2015 Scholarships for Members

2015 Scholarships for Members

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce two annual scholarships – the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship; and The Horror Writers Association Scholarship, each worth $2500. Submissions for 2015 are closed. We'll take applications for 2016 soon. The Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley Scholarship will be open to female writers who are members of the HWA. The Horror Writers Association Scholarship will be open to all members of the HWA. The first Scholarships were awarded in 2014. Thereafter, the Scholarships are given annually. Both Scholarships are designed to assist in the professional development of our members. HWA President Rocky Wood explained…
Video Interview with Lois Gresh

Video Interview with Lois Gresh

Author and editor Lois Gresh on writing from your heart, World Horror Conventions, the HWA, advice for new writers and her nugget of HWA wisdom! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L7lcM22nIs LOIS H. GRESH is the New York Times Best-Selling Author (6 times), Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Paperback Author, Publishers Weekly Best-Selling Paperback Children’s Author, and USA Today Best-Selling Author of 27 books and 55 short stories. She has 1 million books in print in 22 languages. Current books are DARK FUSIONS: WHERE MONSTERS LURK! (editor, PS Publishing, Nov 2013), dark story collection ELDRITCH EVOLUTIONS (Chaosium 2011, BookViewCafe ebook 2012), and THE DIVERGENT COMPANION (St. Martin’s…

In September: “A Spotlight on Sandy DeLuca”

☢ Continuing to look closer at the poets nominated for the 2014 Bram Stoker Award, this month’s Poetry Page shines a spotlight on Sandy DeLuca, who was nominated along with poet Marge Simon for Dangerous Dreams, from Elektrik Milk Bath Press. In addition to her poetry, Sandy is also an artist. SD: My paintings are influenced by my own distinct world. Always changing. Sometimes bright splashes of color—without shape—fill my canvases. Other times figures emerge, eccentric women, with large eyes and fingernails painted black. Some occupy strange landscapes. Some are inspired by the fiction and poetry I write. Others are…
Video Interview with Lisa Manetti

Video Interview with Lisa Manetti

Lisa Mannetti on first con experiences, the value of networking and being an HWA member, learning and mentoring: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BoFzyVtFUbo Lisa Mannetti's debut novel, The Gentling Box, garnered a Bram Stoker Award. Her latest books include Deathwatch, a collection of two thematically linked novellas, including the Bram-Stoker nominated "Dissolution," and "The New Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn." She has authored a macabre gag book, 51 Fiendish Ways to Leave your Lover, as well as non-fiction books, and numerous articles and short stories in newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Recent and upcoming works (2010) include “Resurgam” in Dead Set: A Zombie…
Video Interview with Jason V Brock

Video Interview with Jason V Brock

Author, editor, publisher and filmmaker Jason V Brock on how to make the most out of conventions, networking, serving on panels, Awards, advice for writers, and the value of a thick skin! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x1TUjkJsSc Jason V Brock is an award-winning American author, artist, editor, and director. He is the CEO and co-founder (with his wife, Sunni) of JaSunni Productions, LLC, whose documentary films include the controversial Charles Beaumont: The Short Life of Twilight Zone’s Magic Man, The AckerMonster Chronicles!, and Image, Reflection, Shadow: Artists of the Fantastic. He is also the author of Totems and Taboos, a compilation of his poetry…
Video Interview with Eric J. Guignard

Video Interview with Eric J. Guignard

Eric J Guignard, Bram Stoker Award (R) Winner this year, talks about the value of writers' organisation such as the HWA, attending conventions and his work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_ZpqoL-S-0 Eric J. Guignard writes dark and speculative fiction from the outskirts of Los Angeles. His stories and articles may be found in magazines, journals, anthologies, and any other media that will print him. He’s a member of the Horror Writer’s Association, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Of America, and the International Thriller Writers.

