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World of Horror: Introduction to International Horror Month 2023 by Alan Baxter

• August 1, 2023
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By Alan Baxter It has long been recognised that the USA is the main focus of attention when it comes to horror fiction. If that hasn’t been noticed by people… Read more

HOLISTIC HORRORS: PANEL REPORT: SENSE AND SENSITIVITY & ESSAY: PORTRAYALS OF DEMENTIA IN HORROR

• August 1, 2023
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Written by Lee Murray (Trigger Warning: Articles in this column discuss mental health/illness) In this column, I’m pleased to offer a report of the inspirational virtual panel on sensitive treatments… Read more

MHI: HOW HORROR CAN OFFER SOLACE

• August 1, 2023
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The following post contains this writer’s individual experiences and opinions.  This post should not be interpreted as mental health diagnosis or treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis,… Read more

The Seers’ Table August 2023

• July 31, 2023
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Linda D. Addison, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community You can see any of The Seers’ Table posts since inception (March 2016) by going to the HWA main page… Read more

NUTS & BOLTS: INTERVIEW WITH “THE HORROR ZINE” JEANI RECTOR

• July 20, 2023
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By Tom Joyce If you ever get despondent over the state of the publishing industry, think of Jeani Rector. Alarmed about all the publications closing after the economic collapse of… Read more

Announcing HWA POETRY SHOWCASE X Selectees

• July 8, 2023
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Congratulations to all the poets and poems that made the HWA Poetry Showcase X, and thank you to everyone who submitted. There were nearly 300 poems submitted, all excellent. It… Read more

The Seers’ Table July 2023

• July 3, 2023
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Kate Maruyama, Member of the Diverse Works Inclusion Community We’re deep into summer reading, so we’re bringing you three flavors of novels to add to your TBR pile! A ghost… Read more

Jonathan Lees Announces Final Frame Audience Award Winner

• June 30, 2023
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After this weekend’s online screening, where 96 more people enjoyed The 8th Annual Final Frame Horror Short Film Competition, we have a winner of the AUDIENCE AWARD! David Yorke’s new… 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 Lee Mandelo

• June 17, 2023
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Lee Mandelo (he/him) is a writer, critic, and occasional editor whose fields of interest include speculative and queer fiction, especially when the two coincide. His debut novel Summer Sons, featured… Read more

A Point of Pride: An Interview with Lor Gislason

• June 16, 2023
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Lor Gislason (they/he) is a non-binary homebody and the author of Inside Out. They are also the editor of Bound In Flesh: An Anthology of Trans Body Horror. Find them… Read more

MHI: WRITING HORROR WITH PTSD…AND THERAPY WITH STEPHEN KING’S IT

• June 16, 2023
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*The following post contains this writer’s individual experiences and opinions.  This post should not be interpreted as mental health diagnosis or treatment. If you are experiencing a mental health crisis,… Read more

A Point of Pride: Interview with Andrew Robertson

• June 15, 2023
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Andrew Robertson is a queer horror writer and editor. He recently released a dual-author short story collection with Sèphera Girón, Dearly Departed, available from the Great Lakes Horror Company. The… Read more

A point of Pride: An Interview with Wendy N. Wagner

• June 14, 2023
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Wendy N. Wagner is a writer and Hugo award-winning editor. Her books include the forthcoming cosmic horror novel The Creek Girl (Tor Nightfire, 2025), The Deer Kings, The Secret Skin,… Read more

A Point of Pride: Interview with Joe Koch

• June 13, 2023
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Joe Koch (He/They) writes literary horror and surrealist trash. Their books include The Wingspan of Severed Hands, Convulsive, and The Couvade, which received a Shirley Jackson Award nomination in 2019.… Read more

A Point of Pride: Interview with Michael R. Collins

• June 12, 2023
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Michael R Collins was born at a very young age in the wilds of southern Idaho. After a few decades, he finally got his fill of all the sagebrush and… Read more

A Point of Pride: Interview with Ruth Anna Evans

• June 11, 2023
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  Ruth Anna Evans is a writer, anthologizer, and cover designer who lives in the heart of all that is sinister: the American Midwest. She has been composing prose of… Read more