Know a Nominee, Part 10: John Palisano

Know a Nominee, Part 10: John Palisano

Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s update features John Palisano, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in Short Fiction for "Splinterette." DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each. JP: The short story "Splinterette" came to me while staying in Cupertino, California. We were in a slightly woodsy area and my room looked out into…
Know a Nominee, Part 9: Stephanie M. Wytovich

Know a Nominee, Part 9: Stephanie M. Wytovich

Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s update features Stephanie M. Wytovich, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection for Mourning Jewelry. DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each. SMW: I first heard the term “mourning jewelry” while I was watching an episode of Haunted Collector one afternoon. The team had found…
Know a Nominee, Part 8: Rena Mason

Know a Nominee, Part 8: Rena Mason

Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s update features Rena Mason, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Short Fiction for "Ruminations." DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. RM: Two strangers separated by universes, bonded by loves and losses, that are able to fill the needs of the other through "cracks" that came by chance. (In short, Multiverse Theory and Singularity slips caused by intense emotional linkage.) DM: What…
Know a Nominee Part Seven: Steve Rasnic Tem

Know a Nominee Part Seven: Steve Rasnic Tem

Welcome back to “Know a Nominee,” the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s update features Steve Rasnic Tem, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Novel for Blood Kin. DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? SRT: Blood Kin is the novel I always knew I was going to write. It’s a project  I’ve been contemplating since high school (which, in my case, was a very long time ago). I grew…
Know a Nominee Part Six: Craig DiLouie

Know a Nominee Part Six: Craig DiLouie

Welcome back to "Know a Nominee," the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year’s Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today’s update features Craig DiLouie, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Novel for Suffer the Children. DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each. CD: Many parents have said at some point, "I'd put my arm in a shredder for my kids." They'd make any sacrifice to protect…
Know a Nominee Part Five: Usman T. Malik

Know a Nominee Part Five: Usman T. Malik

    Welcome back to 'Know a Nominee', the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year's Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today's nominee is Usman T. Malik, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in Short Fiction for The Vaporization Enthalpy of a Peculiar Pakistani Family.   DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each.   UTM: I was en route to Seattle to attend the Clarion West Writers…
Know a Nominee Part Three: Patrick Freivald

Know a Nominee Part Three: Patrick Freivald

Welcome back to ‘Know a Nominee’, the interview series that climbs inside the minds of some of the most talented authors and editors working in horror today: the 2014 Bram Stoker Awards nominees. Today's edition features Patrick Freivald, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Novel, for Jade Sky.   DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each.   PF: Jade Sky is an outgrowth of an idea I had for…
Know a Nominee Part Four: Corrine De Winter

Know a Nominee Part Four: Corrine De Winter

Welcome back to 'Know a Nominee', the interview series that climbs inside the minds of some of the most talented authors and editors working in horror today: the 2014 Bram Stoker Awards nominees. Today's edition features poet Corrine De Winter, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection, along with co-author Alessandro Manzetti, for Venus Intervention.   DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each. CDW: This was my first…
Know a Nominee Part Two: John F.D. Taff

Know a Nominee Part Two: John F.D. Taff

  Welcome back to 'Know a Nominee', the interview series that puts you squarely between the ears of this year's Bram Stoker Award nominees. Today's nominee is the King of Pain, John F.D. Taff, nominated in the category of Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection for The End in All Beginnings.   DM: Please describe the genesis for the idea that eventually became the work(s) for which you’ve been nominated. What attracted you most to the project? If nominated in multiple categories, please touch briefly on each. JFDT: I attended my first HWA/WHC two years ago in New Orleans and…
Know a Nominee Part One: Leslie Klinger

Know a Nominee Part One: Leslie Klinger

Hello, and welcome to ‘Know a Nominee’, the interview series that gives you daily peeks inside the skulls of some of the most talented horror writers and editors working today: this year's Bram Stoker Award Nominees.   Each day, through to the day of the Bram Stoker Awards ceremony, we aim to bring you at least one Q&A featuring (you guessed it!) one of this year’s nominees.   First off, I'd like to send a huge thank you to all of our participants. Through the generous gifts of your time and candor, we have a great line-up of interviews—and I…

In April: “Second Annual HWA Horror Poetry Showcase”

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Horror Writers Association will be holding their second annual HWA Horror Poetry Showcase in April 2015. Open to all poets, the Showcase will be accepting submissions in April with four poems chosen by HWA member judges to be honored on the HWA website. Click here to submit. Submission Guidelines: Submissions will be accepted via Submittable from April 1-30, 2015 and all rights will remain with the poets. Those interested in submitting should visit https://horror.org/2015-poetry-showcase-contest/ on or after April 1 to access the submissions link. Submissions are open to all, whether HWA members or not.…

In April: “Bram Stoker Nominees & the Brilliant World of Horror Poetry”