In August: “Bruce Boston’s Dark Roads”

☢ This month’s Poetry Page shines a spotlight on Bruce Boston. His collection, Dark Roads, was nominated for the Stoker this year. Bruce’s poetry and fiction have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Asimov's SF, Amazing Stories, Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales, The Pedestal Magazine, The Twilight Zone Magazine, Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, and the Nebula Awards Showcase. His poetry has received the Bram Stoker Award, the Asimov's Readers' Award, the Rhysling Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, the Balticon Poetry Award, and the Grandmaster Award of the SFPA. His fiction has received a Pushcart Prize…
Video Interview with Kate Jonez

Video Interview with Kate Jonez

Kate Jonez, Bram Stoker Award nominee® talks conventions, her books, and why a new horror writer should join the Horror Writers Association: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vE9ljGmxOA8 Kate Jonez writes dark fantasy fiction. Ceremony of Flies published by DarkFuse is available in limited edition hard cover and ebook.Her Bram Stoker ® Award nominated novel Candy House is available at Amazon in print and ebook. She is also chief editor at Omnium Gatherum a small press dedicated to publishing unique dark fantasy, weird fiction or literary dark fiction in print and ebook. Three Omnium Gatherum books have been nominated for Shirley Jackson Awards.
HWA Reading List

HWA Reading List

The HORROR WRITERS ASSOCIATION was formed, in part, to foster a greater appreciation of dark fiction among members of the general public. Whether you are new to Horror, or simply want to become familiar with some of the classics and "bests" of dark fiction, the following books are a wonderful place to begin. Like most "best of" lists, ours is somewhat quirky. The books that appear here were picked using a survey of HWA's general membership in 1996, so many excellent books published more recently do not appear here, and some of those that do are now out of print.…
Video Interview with Yvonne Navarro

Video Interview with Yvonne Navarro

Bram Stoker Award® winning author, Yvonne Navarro discusses the very first World Horror Convention, advice for first time nominees, the importance of networking, and the HWA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdFjbjQxKbY&app=desktop Yvonne Navarro is the author of Concrete Savior, Highborn, AfterAge, deadrush, Final Impact, Mirror Me and a bunch of other books, plus Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels and tie-in novels for Hellboy, Elektra, and others.
Self-Published Works Accepted for Membership Qualification

Self-Published Works Accepted for Membership Qualification

The HWA's referendum on including self-published work in membership qualification for our Active and Affiliate levels closed on July 23. The referendum passed by a significant margin. The changes apply from July 24, 2014. New ByLaws and Membership Qualifications have been issued. Apply for membership here: https://horror.org/joining-the-hwa/ (To qualify for Active as a self published author you must have proven earnings of $2000 from a single work within two years of publication; for Affiliate the requirement is $200). In effect this means a self-published work will qualify an author if the work earns the same as a non self-published work.…
Brad C. Hodson Promoted to Full-Time Admin

Brad C. Hodson Promoted to Full-Time Admin

The Horror Writers Association is pleased to announce we have appointed our first full-time employee! Brad C. Hodson, currently our part-time Administrator, will commence full-time in the role on August 1. In addition to working part time for the HWA for the past few years, Brad has worked for several years in various areas of project management for Technicolor. Working closely with clients such as Apple iTunes, Sony Pictures, Netflix, and Paramount Pictures, he has developed a key set of both administrative and interpersonal skills. He was also key to developing Technicolor's international facilities. He spent months in India creating…
HWA Poetry Showcase V.1 – Now Available

HWA Poetry Showcase V.1 – Now Available

The Horror Writers Association is proud to announce we have published our first book of poetry, HWA Poetry Showcase Volume I. Edited by Peter Adam Salomon, it features the best poems submitted during our inaugural Horror Poetry month, including works by Stephanie Wytovich, Robert Borski, Valerie Grice, and Ann K. Schwader. The selections were judged by Bram Stoker winning poet Marge Simon, Bram Stoker winning novelist Jonathan Maberry, and HWA Poetry Page Editor Peter Adam Salomon. We are proud of our significant support for this form of horror writing, which also includes a dedicated section of our website, horror.org. Purchase…
Dark Regions Press Sponsors Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet 2015

Dark Regions Press Sponsors Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet 2015

