of three World Fantasy Awards, four Horror Writers Association Bram Stoker Awards and three International Horror Guild Awards, as well… Read more

The 2013 Bram Stoker Awards® Final Ballot

• February 23, 2014
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Final Ballot for the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see WWW.HORROR.ORG ) is the premiere writers organization in the… Read more

The 2013 Bram Stoker Awards® Preliminary Ballot

• January 24, 2014
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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce the Preliminary Ballots for the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards®. The HWA (see WWW.HORROR.ORG ) is the premiere writers organization in the… Read more

HWA SUPPORTS WRITER BEWARE

• January 19, 2014
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As part of our efforts to support our members and ensure the horror publishing industry is conducted in a professional and ethical manner the Horror Writers Association is a supporter… Read more

Award Banquet Reservations Open

• January 19, 2014
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You can now reserve your spot at the Bram Stoker Awards® banquet for 2014! It’s taking place at the World Horror Convention in Portland, on May 8-11.… Read more

2012 Bram Stoker Award® Posters

• July 22, 2013
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HWA’s favorite artist Greg Chapman just made these fabulous posters to announce the winners and nominees in each category. Click on each one to view the larger, high-resolution (300 dpi)… Read more

Video Interview with Ramsey Campbell

• July 20, 2013
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Guest of Honor Ramsey Campbell is interviewed during the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend/World Horror Convention 2013 in New Orleans.… Read more

2012 Bram Stoker Award® Winners

• July 16, 2013
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The Horror Writers Association chose a historic hotel in the haunted city of New Orleans to announce the winners of the 2012 Bram Stoker Awards® tonight. The presentations were made… Read more

Video of the 2013 Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet in New Orleans

• July 6, 2013
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2014 Bram Stoker Award® banquet site is now live!

• June 27, 2013
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Our new website promoting the Bram Stoker Award® Banquet at World Horror Convention in Portland next May is now live. No word yet from the organizers about when banquet tickets… Read more

Audio Interview with Robert McCammon at World Horror Con 2013

• June 22, 2013
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Yvonne Navarro interviewed Robert McCammon at the World Horror Convention in New Orleans in 2013. They recorded it for your listening pleasure. Yvonne Navarro Interviews Robert McCammon… Read more

Bram Stoker Award® Winners Photo

• June 18, 2013
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The 2012 Bram Stoker Award® winners: Top row (left to right): Mort Castle, L.L. Soares, Jerad Walters, Rocky Wood, Jonathan Maberry. Lower row/middle: Sam Weller, James Chambers, Lucy Snyder, Marge… Read more

Live webcast on the Bram Stoker Awards®

• June 12, 2013
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For the third year running, the Bram Stoker Awards® will be webcast live, this time direct from the Queen Anne Ballroom in the Hotel Monteleone, New Orleans. We thank our… Read more

World Horror Convention/Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend Progress Report

• June 1, 2013
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The latest progress report from the committees running the World Horror Convention and the Bram Stoker Awards® Weekend (two events in one!) has great information on what will be happening… Read more