☢ On May 10, the 2013 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection will be given to one of the following five nominated works. Since April is National Poetry Month and the Horror Writers Association is celebrating with our inaugural Horror Poetry Showcase, I wanted to celebrate the five nominated collections as well, to provide a glimpse into the brilliant world of "horror poetry." Superior Achievement in a Poetry Collection Bruce Boston—Dark Roads: Selected Long Poems 1971-2012 (Dark Renaissance Books) Helen Marshall—The Sex Lives of Monsters (Kelp Queen Press) Marge Simon and Sandy DeLuca—Dangerous Dreams (Elektrik Milk…
Submit to the HWA Poetry Showcase

Submit to the HWA Poetry Showcase

To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Horror Writers Association will be holding their second annual HWA Horror Poetry Showcase in April 2015. Open to all poets, the Showcase will be accepting submissions in April with four poems chosen by HWA member judges to be honored on the HWA website. Click here to submit.Submission Guidelines: Submissions will be accepted via Submittable from April 1-30, 2015 and all rights will remain with the poets. Those interested in submitting should visit www.horror.org on or after April 1 to access the submissions link. Submissions are open to all, whether HWA members or not. We…
HWA 2014 Specialty Press Award Goes to ChiZine

HWA 2014 Specialty Press Award Goes to ChiZine

HWA 2014 Specialty Press Award Goes to ChiZine The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the recipient for the association’s 2014 Specialty Press Award. ChiZine Publications, founded and run by Brett Alexander Savory and Sandra Kasturi, will be presented with the award on May 9 during the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet in Atlanta, Georgia, as part of the World Horror Convention. The annual Specialty Press Award recognizes a publisher outside the mainstream New York City publishing community that specializes in dark-themed fiction. Winners are typically “small presses” specializing…
Doug Murano, Tom Calen, and Brock Cooper to Receive Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service

Doug Murano, Tom Calen, and Brock Cooper to Receive Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service

Doug Murano, Tom Calen, and Brock Cooper to Receive Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service Los Angeles—Mar. 4, 2015. The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the recipients of the association’s Richard Laymon President’s Award for Service. HWA’s President Lisa Morton has chosen the publicity team of Doug Murano, Tom Calen, and Brock Cooper to receive the 2014 Richard Laymon Award. Murano, Calen, and Cooper will receive the award at the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet in Atlanta on May 9th, 2015, held as part of the World Horror…

Roundtable 17: YA Horror (March 8)

Sun, Mar 8, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM --- At Google Hangouts On Air --- Join distinguished guests and fellow writers live On Air for the March HWA Roundtable. We will be discussing writing horror for the Young Adult market.

In March: “Superior Achievement in Poetry Collection” Nominees

☢ One more month until the HWA Horror Poetry Showcase Submissions Open! To celebrate National Poetry Month, the Horror Writers Association will be holding their second annual HWA Horror Poetry Showcase in April 2015. Open to all poets, the Showcase will be accepting submissions throughout the month of April with four poems chosen by HWA member judges to be honored on the HWA website. Submission Guidelines: Submissions will be accepted via Submittable from April 1-30, 2015 and all rights will remain with the poets. Those interested in submitting should visit www.horror.org on or after April 1 to access the submissions…
Final Ballot for Bram Stoker Awards® 2014

Final Ballot for Bram Stoker Awards® 2014

Horror Writers Association Reveals Final Ballot for Bram Stoker Awards® The Horror Writers Association, the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy, today announced the 2014 nominees for the iconic Bram Stoker Award®. Named in honor of the author of the seminal horror novel Dracula, the Bram Stoker Awards® are presented annually for superior writing in eleven categories including traditional fiction of various lengths, poetry, screenplays and non-fiction. Previous winners include Stephen King, J.K. Rowling, George R. R. Martin, Joyce Carol Oates and Neil Gaiman. The HWA also presents a Lifetime Achievement Award to living individuals…
HWA Announces 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

HWA Announces 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award Winners

The Horror Writers Association (HWA), the premier organization of writers and publishers of horror and dark fantasy and home of the iconic Bram Stoker Awards®, today announced Jack Ketchum and Tanith Lee as the 2015 recipients of the Bram Stoker Award® for Lifetime Achievement. The HWA presents the award annually to individuals whose work has substantially influenced the horror genre. While the award is often presented to a writer, it may also be given for influential accomplishments in other creative fields. “We had a wealth of very worthy candidates for this award,” said John R. Little, jury chairperson of the…
Bigger & Bolder at BookExpo 2015

Bigger & Bolder at BookExpo 2015

For the 7th consecutive year, the Horror Writers Association will participate in North America’s largest publishing event: BookExpo America at the Jacob J. Javits Convention Center in New York City. This year, the HWA has pledged to make its presence bigger and bolder! Not only have we doubled—that’s right, DOUBLED—our booth size, we’ve also secured a corner position in one of the most trafficked intersections! Maybe you’ve heard of some of our neighbors: Simon & Schuster, the Mystery Writers of America, and the Romance Writers of America. Our booth—constructed by the event’s official contractor, Freeman—will feature: Secure cabinetry/shelving to better…