The Horror Writers Association (HWA) is pleased to announce Dark Regions Press as Supporting Sponsor for the Bram Stoker Awards® Banquet, which is part of the Bram Stoker Awards Weekend and 25th Anniversary World Horror Convention 2015 in Atlanta, Georgia and will be held on 9 May 2015. Full details are at the dedicated website: www.whc2015.org. Chris Morey, Dark Regions Press’s Publisher (http://www.darkregions.com) said, “Dark Regions Press has been active in the industry since 1985, and we are honored to once again sponsor the HWA Bram Stoker Awards. As the leading association for horror writers and literature, the HWA has…

In July: “Embrace the Hideous Immaculate by Chad Hensley”

The HWA Poetry Page is going to take a one-month break from covering the 2013 Stoker nominees in order to cover a 2014 poetry publication. One of my goals for the HWA Poetry Page is introduce new poets with an in-depth look at their debut poetry collections. This month, we’ll be looking at Embrace the Hideous Immaculate by Chad Hensley. One of the most interesting stories behind this collection is the wonderful series of events that lead to the publication of Embrace the Hideous Immaculate. So interesting, in fact, that I wanted to present the same story from two different…
Video Interview with Don D’Auria

Video Interview with Don D’Auria

The HWA interviews Bram Stoker Award nominee Don D'Auria of Samhain Publishing. Don D’Auria has worked in publishing for twenty-five years, most recently as executive editor at Leisure Books, where for fifteen years he directed their horror line. Born and raised in suburban New Jersey, he was the quintessential horror kid, growing up on a steady diet of TV’s Chiller Theater on Friday nights, Creature Features on Saturday nights, and horror novels and Famous Monsters magazine the rest of the time. After earning a master’s degree in English from Columbia University, he dove into publishing, where he’s been lucky enough…
Video Interview with Kami Garcia

Video Interview with Kami Garcia

The HWA interviews Bram Stoker Award nominee Kami Garcia. Kami Garcia is the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of the Beautiful Creatures Novels and DANGEROUS CREATURES & the author of the instant New York Times bestseller and Bram Stoker Award nominated novel UNBREAKABLE, and the sequel UNMARKED, in the Legion Series. BEAUTIFUL CREATURES has been published in 50 countries and translated in 39 languages. The film adaptation of BEAUTIFUL CREATURES released in theaters on February 14, 2013, from Warner Brothers. Kami is fascinated by the paranormal, and she’s very superstitious. When she isn’t writing, she can usually be found…
Video Interview with William F. Nolan

Video Interview with William F. Nolan

The Horror Writers Association interviews Bram Stoker Award winner William F. Nolan. Nolan is perhaps best known for coauthoring the novel Logan's Run, with George Clayton Johnson, but has written literally hundreds of pieces, from poetry to nonfiction, to prose, for many publications, such as Sports Illustrated, Rogue, Playboy, Dark Discoveries, Nameless Digest, and others. He also had a long career in the movie industry, primarily working for Dan Curtis, and co-wrote the screenplay for the 1976 horror film Burnt Offerings which starred Karen Black and Bette Davis. Nolan has also been a prolific editor of collections (by others), and…

In June: “Superior Achievement in Poetry Collection: Four Elements”

for Superior Achievement in Poetry Collection: Marge Simon, Rain Graves, Charlee Jacob, and Linda Addison— Four Elements (Bad Moon Books/Evil Jester Press) Linda Addison: http://www.cith.org/linda/ Bad Moon books: http://www.badmoonbooks.com/home.php Marge Simon: http://www.margesimon.com Rain Graves: http://raingraves.blogspot.com Charlee Jacob: http://www.charleejacob.com Evil Jester Press: http://eviljesterpress.com/main We’ll be exploring the other nominated works in more depth throughout 2014 but I wanted to begin with the winner of the Stoker. Four Elements is a thoughtful, intriguing, brilliant and beautiful work (four adjectives, one for each element, obviously) that is a well-deserved winner. To celebrate, I interviewed Linda Addison and Rain Graves along with Roy K.…
NY Book Expo Schedule for 5/31/14

NY Book Expo Schedule for 5/31/14

HWA members will be signing books and showcasing their work at the New York Book Expo again this year. If you're in the area, come on out! Help us spread the word with your social media too!   Save the PDF so you can print it out.